First time doing large, illustrative dropcaps. I now love doing it this way. I was inspired by looking at example online. Now I want to use them to fit the theme of the poem/letter.
The Ledger
“Dropcaps”
made in Penmanship
the challengeCreate dropcaps using pens.
everyone answeredWhat did you learn or do differently?
opened Jul 15, 2026 · 1 Circle Time · published Jul 29, 2026
2 entries · the plain record, straight from each maker
I learned how to choose a theme for the drop cap, and the ways shading can be used to highlight the letter!
