Use free-flowing ; dip carefully. Sticky, gummy and glossy never give satisfaction. 3338 They generally clog the and cause spots or Super Black streaks. Speedball® Super Black India and Waterproof Inks (black and colors) are specially formulated for making clean images with Speedball® pens. Waterproof Transparent Lettering & Drawing Ink Dip the pen deeply enough into the ink to fill the reservoir, 3321 Yellow SPEEDBALL then wipe off the surplus by drawing the underside of the pen 3322 Orange New Classic across the edge of the bottle. This will eliminate any chance of 3324 Red Pen Holders blotting caused by overloading of feeders. Be sure to clean 32110 3327 Violet Pointers for using Speedball Pen Points 3328 Blue the pen after each use. Clean pens do clean work. Black AA BB CC DD Hold pen properly. Waterproof 3330 Green There should be only 3 points of contact with the 3340 Gold General lettering tips. Ink HUNT paper: the point of the pen, the tip of your ring 3333 White A 9452 Crow Holder Ask your Fine Art Study the shape and construction of each letter. Note the order 3336 Brown finger and the outside edge of your palm. Do Dealer for Speedball/ and direction of each stroke before using pen. Do not try to work too 3319 2 oz. Assortment not hold pen too tightly–a tight grip destroys SPEEDBALL Hunt pen points and fast. Strive for quality first and speed will develop later. New Classic Pen Holders: the beauty and freedom of your work. (shown top right) holders. Fit strokes together so that “overlaps” do not show in the finished letters. You will improve B 9459 Gold & Black Posture is important. your stroke by forming the ovals wider. Pay special attention to the positions of the pen point B 9461 Silver & Black Both blister-carded Sit erect or stand close to the desk; in relation to individual characters and alphabets. B 9464 Gold Multi-Color packages and open keep the feet flat on the floor or B 9466 Black stock are available. the foot rest. Don’t lean on the pen. Work and rest. B 9468 Mahogany Work with a full arm stroke. Keep the top of the pen flat on the paper and do not contract the Traditional Pen Holders: Use paper with a hard finish. Select the proper pen fingers. Rest an instant at the finish of each stroke before lifting the pen from the paper. This B 9451 Black Plastic holder for your pen The paper you choose is critical to the quality of lines and lettering you create. When you purchase C 9454 Holder No. 104 will produce clean-cut elements with sharp terminals. point. paper, look at the kind and description on front of the pad, for example, “Drawing Paper. Can be D 9455 Oblique used with , crayon, pastel, charcoal, and pen and ink.” Bristol paper with a plate surface is Lettering styles and strokes. All items above are open stock also a good choice. If you choose the wrong paper, two things can happen: the ink will feather Lettering styles are created with only a few basic strokes–straight horizontal, vertical and USE PEN or bleed, creating messy lines or paper fibers may become stuck in the pen point. diagonal lines, as well as curved lines. Look closely at the examples on this lettering chart STEEL BRUSH HOLDER ITEM # to learn the correct direction to use in forming each kind of stroke. for charts, lettering and illustrations TYPE Hold paper in position. 3084 3/4” 3083 1/2” The best results are secured with the paper or card flat on the desk slightly to the right and turned Lettering style books available. WITH 3082 3/8” a trifle to the left. Hold your work in place with your left hand while lettering with the right–do not Speedball® Elementary Alphabet Book (3066); Speedball® Textbook (3067); and the Abraham ALL 4 3081 1/4” STEEL tack the card to the desk. Lincoln Introduction to Handwriting & (3092). Check with your retailer for prices. BRUSHES

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SPEEDBALL® Pen Points–Actual Size STYLE ‘A’ SQUARE PEN POINTS STYLE ‘B’ ROUND PEN POINTS STYLE ‘C’ FLAT PEN POINTS STYLE ‘D’ OVAL PEN POINTS for creating black and poster Gothic letters, USE PEN is ideal for Gothic or outline letters, cartoons, USE PEN is designed for Roman, texts, and italic lettering, as USE PEN Is ideal for bold Roman, texts and italic lettering, as USE PEN ornamented borders, designs and decorations HOLDER uniform line , borders and display posters HOLDER well as accented line drawings, scrolls or scripts HOLDER well as for bold line poster styles, scrolls and scripts HOLDER TYPE TYPE ITEM # TYPE ITEM # TYPE ITEM # ITEM # 30050 A5 3016 B6 3026 C6 3035 D5

3004 A4 3018 B5.5 3025 C5 3034 D4

30030 A3 3015 B5 3024 C4 3033 D3

30020 A2 3014 B4 30230 C3 3032 D2

30010 A1 3013 B3 30220 C2 3031 D1

30120 B2 3000 A0 30210 C1 3030 D0

3011 B1 3020 C0 3036 D00

3017 B.5 Left-Handed Pen Points 3054 LC4 3053 LC3 30090 A Set of 6 Points 3052 LC2 3019 B Set of 6 Points 30510 LC1 3010 B0 3050 LC0 3029 C Set of 6 Points We Bring Creativity to Life™ 3055 LC Set of 5 3039 D Set of 6 Points

