1-2-3 Calligraphy! Letters and Projects for Beginners and Beyond

by Winters, Eleanor

• ISBN13: 9781402718397
• ISBN10: 140271839X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-28
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Kids everywhere will be grabbing their calligraphy pens, because this follow-up to the wildly successfulCalligraphy for Kidsoffers them even more artful fun. Inside they'll find new alphabets--and new ways to render the alphabets they already know--as well as fresh techniques and projects. There's coverage of the basic rules of layout; a review of some of the fundamental skills; advice on changing the weight of italic letters and forming italic capitals; and an introduction to both Swing and Modern Gothic handwriting. With just a little practice, children can make eye-catching signs, design their own personal stationery, address colorful envelopes in elegant script, and create calligraphic pictures and other decorations to hang on the wall.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Let's Begin	p. 5
Back to the Basics	p. 6
Calligraphy Vocabulary	p. 9
Pens and Pen Positions	p. 11
The Alphabets	p. 14
Italic: A Quick Review	p. 15
More Italic: Some New Letters	p. 20
A Brief Pause for a Math Lesson	p. 27
Back to Italic: Changing the Weight of the Letters	p. 30
Simple Italic Capitals	p. 35
Italic Handwriting	p. 44
Swing Gothic	p. 50
Modern Gothic: An Alphabet with Many Names	p. 54
Modern Gothic Capitals	p. 65
Writing in Capitals	p. 70
Creative Projects	p. 73
Writing Larger	p. 74
Quotation or Poem	p. 80
Stationery	p. 85
Envelopes	p. 90
Making Signs	p. 99
Calligrams	p. 104
Using "Real" Pens	p. 112
Guide Lines	p. 115
Index	p. 127
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