Making calligraphy from a stock font. Adobe Illustrator tutorial

In this short tutorial, you'll learn how to create naturally-looking italic calligraphy using a stock font.
I used my own font for that, it can be bought here: shorturl.at/vzN45
(However, a similar process can be applied to any other stock font)
Essential lettering&calligraphy resources: shorturl.at/amzD8