Art of Creative Lettering: Calligraphy Techniques, Projects and Alphabets

Mehigan Janet (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2017
Southwater (Verlag)
978-1-78019-520-9 (ISBN)

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Explains techniques and materials, with beautiful ideas to create and calligraphic alphabets to copy.

This expertly presented volume covers all aspects of the art of 'beautiful writing', setting out the essential tools needed, teaching all the basic strokes to form letters, and providing a rich variety of templates to work from. A dozen alphabets are illustrated, showing pen angles, strokes and common group structures, along with a section on using a computer to create digital calligraphy. The projects offer practical ideas for using calligraphy in all kinds of ways, explaining techniques such as embossing, gilding and bookbinding. With an inspirational gallery of examples and clear step-by-step guidance, this manual is perfect for both beginners and experienced calligraphers.

Janet Mehigan is a Fellow of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators, and of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society. She runs calligraphy workshops and teaches calligraphy and art in Adult Education.

Introduction 6 The origins of calligraphy 8 Getting started 16 Alphabets 34 Calligraphic techniques 84 Gallery 118 Calligraphic projects 130 Glossary 250 Suppliers 252 Index 254 Acknowledgements 256

Erscheinungsdatum	13.07.2017
Zusatzinfo	Over 1000 photographs
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 282 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
ISBN-10	1-78019-520-6 / 1780195206
ISBN-13	978-1-78019-520-9 / 9781780195209
Zustand	Neuware