How To Transition From Small to Big Brush Pens

[@sujanamulaparti1220]

I just switched from small pen to big pen and I made all three mistakes 😁. You spoke as if you just looked at what I have just done.. love you to the moon for all the tips you share ❤️

[@tinatimos6959]

OMG Becca I am doing Minuscule's at the moment and started on the big pens last week. Honestly the Big Pen felt intimating and I panicked. The last day for Minuscule's is this Friday 25th March. I desperately wrote in the comments section on teachable for advise, feedback and some guidance. I got no response. I just watched the second video on extra help for Minuscules and you mentioned something about Big pens and having the FAQ's & SMYD having a lot of helpful video's. So I went back went through all the videos until I got to Other Helpful Supplies. 😍

[@priyashreenaskar3379]

Right now I am a beginner and using small pens. This video will definitely be very helpful when I will switch to bigger ones. Thank you for this video. Love from India.

[@aditsingh893]

Can you tell me what brushpens you use... I can't seem to find a good one

[@Julie-sg4qp]

@@aditsingh893 me too

[@priyashreenaskar3379]

@@aditsingh893 I use tombow fudenosuke hard tip brush pens.

[@aditsingh893]

@@priyashreenaskar3379 thank you so much

[@krisgcarter]

I have started going through your worksheets for big pens and I kept trying to make the upstrokes as small as possible. This video was SO helpful. Now I know that the upstrokes don't have to be as thin as with the small brush pen. Game Changer!

[@billwendt9571]

Becca, THANK YOU SOooo MUCH! I recently switched from a Tombow Fudensuke to a Kuretake #13 (because I can refill the ink converter) and I was having lots of trouble with fine lines, scale and (yes I forgot) to keep my paper perpendicular to the pen. Maybe it's time to go back and re-watch your basic videos. Again Thx - You're the BEST, Bill

[@justjanem7874]

Can’t help but smile when I see your ring! Love your new nail polish color. I was doing #3 trying to make the upstroke super thin!

[@JewelrybyJeanette]

All 3 tips were game-changers for me - especially #3!

[@anshikagarg2794]

This is super helpful and just in time! I was literally struggling with big brush pens and this is exactly what i needed to see 😍

[@vanessapoppy7875]

Great tips Becca! To me the big pen felt like using a paint brush after using a small pen. l had to master almost floating above the page to get the right strokes. After days and days of practicing it finally clicked. Don’t give up if you are struggling!

[@evonnesakhrani9515]

❤ i started with a big pen but with your advice i purchased the tombow fudenosuke!!!!! And now it is my fave. Too!!!😆 Video request: A video about how to use grids for big pens and small pens pls!!!!

[@anahsiddiqui9602]

Yes, please!

[@vanessapoppy7875]

I believe Becca already has one.

[@anahsiddiqui9602]

@@vanessapoppy7875 let me search :) thanks

[@anahsiddiqui9602]

I can't seem to find. If anyone of you find out please to share a link here :)

[@vanessapoppy7875]

Anah Siddiqui I was just thinking it may been at the beginning of another course. I will have a look around.

[@lelucio98]

Your tutorials always come at the perfect time for me.....I am struggling with big pens....last night was frustrating!...Thank you, I love you and your tutorials!!! They are the best!!!

[@pata1925]

I was smiling through the entire lesson because I felt like you were talking about me. I am doing all those mistakes and can’t wait to try again. Thank you

[@suranjabarat5457]

Well unbelievably it was today morning that I ordered the Dual brush pens! So essentially I will NOT be making these mistakes, thanks a lot to you as always! ❤️ So helpful!

[@shreyamishra785]

This video was really helpful- I recently switched from small brush pen to a large brush pen and the problem number 3was totally relatable to me - thanks a lot

[@ay5636]

I really tried to do the third one all the time!!! Thanks so much for the tip Becca!!

[@wanderingcreativity]

Appreciate the insights Becca! been practicing with both brush pen sizes now looking back and realising my upstrokes were thin as the small brush pens sometimes in hindsight (i.e. 3) this helps a lot, thanks for the video!!!

