Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Guide

by Eleanor Winters

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to mastering calligraphy features a chronicle of the art's history, complete instructions for learning calligraphy, and more.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Crafts, Reference, Design, Art Design, How To

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Lusy]

Calligraphic practice by definition is the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner, according to Wikipedia. The post also shared about what happens with this type of art these days.

Calligraphy continues to flourish in the forms of wedding invitations and event invitations, font design and typography, original hand-lettered logo design, religious art, announcements, graphic design and commissioned calligraphic art, cut stone inscriptions, and memorial documents. It is also used for props and moving images for film and television, and also for testimonials, birth and death certificates, maps, and other written works.

As an ancient art that can be found in variety of forms from different countries both in the Eastern and Western worlds, I'm not only glad that it's not a lost art but also relieved that nowadays, it's expanded into more modern forms embraced by young generations. So there are plenty of rooms for everybody to grow!





Needless to say, Calligraphy comes in many styles from around the world. If you want to learn it, then Copperplate Calligraphy is a part of Western Calligraphy that is a good start for beginners. If you can, joining the in-person course of Eleanor Winters is the best way to go. If not, then learning from this book of hers is the next best thing!





It's a step-by-step manual that offers different ways for someone to learn Copperplate Calligraphy. I love that it shares the historical background of Copperplate as a calligraphic style in the beginning of the book. I also love the steps on how to do the letters both minuscules and capitals, complete with the wrong examples!





I just wish there were more wrong examples in form of sentences in this book but overall, when it comes to helping beginners of this calligraphic style? This book is really helpful! If you'd like to learn Copperplate Calligraphy, I highly recommend this book.

Good luck!





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[Maddison Holland]

This was a great beginner’s guide to learning Copperplate Calligraphy! I stuck to it, treating it like a class and following all her instructions how she presented them and picked up on it quickly! I definitely recommend this book to anyone getting started in this style. It provided a great foundation that I can improve on.

[Kizia]

This is my go-to book every time I practice calligraphy. It is concise and clear. Perfect book for learning the basics and for drills. I believe it's a great book for first-timers who want to dive into the beautiful world of calligraphy.

[Anna]

A very clear, concise guide to copperplate. With clear instructions on letter and word formation. Great for the beginner but if you've read many calligraphy instruction manuals probably not much info you haven't already found elsewhere.

[Kitiya]

Perfect book for a beginner!

[Lyndsey]

A great introduction into Copperplate Calligraphy, I found taking my time and working through the pages really useful. A great resource.

[Tanrus]

THE guide book for copperplate calligraphy! This book is part of the holy grail for copperplate books.

[Srividya Raghavan]

Excellent instructions for a self learner. I am yet working through it, but find the instructions clear and useful to develop my own skills.d

[Mustafa Pracha]

A good book to learn calligraphy, it also serves as a reference to traditional copperplate script

[Robbin]

Very good text somehow not as inspiring as others.

[Charlotte CanCountAndRead]

Incredibly comprehensive and very detailed. I consider myself fluent in writing copperplate from this book alone.

[Nguyễn Giao]

It was the first book I've read to start my calligraphy journey, and I'm so thankful for that choice. Eleanor is such a great teacher!

[Abby]

Best copperplate calligraphy manual around! Highly recommended for anyone who wants to teach themselves the difficult art of copperplate penmanship.

[Sifatullahwaris]

nice

[Serdar Emre]

good

[Heather]

Like it says on the tin, literally just about the one script type.

[Teri]

One of the best instructional manuals I've ever read. Clear instructions, clear pictures.