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From hand-addressed wedding invitations to impressively lettered diplomas to beautifully scripted wall-hangings, the classic art of calligraphy takes many forms and provides much pleasure in today's mechanized world. This volume takes readers one step at a time toward the mastery of fine writing.

Discusses equipment and techniques for mastering calligraphy in six scripts and features step-by-step instructions for fifteen calligraphy projects including greeting cards, banners, and a family tree

Calligraphy enthusiasts can expand their horizons and augment their repertory of scripts with this detailed excursion into the method of creating beautifully inscribed Chinese characters. Organized into sections, this book presents Chinese characters that embrace a diversity of themes, including peace, happiness, love, long life, and many others. Each of 300 characters is presented with an explanation of its meaning and a note on how it is pronounced....

If you follow Chalkfulloflove on social media, you and thousands of others already know how adorable her hand-lettered creations are. Well, we have awesome news for you: Sarah brings her fabulous Hand Lettering 101 workshop right to you with this beginner's workbook.

Easy exercises to learn calligraphy.

Most courses in Chinese Calligraphy go slowly. Very slowly. They teach patience. "Chinese Calligraphy Made Easy teaches "calligraphy--"and teaches it fast. While most programs force students to learn all of the many basic brushstrokes first, Rebecca Yue's method starts with a few key strokes, then puts them together to make characters starting with the very first lesson. Students get motivated and stay motivated as the accomplishments keep coming--"as...

Teaches adults and older children the skills needed to write calligraphically in a range of modern and traditional styles, suitable for every greeting card and scrapbooking purposes. This title also explains embossing, printing with carved erasers, linocut lettering and other techniques for creative lettering.

Calligraphy, along with brush lettering, sign writing, and the chalkboard, is undergoing a surge in popularity. Examples of beautiful lettering and penmanship are all around us, and all over Instagram, depicted on book covers, posters, and invitations.Perfect for anyone wanting to learn more about calligraphy and lettering, this practical introduction showcases many examples from the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, and will offer a new understanding...

Provides instructions for making a variety of projects, from notepaper and giftwrap to a sun clock and a nightshirt, decorated with calligraphic designs.

"This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes, write their own placecards, and explore their creative side. With the rise of do-it-yourselfers, there is growing demand for a calligraphy guide that is much simpler than what's currently on the market. This book answers that call, with a focus on only the popular Italic alphabet rather than the...