Step-by-step Calligraphy Project Book

by Susan Hufton

"...materials-selection information and comprehensive instruction for re-creating a variety of calligraphic lettering styles....Detailed instruction and technical exercises are given for six calligraphic styles....Pen-stroke sequences, common calligraphy faults, and bad letter form are noted. Sections describing spacing, layout, and margins introduce 15 projects for various levels of creative abilities, including labels, menus, banners, and family trees...fine addition for how-to collections...."—LJ. "...exceptionally well written, clearly illustrated and astonishingly helpful."—ART TIMES. 144 pages (all in color), 10 1/4 X 10 1/4.

Genres: Reference, Art, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 10, 1995

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book and I loved the spacious treatment of the featured historical manuscripts. Rarely are they given so much space and printed so clearly. The projects were also lovely—practical and useful, and simple enough to be approachable. In an ideal world the steps in each project would be broken down further and explained more explicitly, but a book can't be everything to everybody and I just love this one.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It takes all that to do fancy writing?

[Nozqa · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book surely helped me pass my calligraphy class back in my college years. anyone can learn this beautiful art just by reading this book. i'm sure you'll be delighted by how easily you can learn the art of calligraphy. it's illustrated with full-color photographs. the guidance begins on how to select the right equipment. follow by step by step letterforms writing tutorial. and a lot of bright ideas for many decorative projects.

[Troy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very daring, not very novel, and if you want ideas for interesting projects, here they are: Do a wall calendar. Do a poster. Make a background with watercolors and lay over some rather dry calligraphy. Done.