Creative Calligraphy: A Do-It-Yourself Guide To Decorative Lettering ANNOTATION
Creative Calligraphy tells you how to draw decorative lettering without needing special pens and equipment. With this book you can learn about different lettering styles; make beautiful letter patterns using any crayon or felt-tip pen; use decorative lettering to make cards, posters and books; and much more. Full-color illustrations.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
With this easy-to-use guide, you can create beautiful decorative lettering without special pens or equipment. Make your own invitations, cards, posters and books with any crayon or felt-tip pen. Calligraphy has never been so simple!
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Children's Literature - Children's Literture
Calligraphy is particularly attractive lettering, written very carefully. This guide looks briefly at the history of calligraphy and playing with letter forms to create patterns. Calligraphers hone their skills by practice, careful observation and more practice. Writing tools are important too, brushes and pens are the most frequently used. In addition to the specific examples of pen strokes that indicate direction and slant, there are a number of unexpected projects like a mobile and table decorations. Instructions for making two types of books look interesting. Favorite exercises are word pictures and decorative initials. It is a good general introduction for the beginner. Anyone with the slightest inclination will respond to the beautiful samples and pick up a pen and get started. 1995, Kingfisher Publications, Ages 8 to 12, $5.95. Reviewer: Kristin Harris
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