Blackapella
Watch as Eduardo films his raw and spontaneous blackletter practice, featuring the Handwritmic Brody Neuenschwander Ruling Pen.
Eduardo uses the following materials:
300g Fabriano Black Smooth 24×32cm
A clean sheet of paper to protect the fine paper of your hand's grease
Winsor & Newton Permanent White Gouache diluted with water
Round brush to mix the gouache with the water and fill the pen (number 10 works for me)
A ruling pen to make a capital letter (he specifically uses the Handwritmic standard Ruling pen but you can even make one yourself! https://eduairet.com/diy-ruling-pen)
Different sizes of broad-edged pens to make some variations:
modified Gillott 303 for extra fine details (the point is squared by sanding)
two Brause nibs for the rest of the letters (1½mm and 3mm)
Eduardo Aire Torres is a Mexican designer and visual artist. He graduated with honors from the Graphic Design B. A. at the Anahuac University Mexico and has taken several workshops with some of the most recognized calligraphers and type designers of this era.
He finished the Type@Cooper Condensed Program in 2019 in New York City. His work has been recognized nationally and internationally in different blogs, he has been part of several exhibitions, a teacher at workshops, and a speaker at conferences at various institutions in Mexico and the United States.