Learn Calligraphy: Complete Book of Lettering/Desi
Category: Language Arts: Handwriting: Callig
Author: Margaret Shepherd
Copyright/published Year: 2001 by Broadway
ISBN: 0767907329
Binding: Paper
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.
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