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Modern Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Hand-Lettering
Unlock your creativity with this inspiring guide to modern calligraphy. Loosely based on the 2,000-year-old Copperplate style, modern calligraphy offers an accessible form of hand lettering — one that allows practitioners to develop their own styles. Even if you think you're not creative or that your handwriting is poor, with this beautifully illustrated guide as well as regular practice, you'll be on your way to an exciting and satisfying new form of self-expression.
Author Lucy Edmonds is the founder of a stationery boutique, Quill London, where she has conducted calligraphy workshops for thousands of students from all over the world. Her step-by-step approach will show you an abundance of tips, tricks, and techniques for beginners, starting with advice on materials and basic exercises and advancing to uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and brush calligraphy. Plenty of practice pages with dotted lines will help you perfect your technique. Plus, a wealth of practical ideas includes pointers for making your own inks and adding an elegant personal touch to envelope-addressing, invitations, dinner party menus, and gift tags. This book is a notch bound paperback book hence may not lay flat
Author Lucy Edmonds is the founder of a stationery boutique, Quill London, where she has conducted calligraphy workshops for thousands of students from all over the world. Her step-by-step approach will show you an abundance of tips, tricks, and techniques for beginners, starting with advice on materials and basic exercises and advancing to uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and brush calligraphy. Plenty of practice pages with dotted lines will help you perfect your technique. Plus, a wealth of practical ideas includes pointers for making your own inks and adding an elegant personal touch to envelope-addressing, invitations, dinner party menus, and gift tags. This book is a notch bound paperback book hence may not lay flat
176 pages, Paperback
Published October 17, 2018
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May 7, 2020
'Modern Callgraphy' by Lucy Edomonds is a guide to the tools and techniques to create beautiful lettering.
Starting with the tools you'll need and the strokes to create, this book guides the reader through alphabets and projects along with lots of examples and practice sheets. Included are tips on using brushes and brush pens and what different surfaces work best with each. There are ways to kind of fake letters depending on needs, and tips for doing jobs like addressing envelopes.
I loved the style and approach of this book. The author is encouraging and helpful. Included in the back are an FAQ and resources for supplies and further inspiration.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Starting with the tools you'll need and the strokes to create, this book guides the reader through alphabets and projects along with lots of examples and practice sheets. Included are tips on using brushes and brush pens and what different surfaces work best with each. There are ways to kind of fake letters depending on needs, and tips for doing jobs like addressing envelopes.
I loved the style and approach of this book. The author is encouraging and helpful. Included in the back are an FAQ and resources for supplies and further inspiration.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
October 1, 2019
Pretty nice with a lot of thought and good advice.
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