Study Calligraphy: The Full Guide of Lettering and Design

Calligraphy stays perennially common, usually adorning marriage ceremony invites, diplomas, and business indicators. Whether or not it’s Roman, Gothic, Celtic, Bookhand, or Italic model, calligraphy conveys class and magnificence. Margaret Shepherd makes this historical artwork kind accessible in a totally hand-lettered technical information that may:

• Present context for calligraphy as an artwork, exploring the wealthy custom of hand-lettering and mapping the evolution of the most well-liked kinds.

• Give detailed technical recommendation on selecting pens, paper, and inks, organising your workspace, mastering numerous pen angles, together with step-by-step illustrations to information you as you follow.

• Clarify which alphabets are acceptable for various types of writing. For instance, the Roman alphabet works effectively for brief, unpunctuated passages, whereas the Italic alphabet is extra suited to casual on a regular basis communication.

• Encourage you to personalize your lettering by utilizing variant strokes and decoding how you prefer to the phrases to look on the web page.

• Encourage you with rigorously chosen illustrations and examples, which deliver letters to life.
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Study Calligraphy is the authoritative primer for this age-old craft, and can assist develop a brand new appreciation for lettering as you uncover your artistic persona.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0767907329
Writer ‏ : ‎ Watson-Guptill; 1st version (February 20, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780767907323
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0767907323
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.41 x 0.44 x 10.89 inches