Friday, February 09, 2018

The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design Review & GIVEAWAY

Want to create stunning calligraphy and hand lettering? New from Walter Foster Publishing this is The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design: More than 50 tips and techniques for mastering a variety of stylish, elegant, and contemporary hand-written alphabets by Cari Ferraro and‎ John Stevens. Inside the meaty 128 page softback you will find approachable instruction on calligraphy, lettering and word design. It begins with the basic tools and materials of calligraphy followed by techniques and includes numerous stroke-by-stroke alphabet templates and specially lined and blank pages to practice your letters. Part II explores the addition of color, starting with tools and materials and moving on to embellishing with colored lettering, illumination, backgrounds and flourishes - all shown in detailed step-by-step diagrams. Third is creative hand-lettering or doodling with plenty of inspirational samples, letter exercises and practice pages to explore your own style. And finally, put your new skills to use with some lettering projects, in particular lettered wall art. Part of The Little Book of ... series. "In this new series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike will delight in learning a variety of fun and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary design." Get your copy below! 


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction

Part I:  Traditional Calligraphy
Tools & Materials
Basic Techniques
Skeleton
Foundational
Uncial
Runic Versals
Versals
Italic
Blackletter
Contemporary Calligraphic Styles
Brushstroke
Fun & Funky
Quirky & Curlicue

Part II:  Illuminated & Colored Lettering
 Tools & Materials
Lettering in Color
Illuminated Letters
Illuminated Ancient Runic Style
Illuminated Gothic Letter
Backgrounds & Flourishes

Part III:  Creative Hand-Lettering
Fun with Letters & Numbers
Doodled Letter Composition
Doodled Number Composition

Part IV:  Lettering Projects
Brush-Lettered Wall Art
Watercolor-Lettered Wall Art
Gouache & Watercolor Wall Art
Digitizing Your Lettering
Watercolor Gift Tags

About the Authors

A photo I took of page 17, terminology. Ductus in red. The term "ductus" refers to the direction and sequence of the strokes. 

The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design is available worldwide at Walter Foster Publishing, a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Walter Foster is one of the most recognized names in art instruction. Check out their unique catalog at Walter Foster Publications. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy of The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design! One winner will be selected at random. Open until February 24, 2018. Canadian and USA addresses only. Good luck!


25 comments:

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