[split] Jorge's Retracer Thread: darker ink, retracing of text and drawings

[Jorge_Stolfi]

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Ink flow varies with pressure and speed: no supernaturally accurate retracing skills required.

Yeah, you only need a supernatural two-state pen that can produce just two ink colors and trace widths, with no transition.

That St. Gallen manuscript did not require "supernaturally accurate retracing skills" to produce as I described before (by a senior copyist who knew Latin and all abbreviations but had only a passable handwriting, a junior scribe who merely retraced his thin gray strokes with brown broad ink, and a reviewer who checked the result and retouched when necessary)  It required only a firm hand, sharp eyes, and the patience of a monk.

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is my attempt at it.  Note that I m 75, with two cataract operations (meaning I can't focus closer than ~50 cm) and I haven't done any significant pen artwork by hand in more than 20 years.  As you can see, I am getting better at it even with a little practice.  Is that supernatural enough? 

[PS you may need to download the file (~20 MB); my browser can't play that link directly for some reason]

All the best, --stolfi