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Modern Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering the Art of Creativity
Beautifully illustrated with a covetable rose gold foil cover, Modern Calligraphy is a step-by-step workbook for those wanting to learn this super trendy form of lettering.
Written by Lucy Edmonds, the founder of Quill London, the book will guide readers through the first steps of pointed pen calligraphy, encouraging you to spend an hour a week developing and practicing the new skill. Designed for complete beginners, the book offers tips, tricks and techniques on the materials required and how to use them properly, how to approach the modern calligraphy letterforms, and most importantly explores ways to develop our own modern calligraphy style. You'll learn about inks and how to make your own, brush calligraphy, and what you can do with your new skill - from envelope addressing and event stationery to beautiful dinner party menus and gift tags.
Written by Lucy Edmonds, the founder of Quill London, the book will guide readers through the first steps of pointed pen calligraphy, encouraging you to spend an hour a week developing and practicing the new skill. Designed for complete beginners, the book offers tips, tricks and techniques on the materials required and how to use them properly, how to approach the modern calligraphy letterforms, and most importantly explores ways to develop our own modern calligraphy style. You'll learn about inks and how to make your own, brush calligraphy, and what you can do with your new skill - from envelope addressing and event stationery to beautiful dinner party menus and gift tags.
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112 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2017
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April 24, 2022
Genuine Calligraphy Book
Unlike other books claiming to teach the art of calligraphy but instead show you brush writing this book is all about calligraphy with some advice on brush writing on chalkboard and wood.
This book shows how to hold your pen and takes you through early exercises in calligraphy and progressively fancier techniques. Very good advice on materials.
Unlike other books claiming to teach the art of calligraphy but instead show you brush writing this book is all about calligraphy with some advice on brush writing on chalkboard and wood.
This book shows how to hold your pen and takes you through early exercises in calligraphy and progressively fancier techniques. Very good advice on materials.
February 9, 2018
Really useful for a complete beginner. Explains why you use a pen holder and pointed nib rather than a calligraphy pen. Gives lots of examples of lettering and also explains how to make your own ink. Just need to give it a go now.
March 20, 2018
This book is a great starting point for people interested in calligraphy and practising their skills. I've been writing with calligraphy pens on my own for years but I've never had these helpful guides and tips before so I'm sure to be improved after reading this, at least I hope so!
February 21, 2018
Really good introduction. I will be combining the information with secrets of modern calligraphy book! Everything is simoly explained at a pace you can get behind.
September 10, 2018
Great book for beginners of calligraphy! Edmonds does a good job of explaining the tools needed and how to get started.
September 21, 2019
E-book I bought for the Popsugar challenge. Very basic. Ideal for beginners, but it was already too simple for me :)
December 15, 2020
Found this okay, but didn't really help as much as I needed. The fonts were very 'typed' and would only look good as that, typed out on fancy paper.
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