<![CDATA[I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay!]]>I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay!

Someone's commissioning me to calligraph the entirety of The Little Prince. :0

We've finalised a script and size. I'll be doing some of the illustrations that I'm comfortable with, and for the rest I'm leaving blank spaces for their partner, who is a painter (and whomst this is a gift for) to fill in.

I've got paper arriving today. It's paper I've used before, acid free, good for calligraphy, and a bit -

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And gorgeous work as always

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Lolicanthe/statuses/117235205052011159https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Lolicanthe/statuses/117235205052011159Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:34:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:12:47 GMT]]>@welshpixie @alkoclick
Wow, that is looking fabulous! You're creating a real heirloom there.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tabletop.social/users/harperrob/statuses/117235120065601148https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tabletop.social/users/harperrob/statuses/117235120065601148Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:07:51 GMT]]>A flip-through of the 30 pages of calligraphy I've done so far for The Little Prince ^.^

@alkoclick

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117235100637519099https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117235100637519099Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:07:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:07:13 GMT]]>One more done while waiting for my phone to charge. I'm at 25.3% now \o/

@alkoclick

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117229907711263554https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117229907711263554Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:07:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:57:38 GMT]]>@welshpixie I kind of like the spelling mistakes. It adds to fact this is an original, handrawn work of art, different from the source material. Also acts a bit like a paper town, if that was ever an issue

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116393345562529887/statuses/117229398151778872https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116393345562529887/statuses/117229398151778872Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:57:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:48:00 GMT]]>@forestfjord @alkoclick oh I missed an M in hammer. That happens with these letters, the strokes are all so similar XD I'll add it in.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117229360304962238https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117229360304962238Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:48:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:47:10 GMT]]>@welshpixie @alkoclick

Gorgeous gorgeous ❀️

(do you want to know about the spelling mistake I noticed on the right hand page?)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/forestfjord/statuses/117229357015750714https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/forestfjord/statuses/117229357015750714Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:47:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:45:31 GMT]]>@welshpixie @alkoclick glory be to the makers πŸŒˆπŸ‘ŒπŸΌπŸ’•πŸ’ͺ🏼

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/alisca/statuses/117229350508469343https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/alisca/statuses/117229350508469343Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:45:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:44:06 GMT]]>24.37% done, by word count ^.^

cc @alkoclick

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117229344931491289https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117229344931491289Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:44:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:25:38 GMT]]>@welshpixie I somehow missed your previous posts. That is amazing work.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/holsta/statuses/117228800447886312https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/holsta/statuses/117228800447886312Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:25:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:24:36 GMT]]>@welshpixie this is so fucking cool

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/vicorva/statuses/117228796411398509https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/vicorva/statuses/117228796411398509Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:24:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:23:21 GMT]]>Smol update, I'm 22% of the way in by page count and word count. Pausing for breakfast then I'll do a few more pages to get up to 25%, then post pics. πŸ˜„

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117228791517647512https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117228791517647512Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:23:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:53:04 GMT]]>15.5% of the way in and just about to start Chapter 5. These last few pages have been very writing-heavy and slow progress.

cc @alkoclick

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117155770145122998https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117155770145122998Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:53:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:34:02 GMT]]>@welshpixie Okay this is insanely cute I adore it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alkoclick/statuses/117084916424941265https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alkoclick/statuses/117084916424941265Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:34:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:09:45 GMT]]>Progress!

I'm about 7% in. Had a few off-days and busy days where I couldn't work on it, but on the good days I'll be able to do more than my predicted 5 pages a day.

cc @alkoclick

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117082461671044046https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117082461671044046Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:09:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:24:08 GMT]]>@alkoclick I'm using a piston cartridge to fill the ink pen I'm using to do those bigger letters, so I filled it with about 80% red and 20% gold πŸ˜„

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117043825777024899https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117043825777024899Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:24:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:09:14 GMT]]>@welshpixie Hahahaha yes! It looks amazing, you're knocking it out the park (though I might get repetitive saying this πŸ˜„ )

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alkoclick/statuses/117043767204155230https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alkoclick/statuses/117043767204155230Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:39:15 GMT]]>@welshpixie @alkoclick amazing! Such a cool project!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastoart.social/ap/users/115662356817100195/statuses/117043649287124540https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastoart.social/ap/users/115662356817100195/statuses/117043649287124540Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:39:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:31:40 GMT]]>@alkoclick what's that, the gold? πŸ˜„

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117043619470370943https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117043619470370943Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:31:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:24:26 GMT]]>@welshpixie The alt text is teaching me things I didn't know were possible

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alkoclick/statuses/117043591019595631https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/alkoclick/statuses/117043591019595631Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:24:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:42:49 GMT]]>@welshpixie oh fabulous! Congratulations!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/http_error_418/statuses/117043427376904761https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/http_error_418/statuses/117043427376904761Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:42:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:27:56 GMT]]>I'm not going to do any more until I get some fixative spray (arriving tomorrow). I don't usually need it, but this paper is so smooth (which I need for easy writing and legibility of the calligraphy) that the ink pigment is very very slightly smudging when I brush my hand over it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117043368854739948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/welshpixie/statuses/117043368854739948Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:27:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:26:37 GMT]]>@welshpixie That’s lovely, and has been my favorite passage in that book since I was what? 6?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Devils_Rancher/statuses/117043363702830334https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Devils_Rancher/statuses/117043363702830334Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:26:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have taken on a rather epic commission that I'm allowed to talk about on here, yay! on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:03:30 GMT]]>@welshpixie
This is looking fabulous. The end result is going to be a really precious artefact. Love it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tabletop.social/users/harperrob/statuses/117043272762183086https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tabletop.social/users/harperrob/statuses/117043272762183086Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:03:30 GMT