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Resin Unicorn Horn Calligraphy Pens DIY
Unicorns are absolutely the best--and this calendar week I am spotlighting all things unicorn. These unicorn horn calligraphy oblique pens are made amongst EasySculpt resin clay. EasySculpt is a ii business office clay that is mixed together to activate. It dries off white amongst a shine porcelain finish. These horns are magical looking too write rattling well! Great handmade gift for a calligrapher!
Have you lot run a calligraphy pen similar this? These ones are made for a correct handed user. The angle of the neb makes the tip delineate of piece of job upwards naturally when writing...for optimal angled writing. I prefer an oblique holder to a direct holder whatever day. Plus, they await too thus cool too unique!
You volition need: Easy Sculpt Epoxy Modeling Clay Gold Leaf too Adhesive Silver Glitter paint
Brass Nib Holders (read this post for how to brand them too all the details) Precision Saw Calligraphy Nibs
CA (Cyanoacrylate) Glue Let's larn started!
Begin past times reading through the instructions for the EasySculpt clay. The clay comes inwards ii jars too needs to last mixed thoroughly to activate. It becomes incredible sticky--but becomes to a greater extent than pliable too usable later some time.
Mix 1 business office of each jounce together until in that location is no marbling. Wear gloves, this materials is sticky! Let it sit down on a slice of wax newspaper or some non stick surface for at to the lowest degree xx minutes.
After 20-30 minutes, suspension the clay into pieces too whorl them into private unicorn horns. Let them dry out on a non stick surface.
Add a twist past times rolling a long too sparse serpent too twisting it around a horn.
Roll them on their sides periodically to forbid them from sagging.
Let them cure overnight.
EasySculpt resin dries super difficult too porcelain-like. Then spray pigment them or pigment them amongst glittery paint.
Now you lot volition require a precision saw too the flanges.
Use the saw to saw a angled groove into the resin. This resin dries incredibly hard, too thus run caution...I totally slipped too cutting my finger doing this. 😔
The slit should alone cash inwards one's chips to close one-half the diameter of the transcend of the horn. Then the flange tin forcefulness out last pushed into the slit.
The angle should last too thus that when the neb is inserted inwards the flange that the tip of the neb lines upwards amongst the centre delineate of piece of job of the oblique pen holder.
Stand the unicorn horns inwards a loving cup too add together a tiny drib of CA mucilage (super intense super glue--warning: practice non touch, cash inwards one's chips on away from kids, etc etc etc.) Or merely run super glue. This mucilage is rattling thin, too thus it seeps into the slit too holds the flange inwards place.
The mucilage takes merely a infinitesimal to dry out hard.
Next, add together some extra shine to the horns amongst gilt leaf! Use a paintbrush to pigment the adhesive on the horns. Let the adhesive dry out until it looks dull, non shiny.
Then whorl the horns on a slice of gilt leafage too allow the goodness stick to the adhesive. Dust away the excess gilt leafage amongst a potent brush.
That's it! They are educate to exam out!
Just skid a neb inwards the flange too they are educate to write with.
Now dip the neb into some ink, gouache or watercolors too write on paper. Press downward harder for downward strokes too low-cal pressure level for upwards strokes creating the dramatic divergence that gives calligraphy it's merchandise score look.
The pens are comfortable to agree too fun to experience too thus magical!
This is a fun means to start making your ain calligraphy pens, groovy for gifts or selling to other artists!
EasySculpt resin is amazing!
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