Contrast & Effects

I like to create contrast by loading paint into my pen and writing with that instead of ink. I have used the effect in these two examples. I have also used two styles, Italic and Roman capitals, for contrast, and changed the size of some of the text.

This is an example of the same quote on a white background and on a watercolor background I have created. I can create a wide variety of interesting backgrounds with simple watercolor techniques. I made a transparency of the text and photocopied it on top of the watercolor background. The only downfall of this is that the final copy must be a printed version, not the original calligraphy.