Well Done Team GB!

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The Olympics are over for another four years, and what a great Olympics it was.beijing_2008.gifGreat Britain did brilliantly! The team GB have now returned from Beijing following their best Olympic medal performance for 100 years.

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 China 51 21 28
2 USA 36 38 36
3 Russia 23 21 28
4 GB 19 13 15

With the end of the 2008 Games, the baton now passes to London – which will host the next Olympics in 2012.London 2012London 2012Now, there is no excuse not to get on with the calligraphy!

Techniques with Zig Marker Pens

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

You can blend the Zig Calligraphy Pens to achieve a range of effects.This is achieved by wiping one colour on to another. However, the effect can last, meaning it can take a long time before only the original colour comes through. zig_letter_1.gif zig_letter_2.jpg
A nice flower effect can be simply produced using The Zig Calligraphy Pens. Firstly, two colours are blended. Next each petal is produced by writing an ‘S’ shape on the paper. The paper is then rotated before the next petal is drawn. zig_flower_1.jpg

Download the information sheet for more information

Zig Calligraphy Extra II Colour Pens

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

The Zig Memory System pens are double-ended with two writing widths in one pen: 2mm and 5mm tips.Each wallet contains 8 assorted colours: Black, Red, Pink, Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown and Violet.These marker pens are waterbased pigment, photo-safe, acid-free, archival quality, lightfast, waterproof, non-bleeding, Xylene free and odourless.Each marker pen uses pure pigment ink which will stand the test of time. This makes them ideal for writing in Scrapbooks, Photograph Albums and Greetings Cards etc.Zig Calligraphy Extra II Colour PensZig Calligraphy Extra II Colour Pens

Paul Antonio

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Paul Antonio grew up in Trinidad, West Indies and came to England in 1998. He was offered a fully funded place on the Letterforms History Course, at the Dept of Typography and Graphic Communications, University of Reading.He has done work presented to HRH Prince Philip. Lectured at the British Museum. Demonstrated Calligraphy and Heraldry at the V&A Museum, The Courtauld Institute and the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House.paul_antonio_website.jpgCopperplate Capitals by Paul Antonio

New Price List

Monday, August 4th, 2008

A new price list and order form are now available to download. They are both in PDF format.This price list replaces the slightly dated 2007 catalogue which was previously available to download. A price list format will be easier to keep up to date it accurate. Product information is available on the website. Here on the blog, you can find various product information sheets.scribblers_price_list_2008.gifGet new price list