Practical Calligraphy
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Author | : Peter Taylor |
Publisher | : Hinkler Books (AU) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-08 |
Genre | : Calligraphy |
ISBN | : 9781741855630 |
Introduction to calligraphy -- Five famous alphabets -- Scripts -- Creative & decorative letters -- Designing letters -- Using your calligraphy.
Author | : George Thomson |
Publisher | : Ivy Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-04-05 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781782402794 |
Calligraphy can seem rather daunting, but theres no need to study for years if you just want to produce beautiful decorative lettering good enough to enhance your gifts and personal stationery. A friendly and approachable how-to guide, everything you need is in Practical Calligraphy.
Author | : David Harris |
Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2005-05-24 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780756613044 |
Traces the history of Western calligraphy, demonstrates various scripts, and shows manuscripts and inscriptions from the past
Author | : Margaret Shepherd |
Publisher | : Watson-Guptill |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2013-08-21 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0770434592 |
In an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting style is increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America's premier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn, but an elegant art form that you can make your own. Calligraphy remains perennially popular, often adorning wedding invitations, diplomas, and commercial signs. Whether it is Roman, Gothic, Celtic, Bookhand, or Italic style, calligraphy conveys class and elegance. Margaret Shepherd makes this ancient art form accessible in a completely hand-lettered technical guide that will: * Provide context for calligraphy as an art, exploring the rich tradition of hand-lettering and mapping the evolution of the most popular styles. * Give detailed technical advice on choosing pens, paper, and inks, setting up your workspace, mastering various pen angles, along with step-by-step illustrations to guide you as you practice. * Explain which alphabets are appropriate for different forms of writing. For example, the Roman alphabet works well for short, unpunctuated passages, while the Italic alphabet is more suited to informal everyday communication. * Encourage you to personalize your lettering by using variant strokes and interpreting how you would like the words to look on the page. * Inspire you with carefully chosen illustrations and examples, which bring letters to life. In Margaret Shepherd's own words, "Calligraphy trains not only your eye and hand, but your mind as well." Learn Calligraphy is the authoritative primer for this age-old craft, and will help develop a new appreciation for lettering as you discover your creative personality.
Author | : Rosemary Sassoon |
Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Calligraphy |
ISBN | : 9780500272510 |
Introduces the tools, materials, and basic alphabets of calligraphy, and offers tips on flourishes, display lettering, and layouts
Author | : Molly Suber Thorpe |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2017-01-16 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1250152453 |
A perfect gift for anyone who wants to learn the "write" way to craft calligraphy. Calligraphy is about creating something uniquely beautiful, whether to celebrate a special occasion like marriage or to use every day in the form of stationery. Author Molly Suber Thorpe, an award-winning wedding invitation designer and calligrapher based in Los Angeles, works closely with her international clients to give them the distinctive products they're looking for. In Modern Calligraphy, you can learn from this experienced expert how to master this fresh modern lettering style. The first book to teach this bold new style breaks the calligraphy process down into simple steps so anyone can learn to create their own stunning wedding invitations, thank you cards, gift tags, and more. Starting with an overview of the supplies—from paper to ink to pens—you will learn how to form letters, words, and then phrases by following Molly's clear step-by-step instructions, and by practicing with the provided templates. After mastering letter forms using a pointed pen and ink you can take it to the next level by learning how to use watercolor and gouache, or how to digitize your calligraphy. The twenty projects in the book provide lots of inspiration for making your own and are grouped into three sections: weddings, entertainment, and personal stationery. With loads of ideas, practice exercises, and helpful tips, soon you will be turning out gorgeous script calligraphy pieces like the ones featured in wedding magazines and popular websites like Pinterest.
Author | : Eleanor Winters |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 2002-12-26 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780486418049 |
Absolute beginners can learn how to get started on the basic Italic hand in this practical guide. Detailed discussions cover spacing and connecting letters; forming words and sentences; drawing "swash" capitals; changing nibs; using color; making corrections; waterproofing; addressing envelopes, making invitations, and stationery, and transcribing special texts. Numerous black-and-white illustrations.
Author | : Imogen Owen |
Publisher | : Quadrille Publishing |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2021-09-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781787136922 |
"Learn how to create beautiful, hand-lettered stationery, art, and other decorations with Modern Calligraphy, a sophisticated, interactive book full of exquisite sample alphabets, fun exercises, and simple step-by-step projects. From modern calligraphy in ink to hand lettering in chalk on blackboard and brush lettering in paint, you will discover a variety of ingenious and unique ways to turn words and letters into projects that can be given as gifts, sent as snail mail, or used within your home decor. Among other things, you will learn to create eyecatching letterforms, embellish with swirls and flourishes, free-brush letters on canvas, and digitize your work for printing. Along the way, you will find plenty of inspiration and helpful artist tips to encourage you, as well as numerous open practice pages to help you develop your own lettering style. You can customize letters and words, developing your own rules and methods as you go. With practical projects for all sorts of celebrations, from engagements and weddings to baby showers and even Halloween, Modern Calligraphy will give you the inspiration as well as the skills to turn your everyday handwriting into artwork."--Publisher's description.
Author | : Patricia Lovett |
Publisher | : Abradale Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2000-11 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Looks at the history of calligraphy & illumination, explores the use of gold in miniatures & high-lighting, & shows how to create a variety of projects. Subsidiary Rights: Selected by Book-of-the-Month Club & Crafters' Choice Book Club.
Author | : Donald M. Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
ART OF WRITTEN FORMS is the first book since the early years of the twentieth century to treat in one comprehensive volume both the historical and practical aspects of letters and writing systems. Drawing together information and illustrations from historic texts and modern research, much of it rare and inaccessible, the book surveys the history, theory, materials, and techniques of calligraphy, typography, and constructed letters.