P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 • ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company • Made in USA Instruction Chart 1 This chart demonstrates two kinds of Gothic lettering–Type A, which is square, and Type B, which is round. The art below shows the actual sizes of the pen points and the strokes they make. STYLE ‘A’ SQUARE PEN POINTS for creating black and poster Gothic letters, ornamented“A” SQUAREborders, designs andPEN decorations POINTS USE PEN HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 30050 A5

3004 A4

30030 A3 j

30020 A2

30010 A1

3000 A0

STYLE ‘B’ ROUND PEN POINTS is ideal“B” for GothicROUND or outline PEN letters, POINTScartoons, USE PEN uniform line drawings, borders and display posters HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3016 B6

3018 B5.5

3015 B5

3014 B4 j

3013 B3

30120 B2

3011 B1

3017 B.5

We Bring Creativity to Life™ 3010 B0 Manufacturer of Speedball® Calligraphy Products Speedball Pen Points, Holders and Inks Elegant Writer Calligraphy Pens and Kits Use A3 and B4 Speedball pen points to create Panache Calligraphy Pens, Inks and Kits P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 lettering the same size as these examples. Number 1 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 2 B2 This chart demonstrates single-stroke Gothic alphabets. The art below shows the actual sizes of B5 the pen points and the strokes they make. STYLE ‘B’ ROUND PEN POINTS is ideal“B” for GothicROUND or outline PEN letters, POINTS cartoons, USE PEN uniform line drawings, borders and display posters HOLDER D3 ITEM # TYPE 3016 B6

3018 B5.5 j B2 3015 B5 j

3014 B4

3013 B3 1 30120 B2 j B5- /2

3011 B1

3017 B.5

3010 B0 B2 STYLE ‘D’ OVAL PEN POINTS Is ideal for bold Roman, texts and italic lettering, as USE PEN well as for bold“D” line OVAL poster styles, PEN scrolls POINTS and scripts HOLDER ITEM # TYPE B5 3035 D5

3034 D4 D3 3033 D3 j

3032 D2

3031 D1

3030 D0

3036 D00 We Bring Creativity to Life™ Manufacturer of Speedball® Calligraphy Products Speedball Pen Points, Holders and Inks Use B2, B5, B5-1/2, and D3 Speedball Elegant Writer Calligraphy Pens and Kits Panache Calligraphy Pens, Inks and Kits pen points to create lettering the same size as P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 2 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company these examples. This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 3 This chart demonstrates two variations of Gothic lettering. C4 The art below shows the actual sizes of the pen points and the strokes they make.

STYLE ‘C’“C” FLAT FLAT PEN POINTS PEN POINTS is designed for Roman, texts, and italic lettering, asjUSE PEN well as accented line drawings, scrolls or scripts HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3026j C6 C5

3025j C5 j

3024 C4 j

30230 C3 j C3 30220 C2

30210 C1 C4 3020 C0

Left-Handed Pen Points 3054 LC4 3053 LC3 3052 LC2 C3 30510 LC1 3050 LC0 3055 LC Set of 5 Use C3, C4, and C5 Speedball pen C4 points to create lettering the same size as these examples.

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P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 3 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 4 This chart demonstrates two variations of Gothic lettering. The art below shows the actual sizes of the pen points and the strokes they make. STYLE ‘C’ FLAT PEN POINTS is designed for Roman, texts, and italic lettering, as “C” FLAT PEN POINTS USE PEN well as accented line drawings, scrolls or scripts HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3026 C6

3025 C5

3024 C4

30230 C3

30220 C2 j

30210 C1

3020 C0

Left-Handed Pen Points 3054 LC4 3053 LC3 3052 LC2 30510 LC1 3050 LC0 3055 LC Set of 5

Use C2 Speedball pen points to create lettering the same size as these examples.

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P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 4 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 5 This chart demonstrates Roman italics and bold italic alphabets. The art below shows the actual sizes of C3 the pen points and the strokes they make. STYLE ‘C’ FLAT PEN POINTS is designed for Roman, texts, and italic lettering, as USE PEN well as“C” accented FLAT line drawings, PEN scrollsPOINTS or scripts HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3026 C6

3025 C5

3024 C4

30230 C3 j

30220 C2

30210 C1

3020 C0 Left-Handed Pen Points 3053 LC3 STYLE ‘D’ OVAL PEN POINTS 3052 LC2 Is ideal for“D” bold Roman,OVAL texts PEN and 30510italic POINTS lettering, LC1 as USE PEN well as for bold line poster styles, scrolls3050 and LC0 scripts HOLDER 3055 LC Set of 5 ITEM # TYPE D3 3035 D5

3034 D4 j

3033 D3 j

3032 D2 D4 3031 D1

3030 D0

3036 D00

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points to create lettering the same size as P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 5 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company these examples. This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 6 Speedball Engrossers’ “Old English” is much easier to produce than it looks. The art below shows the actual sizes of C4 the pen points and the strokes they make.

