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Some people tend to categorise this as faux (meaning fake) calligraphy because calligraphy effects are added manually rather than from using tools. But this is actually more hand lettering than calligraphy. According to Lettering Daily, “Hand lettering focuses on drawing and illustrating the letters. Calligraphy, on the other hand, is the art of beautiful writing.”

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Any way, this is how it ended up looking like!


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Hand Lettering #2
This quote by Dr.Seuss reads, “Why fit in when you were born to stand out!” I discovered this quote just a few months into my new school (years ago!) and it meant the world to me!
~A Little Background~
Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel was an American children’s author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss.
During World War II, he took a brief hiatus from children’s literature to illustrate political cartoons, and he also worked in the animation and film department of the United States Army where he wrote, produced or animated many productions – both live-action and animated – including Design for Death, which later won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After the war, he wrote classics like If I Ran theZoo (1950), Horton Hears a Who! (1955), If I Ran the Circus (1956), The Cat in the Hat (1957), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), and Green Eggs and Ham (1960). He published over 60 books during his career, which have spawned numerous adaptations, including 11 television specials, five feature films, a Broadway musical, and four television series. Geisel died of cancer on September 24, 1991, at his home in La Jolla, California, at the age of 87. {Wikipedia}
Apart from how it echoed my ‘new kid’ struggle, I also loved how the quote ends in an exclamation mark, rather than a question mark. It makes the quote sound like something that is already so obvious. If it ended with a question mark, it would appear to have different answers depending on the person.

For example, if I said, ‘The moon isn’t made out of cheese!’, it sounds like it’s an obvious truth everyone knows but if I had said, ‘The moon isn’t made out of cheese?’, there’s a 0.0001% chance, someone is going to say, ‘Why, yes, it is!’

I used a reference image to get the different fonts right and a pencil for the initial sketch, then went over with a black gel pen and a used a fine liner for some parts. And this is what it ended up looking like!

Now you know exactly what to say, when someone tells you, “You need to try to fit in with others’!

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Moving on to the last one,
Does it ever bother you when you forget to do something that is seemingly so small there was no way you should have forgotten in the first place? Or when someone smiles at you but you were moving so fast by the time your brain ordered your face to smile, you were already far from the person? Or when someone who helps you all the time asks you for a pencil when you didn’t have a single one and had to say ‘Sorry, I cant help you’?
Sometimes it ruins the entire day when these occurrences start plaguing you with ‘What ifs’. “What if I’d written it down?” “What if I’d walked slower?” What if…What if..?”

As much as I love the quote, I wasn’t happy with how the purple ink wasn’t opaque enough or how the gradient on the word ‘little’ didn’t turn out prominent but I loved the contrast of yellow and purple. This is how it ended up!

The little things hold so much significance and play a crucial role in everybody’s life, whether you want it to or not, whether you accept it or not. They are what makes the big things seem big. How could you say something big has happened in your life unless you had a little scale to compare it to?
So cherish those little things that come your way. The little moments, the little gifts, the little memories, everything you think is little is going to play a big role one day.
Cheers to the little things in life that help us see the bigger picture!
Thoughtfully yours,
-Introverted Thoughts aka D