[@stevejenks9940]

I definitely did all of these. Good to know how to correct it! I still prefer the smaller pen but want to get better at larger pens to expand my projects. But as they say... different strokes for different folks... (sorry, couldn't help myself)

[@henryhoneydelvalle6199]

I was definitely making the mistake of trying to get a super thin upstroke 💡! And now I have a lot of Big Pen workbooks I need to go download lol

[@PeacockPigment]

I've definitely been writing too small with my big pens! Thank you for these tips!

[@luellahobson2865]

Hi Becca, I’ve only ever used the small pens. I have the Tombow pens and yours and I love them both. I also have a full set of the dual brush pens because I thought I could easily switch. I was so wrong. I guess I just have to practice. I wish I would have purchased both book sets when I had an income. I will continue to pr active and hopefully get better!

[@amitmahajan9366]

U are awesome. Seeing your videos make me feel that I can do it

[@mai-brittlarsen7526]

For sure my biggest problem I see now is making the upstrokes thinner than actual possible with a big pen😱 Thanks!

[@TanyaKhouri100]

The last hack was so helpful! When switching between the pens I find myself trying to achieve the same thin hairline. Another great video... thanks Becca!!

[@maryellengutierrez2140]

Thank you!I have been trying to make my big pen strokes too thin!!

[@debasishbhattacharyya7174]

Thank you very much for this video.

[@JustDustyB]

Yes I was trying to make the thin upstroke with the big pen! 🤣 Thanks for sharing all thes r great videos! I am hoping to get really good and do signs and calligraphy work like you do. Maybe you could help set me in the right direction with how to get started. 😊

[@naomilachmanec8625]

Wow!!! Thank you! Can relate to all three, but the third was my EUREKA! moment.

[@neelambokadia1255]

Thank you so much.... I was looking for this video.....❤ Video request: how to form alphabets using the basic strokes Thank you Love from India

[@VialDesignsCreative]

She has one! Her beginners calligraphy one shows how she makes the alphabet using every basic stroke!

[@bethsullivan9363]

I love your method of teaching - perfect pace and you have a great way of breaking steps down so I can easily follow. I love small pens, but am trying to migrate to big ones. My trouble is getting thick downstrokes. I'm left handed, but don't curl my hand when I write. I have better luck getting thick downstrokes going in this direction \ than in the correct direction /. Any advice is most appreciated!

[@nashapps6320]

I am facing the 3rs issue. Its shaky when i make it thin.now i got it mam. Thank you

[@sydneymancini7109]

when i started lettering I didn’t even know about the small pens and only about the large brush pens! 😂

[@rushildutta7830]

The reality : As a beginner, I started over with a big tip one and then switched to small and struggled a bit. Haha But now i know all of them :) I request you to make a video on how to make worksheets without an ipad. love ur content so much :))

[@mustafabahrainwala627]

i love your videos and you free course they are super awesome and amazing and also they help very much 👍🏻🤩😍🙄

[@share_someart]

I've started with big pens, I've made the whole semester since "Show me your drills" to "Flourishing", and I'm very happy with my improvements. Now I'm switching to small pens with Fudenosuke, and I'm terrible at this! I don't know where I'm failing, I'm not doing any of this mistakes (reversed) but my calligraphy is completely a mess with small pens 😭😭😭

[@trixieherrera7667]

So guilty with the last one. Hahaha. Thank you so much! :)

[@Riddhivankani]

This video is so helpful

[@ankitakumari8510]

Very helpful.... Thanks 😊

[@albertinabaptista8618]

Thank you for this video.

[@susanpedley]

It's as if you've been watching me struggle. Guilty of all three!

[@sarikasoni8381]

Is rhodia dotted good for lettering the 8 inches one??

[@ginneancleveland6614]

🙋🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️Guilty. I am so “heavy handed” and tense when I write that I’m constantly overcompensating for it, especially when I try big pens. I feel like I have so much less control with big pens. Mistake 3 is definitely my problem when I’ve tried to transition.

