Calligraphy Scamps

Fig. 1 Calligraphy scamps (author's own)

Using ink, I attempted to do some calligraphy, after playing around with different styles of writing, the aim was to create a wine brand using a similar style of writing. At the end of this one day workshop I was left with the ideas in figure 1. I decided to name my wine 'Black Magic' because, although this may sound unusual, but as much as I see wine to be a classy drink, I also see it to be quite Gothic, maybe because of the 'bloody' red colour it has. Because of this, I decided to use the word 'black' in its name. The full name 'Black Magic' is meant to hint that the drink should be shared during the magical moments in life. It is an effective, deep, romantic drink which only suits special occasions. I really enjoyed this task because it was a breath of fresh air to be doing something more hands on rather than digital, it was an old fashioned approach to writing as well. A laid back but productive day.