Description

Author/Contributor(s):	Shepherd, Margaret
Publisher:	Watson-Guptill
Date:	2/20/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting styleis increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America’spremier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn,but an elegant art form that you can make your own.

Calligraphy remains perenniallypopular, often adorning wedding invitations, diplomas, and commercial is Roman, Gothic, Celtic, Bookhand, or Italic style, calligraphy conveys classand elegance. Margaret Shepherd makes this ancient art form accessible in a completelyhand-lettered technical guide that will:

• Provide context for calligraphy as anart, exploring the rich tradition of hand-lettering and mapping the evolution ofthe most popular styles.

• Give detailed technical advice on choosing pens, paper,and inks, setting up your workspace, mastering various pen angles, along with step-by-stepillustrations to guide you as you practice.

• Explain which alphabets are appropriatefor different forms of writing. For example, the Roman alphabet works well for short,unpunctuated passages, while the Italic alphabet is more suited to informal everydaycommunication.

• Encourage you to personalize your lettering by using variantstrokes and interpreting how you would like the words to look on the page.

• Inspireyou with carefully chosen illustrations and examples, which bring letters to life.

Learn Calligraphy is the authoritative primer for this age-old craft, and will help develop a new appreciation for lettering as you discover your creative personality.