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Beautiful thoughts! Beautiful writing styles❤❤❤
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Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind comment!❤️
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I’ve always admired people who could do lettering like that. While my handwriting is neat and legible, it’s not exactly what you would call “beautiful.” I remember when I was a teenager, I decided I wanted to be able to make my boyfriend’s birthday card look nice, so I spent months in advance practicing my cursive… so it wouldn’t look like a third grader did it. Ever since then, though, I’ve written all correspondence in cursive… so now it sort of looks like it’s written by an adult. 🙂
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Thank you so much! I do love seeing a good quote hand lettered beautifully!
Well, I believe we all have different ideas for how beautiful is defined. That’s so considerate of you! Cursive was sort of hard for me when I was younger.
I’m sure your handwriting looks great!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and share your thoughts!✨
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Wow you are so talented and I loved the post- very interesting!
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Aw.. thank you so much!!
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You’re very welcome!
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You did a great job lettering! I love the quotes too.
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Thank you so much, Diamond! Glad to hear that!
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These are soo pretty D
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Glad you liked them! Thank you!
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Your lettering is the bomb! Great job on these, D.
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So glad you think so, Sarah! Thank you so much!
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Oh, wow, these were beautiful!!! ❤
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Thank you so much ❤️
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Wow; you are really (and unsurprisingly) talented, D.
-David
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Thank you so much! I’m humbled you think so.✨
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I did not know the difference between calligraphy, lettering and typography- how interesting. I’d love to get into this and learning how to do these, they look so good!
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Yeah, I didn’t know them either until a while ago. Please do, it’s really satisfying! Thank you so much!
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Oh, this is fun! And thanks for explaining the difference between calligraphy and lettering. Did not know that.
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I’m so happy you found it fun! My pleasure! I wasn’t aware of it either for a long time.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read!!
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Wow!! Awesome. It’s the little things in life is 💜
Why do people call you D?
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Thank you so much! Absolutely!✨
Oh, that’s because Introverted Thoughts is too long a pen name (which can be abbreviated as IT too😂) Also my real name begins with D.
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Oh ok.
Then I’ll call you that too 😀
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Haha, please feel free to! I’ve mentioned it on my about page too!
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A wonderful thought
one’s own indivisible dignity
to recognize oneself
the attempt
despite great effort
despite incomparable success
an example
as a human
for an entire epoch
to be for others
so that you yourself
no longer need to insert
under the simple
the poor people
not those in the world
are important
the indivisible dignity
is all people
under which i
an everyone
can only be
Best regards
Hans Gamma
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They’re beautiful! You can frame them to be hanged as quote posters. ❤
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I’m so pleased you think so! Ooh, that’s a good idea! Thank you so much for your kind comment!❤️
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You’re welcome. ☺
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Nice 🙂
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Thank you!
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I love your handlettering, D! It’s amazing! ❤ I’ve dabbled in handlettering before, but I cannot, for the life of me, draw (?) a good drop shadow. I have tried brush lettering though, and I’m happy to note it’s going much better!
P.S : The gradient on the word ‘little’ is brilliant! And I love the choices of colors!
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Thanks so much, Moi!❤️ Oh, that sounds great! Haha, hand lettering is basically writing and then adding more layers (atleast that’s how I do it😂)
Ooh, brush lettering sounds great! Do you use brush pens or actual brushes? Glad to hear you’ve found a niche there😉
Ahh, thank you so much! It looked a bit dull to me.
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Haha! I tend to use brush pens, but lettering with brushes sounds quite cool!
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That’s amazing! I love brush pen strokes, they look so smooth and effortless! It is cool, especially when it’s done in ink!
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Me too! They look so magical, like something out of a fantasy book!
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Absolutely!!
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Informative and lovely post.
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Thank you so much!
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Welcome 🙂
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Ooh! This was really interesting 😮 I want to learn calligraphy, but then when I’m about to go find a tutorial and follow it, I’m like meh.
I love the quotes that you did!! Especially the last one, it’s really pretty 😉💙
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It makes me so happy to hear you found it interesting! Haha, me too! Calligraphy is a bit more trickier than hand lettering.
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!🤗💕
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Nice work D!!! Superb ❤️❤️💕 Your calligraphy is sooooooooooo damn cool. And the quotes are very touchiiiiiiiiiing. 😀😜
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Ahh, thank you so much, Anushka! I’m glad you found them touching ❤️
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Your welcome 😊
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🤗✨
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Excellent work. These are things you and your family can enjoy forever. Keep it up doing what you are doing.
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Thanks so much! That is quite a nice thought, I hope it does turn out that way. I appreciate your kind support!
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D!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are sooooooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And these quotes are soo touching!!
Loved this post!!💕💕💕💕✨✨✨
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Super happy you think so, Aanya! Thank you so much!🤗❤️
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I love these quotes, and like you, can relate to them on a more personal level!! Your hand lettering is simply gorgeous, and I love how you explored with various fonts, colors, and other design elements!! Hope you’re having a wonderful February ☺️
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I’m pleased you can relate to them, Eleanor! They’re just words, but personally they say a lot of stories too.
Aw.. thank you so much, dear friend! ❤️Hope you are too! I’m a bit caught up in school work but it should be over soon.
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Love the quotes too!
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I’m so glad you did! Thank you for reading!
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My pleasure.
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Great post!! Your work always cheers me up and makes me think! Love it
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That means so much to me! Thank you!
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Oh dear,. What a brilliant post today. 🤝 I could relate so much to the third one that it ruins my entire day! 😞 This happened within seconds and then I’d realise it later which in no way I can fix!
The calligraphy is super good and I loved all those. Keep up the great work dearie. ❤️❤️❤️
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Aw.. thank you so much!! Ahh, me too! It’s such a little thing but we seem to miss it more than anything. I relate to that more than I’d like to😂
I so appreciate your constant support and thoughtful comments!! Thank you, again!🤗❤️
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Nice work D!!! I loved this post, keep shining friend 💫💛🖤
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Thank you so much, Ace! I’m so happy you liked them!💕
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