[@ItsMimiBaaaby]

Right on time

[@lyssasletters3232]

Great advice!!!

[@madebymeah]

A great tutorial. I have signed up for your trial course. Is it better to start big or small if I want to do more arty stuff? I have been struggling with shaky upstrokes, do I persevere?

[@harshabhanushali9603]

1st and love all ur videos.But I am beginniner and umm I started with a big tip brush pen is that fine ??

[@macabredisguise4852]

I had a complete opposite problem - I switched from big to small and couldn't get what I was doing wrong. Now I understand.

[@amirahhasan9522]

do you have a reink video? my tombow fudenosuke pens ran out and are in need of a refill. Any ideas?

[@pallavik5791]

Oh my god! I have been doing all the mistakes mentioned above 😂

[@annettedallnielsen2516]

What is a good medium pen in between those two? 🤔

[@jennamayne6687]

Us the 45 degree angle the same for a lefty? I'm a beginner and still trying to figure it out..

[@lyndiegf]

I’ve managed at least 2, the angle isn’t a problem now it’s natural to write at that angle, but my up stokes are always really nasty, so thanks, maybe I should do show me your drills with the large pen ??????

[@lisamacintyre589]

Would you recommend a beginner start with a big or small tip?

[@VialDesignsCreative]

She recommends beginners start with a small tip brush pens. I do too!

[@subashchandrunwal8354]

Small tip

[@TanyaKhouri100]

Definitely small tip. Try the hard tip fudenosuke... it helped me soo much in gaining confidence in my calligraphy

[@melstudio874]

Hi I'm princess skirts from go princess and I've heard about show me your drills. Com. So I'm so excited to start on Thursday cuz my stuff for the class is just being sent. I've never done calligraphy. I'm so excited to calligraphy for the first time ever in my life!!!

[@birdyyenc9852]

My big ah ha was holding the pen at a 45 degree angle. I’m guilty of holding it straight up. When does your next class start?

[@mads3316]

Awesome! :)

[@punarvikarnad1134]

Mistake 3 (without a doubt!)

[@zf8038]

I'm a beginner, and I am using big tip pen, is that okay?

[@lelucio98]

For beginners, they recommend small pens first, but if you are comfortable using the big pens, then continue that way. I hope this helps answer your question.

[@zf8038]

@@lelucio98 Hmmm... That's what I thought... Thank you for answering!!!😊

[@amyross8931]

3 is the most for me

[@nicholasdiggs9738]

Becca: thank you for keeping me in the loop. Although i don't use a big tip pen this current video made aware of some of the mistakes (from habits that have crept in) i do make. Oh and that reminds me that parallel lines have so much in common, it is a pity they will never meet. best wishes. nwd

[@sheriwarren9574]

Guilty #3!

[@durgeshpandey6590]

Love you 😘 please give me a 💓 heart

[@aditri5582]

I didn't knew big brush pens excited I only knew about small and glass pen 🤣

[@ayeshabasheer2187]

I do the first mistake of not increasing the size of the letter 🤦‍♀️

[@versmaine2219]

I also made the same mistake by imitating my upstrokes from small pen. 😅

[@JadeScarlett]

Whaaaaat????? PINK nail polish???? Who are you and what have you done with Becca?!!!😂😂😂

[@megansalafia6474]

great video -3rd liker

[@bobbyfitzgerald4165]

I was making the last mistake. Im a new caligrapher

[@GroooviChick]

Can you draw Santa clause

[@stacykrasnikova7744]

I only found out about Rhodia after watching ur video about it😅😂

[@onmydeaddaddyoooweee7091]

You have only a pinch of an idea what I thinking.....oh yeaHHH...mmm..Yeaa...OO

[@chinaartpressjahanzaib130]

Hi how r u

[@fatimaasad733]

I'm really sorry I accidentally signed up for show me your drills Then I had to unsubscribe. Very sorry for inconvenience

[@mai-brittlarsen7526]

For sure my biggest problem I see now is making the upstrokes thinner than actual possible with a big pen😱 Thanks!