The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calligraphy

by Jane Eldershaw

You’re no idiot, of course. You know that calligraphy enhances everything from elegant invitations to official documents. The art of beautiful handwriting has been around for centuries, and those who have mastered it have a skill that’s both lucrative and enjoyable. You’d love to learn the finer points of calligraphy—but when it comes to putting pen to paper, you’re all thumbs! Say “so long” to chicken scratches! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Calligraphy will show you, stroke for stroke, how to master pen and ink to produce projects worthy of the most sophisticated scribe. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get:
The history of beautiful handwriting—calligraphy past and present. Tools of the trade—essentials for setting up a workspace and getting started.Practice makes perfect—tips and exercises to keep you in line. Fun with fonts—six full alphabets to round out your expertise. Design 101—how-to’s for creating and carrying out your own calligraphy projects, including wedding invitations, bookmarks, and more! Taking your skills to the next level with ornamentation.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crafts

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Abby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mediocre instructional manual, which I should have known from the title/series. The lack of photographs and examples is a disadvantage on the whole. Replacing photos of actual calligraphy with goofy clip art is a poor decision. I don't recommend it. The one plus is the clear and large-sized font examples with clearly indicated stroke orders. Again, it is just traditional, broad-pen calligraphy that is covered here.

[Natalia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I purchased this book recently to refresh my memory on various calligraphy techniques that I'd studied many years ago. I found it a very useful and thorough introduction to calligraphy (western). It introduces a variety of fonts/typefaces giving step-by-step instructions, run downs of the various tools available, tips, advice on how to finish a work of calligraphy, and even ideas on how to sell or receive commissioned calligraphy work.

[Torviewtoronto · Rating 5 out of 5]

useful book to learn calligraphy I like the 1,2,3 direction in the practice sheets
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