Post #1460522
2026-04-09 15:44 UTC
@TiroTypeworks I’m thinking about the correct terms because someone already corrected me when I said *painting letters* for *painting* Roman Capitals. This triggered me a bit, and I didn’t want further discussion with this person. I think that *writing* for this specific case is a perfect term.
I’m used to terminology from the University of Arts, so when you were using a brush it was *painting*, and when using a pencil, charcoal — *drawing*. Making it about tools seems easy. When it comes to letters, I see that some expressions have a different meaning. In Poland we have one word for doing it, it could be translated as *drawing with precision*, but then what about a process before, maybe it’s just *sketching*.
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@TiroTypeworks@typo.social 2026-04-09 18:29
@dominika Something like this demonstration by Glen Weisgerber is easily classified as writing, while the tool and the medium are paint, and he talks about ‘sign painters’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3WZNSGBsoc