From America's premier calligrapher comes an elegant, handlettered instructon guide for mastering five different calligraphic alphabets while learning about the fascinating evolution of this art form.
Learn
Calligraphy
The
Complete Book of Lettering and Design
To Margaret Shepherd, handwriting is much more than a tool for communication and record keeping; it's an expression of your personality, and in the case of calligraphy, a way to create art. So while computer fonts streamline our signage and correspondence, calligraphy is reemerging as a cherished technique that gives the ultimate personal touch. Shepherd's classic, but now out-of-print, 1978 primer Learning Calligraphy sold more than 250,000 copies and introduced thousands of people to this elegant art form. Now, with Learn Calligraphy, she brings a fresh and modern sensibility to the world of calligraphy, inviting a whole new generation to master the techniques. She has also refined her Roman, Gothic, Celtic, Italic, and Bookhand.
Through gorgeous hand-lettering, Learn Calligraphy guides readers step-by-step in the subtle movements required to perfect each letter. Offering comprehensive lessons and advice for choosing alphabets appropriate for different moods, messages, and media, Shepherd encourages variant strokes to personalize lettering and create true art. She describes everything from choosing the corect pen nib to finding the angle that is both comfortable and graceful. Along the way, she discusses intriguing details about calligraphers throughout the ages, from Ancient Rome to the Renaissance.
Accessible and inspiring, Learn Calligraphy opens a creative new world of beauty through typography to novices and experts alike.
Free Guideline Sheets
Use these to practice your calligraphic alphabets.
Gothic
Gothic Drawn Capitals
Italics
Italic Capitals
Celtic
Bookhand
Roman
Other Free Stuff from Margaret