STYLE ‘C’ FLAT PEN POINTS is designed for Roman, texts, and italic lettering, as “C” FLAT PEN POINTS USE PEN well as accented line drawings, scrolls or scripts HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3026 C6 C3 3025 C5

3024 C4

30230 C3 j

30220 C2

30210 C1

3020 C0 Left-Handed Pen Points 3053 LC3 STYLE ‘D’ OVAL PEN POINTS 3052 LC2 Is ideal for bold Roman, texts and30510 italic lettering, LC1 as “D” OVAL PEN3050 POINTS LC0 USE PEN well as for bold line poster styles, scrolls3055 and LC scripts Set of 5 HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3035 D5

3034 D4 D3 3033 D3 j

3032 D2

3031 D1

3030 D0

3036 D00

We Bring Creativity to Life™ Manufacturer of Speedball® Calligraphy Products Speedball Pen Points, Holders and Inks Use C3 and D3 Speedball pen points Elegant Writer Calligraphy Pens and Kits Panache Calligraphy Pens, Inks and Kits to create lettering the same size as these P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 6 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company examples. This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 7 (Part I) HANDCRAFT LETTERING Steel brushes are used to make large lettering for posters. Actual sizes of brushes and strokes are shown here:

STEELSTEEL BRUSH BRUSH for charts, lettering and illustrations USE PEN HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3084 3/4”

3083 1/2”

3082 3/8”

3081 1/4” j

Use E-1/4” Speedball steel brush to create lettering the same size as these examples.

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P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 7 (Part I) in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 7 (Part II) HANDCRAFT LETTERING Lower case letters for Condensed Roman are shown here. Use steel brushes as shown on Chart 8. Pay attention to brush positions and directional arrows for best results.

STEELSTEEL BRUSH BRUSH for charts, lettering and illustrations USE PEN HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3084 3/4”

3083 1/2”

3082 3/8”

3081 1/4” j

Use E-1/4” Speedball steel brush to create lettering the same size as these examples.

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P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 7 (Part II) in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 8 HANDCRAFT LETTERING A variation on the steel brush strokes used for Condensed Roman can produce beautiful Old English lettering. The art below shows the actual sizes of the brushes and the strokes they make. STEEL BRUSH forSTEEL charts, lettering BRUSH and illustrations USE PEN HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3084 3/4”

3083 1/2”

3082 3/8”

3081 1/4” j

Use E-1/4” Speedball steel brush to create lettering the same size as these examples.

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P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 8 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Instruction Chart 9 HANDCRAFT LETTERING Bold Gothic lettering can be accomplished with only five steel brush strokes.

STEEL BRUSH forSTEEL charts, lettering BRUSH and illustrations USE PEN HOLDER ITEM # TYPE 3084 3/4”

3083 1/2”

3082 3/8”

3081 1/4” j

Use E-1/4” Speedball steel brush to create lettering the same size as these examples.

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P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 9 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA Use Holder A, B, or C as shown with pen points below.

® USE PEN & HUNT ITEM # HOLDER TYPE Instruction Chart 10 Drawing, Artist & Mapping Points & Holders 9405 7 BASIC STROKES

STIPPLING 9406

AA BB CC DD HUNT A 9452 Crow Quill Holder 9409

C5 SPEEDBALL PARALLEL LINES New Classic Pen Holders: (shown on front page) 9400 Combination B 9459 Gold & Black Crisscross lines give feathery texture to angel’s B 9461 Silver & Black wings, while contoured and wavy lines, along with B 9464 Gold Multi-Color crosshatching and scribbling, portray the flowing B 9466 Black DD B 9468 Mahogany lines, layers, and deep folds of her robe and stole. 9401 22B pen point was used. Original reduced. 22-B Extra Fine Traditional Pen Holders: B 9451 Black Plastic CROSSHATCHING C 9454 Holder No. 104 D 9455 Oblique All items above are open stock 9402

DD 9403 22-B Extra Fine CRISSCROSS LINES 9404

9407 C5 CONTOURED LINES Cartoons & Line Art Commercial artists know Speedball and Hunt pens are versatile, consistent, and dependable. 22B pen point was used. Original reduced at 67% 9408 Combination The Rouen Cathedral–one of Earl Horter’s last pen drawings. Superb 22-B Extra Fine combination of parallel, crosshatched, and contoured lines, along with scribbling, WAVY LINES provide contrast and exquisite detail in this drawing of an architectural masterpiece. 9412

Stippling, Curved Lines & Crosshatching The grouping of dots to create an image is called stippling. It works here to create the grainy texture of the leather, along with the folds, creases, and shadows that bely its well-worn 9413 state. Curved lines, combined with crosshatching, show the 22-B Extra Fine contrasting leather of the sole and heel. SCRIBBLE C5 Speedball pen point was used. Original SCRATCH KNIVES reduced at 37%. We Bring Creativity to Life™ 9442 Manufacturer of CC Speedball Pen Points, Holders and Inks 9443 P.O. Box 5157 • Statesville, NC 28687 Number 10 in a series of 10 lessons from the Speedball Textbook, courtesy of Speedball Art Products Company, Statesville, NC ©1998 Speedball Art Products Company C5 This method of illustration and system of instruction ©1932, 1941 by Ross F. George. Revised 1998 by Speedball Art Products Company. Made in USA