Painting & calligraphy

Painting & calligraphy

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counter space

Gifts & crafts; Painting & calligraphy

The fully or partially enclosed interior space of a character. The enclosure may be made by curved strokes and/or stems. Some characters, such as A and M, have more than one counter.

slant line

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The guideline showing the correct slant.

slant

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The slope of a letter, measured from the vertical.

serif

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A small stroke which begins or ends a letter or a part of a letter.

pen angle

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The angle at which the nib meets the paper, relative to the base line.

nib width

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The width of any broad-edged tool. A letter written at 4 nib widths high will appear twice as heavy as one written at 8 nib widths high with the same pen.