Calligraphy category: 78 books
Calligraphy
A Comprehensive Guide to Beautiful Lettering
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Discover the timeless art of beautiful writing! This introduction to creating calligraphy combines beginner-friendly clarity with thorough guidance and gorgeous examples.
Introduces nine major calligraphic styles, with detailed diagrams and tips for writing each letter.
Sub-sections include histories...
by Don Marsh
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1996
Make your first steps in calligraphy fun and rewarding!
You'll be delighted at how easy this guide makes it to address invitations with a touch of class, send unforgettable greeting cards, and craft unique and meaningful gifts.
With Don Marsh's simple and straightforward instruction, you'll...
Italic and Copperplate Calligraphy
The Basics and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
In recent years, calligraphy has evolved from an esoteric art form to an everyday pursuit for artists, students, and amateurs. This guide for novices with some experience offers the chance to advance to the next level. Well-illustrated, step-by-step instructions by an expert calligrapher explain...
Shodo
The way of calligraphy
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
The first interactive digital book on Shodo, the way of calligraphy, with pictures and video lessons of Nagayama Norio Sensei.
More than 100 photos, illustrations and haiku; 70 videos-exercises in kanji, kaisho, the seals, the rules spelling of the kanji, the sayings of the Masters.
A manual to understand...
Moon by the Window
The Calligraphy and Zen Insights of Shodo Harada
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Shodo Harada is internationally recognized both as a Zen teacher and as a world-class master of the fine art of Zen calligraphy. Harada regularly exhibits and gives calligraphy demonstrations in museums and universities in the U.S. and abroad. Accomplished Zen teachers from across the globe come to...
Fun and Friendly Calligraphy for Kids
A Hands-On Guide to Creative Lettering
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
EVERYTHING A BEGINNER CALLIGRAPHER NEEDS TO KNOW TO GET STARTED WITH BEAUTIFUL HANDWRITING.
The art of calligraphy doesn’t teach you how to write words, but instead, how to draw them. With this book’s fun and playful approach, you will not only improve your handwriting skills, you’ll...
by Maggie Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
In a time where most of our writing is done through computer font, Calligraphy allows us to be unique and express our own personal styles. In this book, Maggie reveals the beauty of the art and how you can master this art form to express yourself.
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by Dick Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
No need for copper or plates to achieve the distinctive calligraphic script of eighteenth-century Europe ― just a pen, ink, and this comprehensive workbook will do. Master calligrapher Dick Jackson explains the basic strokes for almost all letters of the copperplate alphabet. Simple instructions...
Copperplate Calligraphy from A to Z
A Step-by-Step Workbook for Mastering Elegant, Pointed-Pen Lettering
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
Learn and perfect the classic, yet once again popular, script with this easy-to-use, full-color, and very modern guide.
Pointed pen calligraphy doesn’t have to be intimidating! This photo-packed guide breaks down every skill, step and stroke into easy-to-learn techniques. It shows you how...
The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy
The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Letterers and Calligraphers
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
**Written by best-selling author and hand letterer Abbey Sy, The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy covers the basics and beyond for creative lettering techniques. **
The book begins with an overview of tools and materials, both traditional (pointed pen and fountain...
Brush Lettering
a calligraphy workbook
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
Learn brush lettering with this easy to use workbook. Stroke by stroke exemplars of each letter. Students are encouraged to letter over the gray brush lettering in the workbook. This workbook was created by Laura Di Piazza, a professional calligrapher since 1999 and a calligraphy teacher at Society of Scribes and Dartmouth College.
by Caroline Joy Adams
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
An updated version of the classic Renaissance manuals, this handbook is geared toward modern practitioners. It features the best ideas from the early guides, compiled into a contemporary system that makes writing the Italic as simple as possible. With this manual as a guide, both experienced and novice calligraphers can cultivate their natural creativity.
The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide
A Complete Step-by-Step Creative Workbook to Jump-Start Modern Calligraphy Skills
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
From the artist behind the popular Pigeon Letters website, a complete guide to learning and perfecting brush lettering, a forgiving style of modern calligraphy that encourages creative expression and imprecision, including basic skills, flourishes, and project ideas.
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by Betty Longsdale
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2018
In a time where most of our writing is done through computer font, artistic letter design allows us to be unique and express our own personal styles. In this book, Maggie reveals the beauty of the art and how you can master this art form to express yourself.
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