The Encyclopedia of Calligraphy Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques

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“The design, reasonable price, and quality of calligraphy reproduced all combine to make this publication a worthwhile acquisition....The book is...jam-packed with color illustrations and informative text...[It] presents thirty-four calligraphy techniques....The second section shows how professional calligraphers solve design problems.”—School Arts.


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Create beautiful calligraphy for your projects, whether it's lettering in a scrapbook or photo album, on invitations, or as a way to enhance another craft. It's easy to practice the alphabets from diagrams showing the sequence and direction of the strokes. Every important technique is represented, from Foundational Hand and Unicials to Gothic, Italic, and Copperplate. To give you ideas, leading calligraphers demonstrate which techniques best suit a subject through examples of their work. Check the information on tools and equipment and you're ready to begin producing a rewarding range of magnificent lettering for all occasions.



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From a simple stroke of the pen to borders, brushed letters, posters, and printed books--that's where calligraphy can take you! Less daunting than drawing, yet every bit as detailed and beautiful, this art celebrates the richly written word. Develop your skills, following the most comprehensive visual analysis ever of all the major techniques--foundational hand, uncials, gothic, italic, copperplate, and more. Diagrams show the letters built up strike by stroke, along with their sequence and direction. Manipulate the pen to get just the right thickness, as well as the correct proportions. There's advice on different nibs and brushes, and their varied effects, as well as on design principles that help you create complete artistic pieces. Produce letterforms and decorative letters, use a formal and elegant approach (great for an invitation or announcement), and mix calligraphy with other crafts. An inspirational gallery of work by leading calligraphers demonstrates how to match style and subject.


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