The Joy of Modern Calligraphy Review & GIVEAWAY

Develop your own calligraphy style! Calligraphy expert and founder of Artsynibs Studio Joyce Lee shows you how in The Joy of Modern Calligraphy: A guide to the art of beautiful writing. She defines modern calligraphy as "an individual's artistic take on the traditional scripts". She encourages mastering the basics before bending the rules. Take her 30-Day Calligraphy Challenge - write daily for 10 minutes. Don't have a pen? Pencil will work just as well. A quick warm up is encouraged (1 to 2 minutes), followed by 10 minutes of practice with a pencil or nib and ink. Learn and practice - basic strokes, lowercase, uppercase and words. An envelope of 20 large practice sheets is included to write on, photocopy or overlay. Download extra practice sheets using the provided link. Note that single sheets are easier to use than book bound. Her mindful approach to calligraphy involves stepping back and looking at breathing, tension, posture, planning, caffeine, practice and expectations. Learn about nibs, inks and papers and how to use them. She recommends the modestly priced Manuscript modern calligraphy set to begin. It includes a pen holder, 3 pointed nibs and a bottle of ink. In 8 simple projects see how your own beautiful lines of ink transform even the smallest piece of paper - envelopes, gift tags, artwork, labels, journals, notes and more. This stylish set - book and practice sheets - are housed in a hardback folder with an elastic band closure. The table of contents is listed below. Publisher Search Press will release this 128 page hardcover set on September 14, 2021. It is available now for pre-order. Get your copy below!

 

C O N T E N T S

Introduction

What is modern calligraphy?

Calligra-life lessons

Tools & materials

Theories & techniques

PROJECTS

Gold rings on handwritten envelopes

Full circle artwork

Glamorous gold acrylic gift tags 

Colour splash artwork

Digital monogram

DIY plant labels

Simple banner

Using coloured paper

Calligraphy FAQS

Index 

Practice sheets

Dimensions ‏: ‎ 22.71 x 1.8 x 28.73 cm (‏8.94 x 0.71 x 11.31 inches)

Practice sheets envelope on left.

Back and front covers.

Start of warm up exercises, page 56 of my copy.

Upstroke and downstroke, page 58 of my copy.

Joy of Modern Calligraphy ISBN-13 ‏: ‎978-1782218395 is available worldwide at Search Press. Search Press is an independent, multi award-winning, family owned art and craft book publisher. Check out their unique catalog at Search Press. Search Press has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until September 29, 2021. Canada & USA only. Good luck!

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Mastering Modern Calligraphy Review

Develop your own modern calligraphy style! From the bestselling author of Modern Calligraphy: Everything you need to know to get started in script calligraphy comes Mastering Modern Calligraphy: Beyond the Basics: 2,700+ Pointed Pen Exemplars and Exercises for Developing Your Style by Molly Suber Thorpe. This is a pointed pen calligraphy practice book. Its focus is on modern pointed pen styles. Modern calligraphy intentionally bends the strict rules of traditional calligraphy. If you know how to use a pointed pen this book is for you. It picks up where the authors first book (above) left off. To complete the exemplars and exercises in this book you only need a few supplies - a pencil, penholder, several nibs, good ink and practice paper. An expert in the field Molly shares the supplies that are popular, her personal favorites and sources worldwide. Then it's practice, practice, practice! I've listed the complete table of contents below. The spiral binding of this book allows for lay-flat, hands free study. I had no difficulty following along in this attractive and well-written book. Molly is an experienced and dedicated teacher who generously shares the tricks of the trade. I found her book organized, thorough and progressive - a course in mastering modern calligraphy! Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin released this 240 page spiral-bound on October 8, 2019. A Kindle version is also available. Get your copy below!

CONTENTS

Preface

CHAPTER ONE

Methods for Effective Practice

Principles of Modern Calligraphy Styles

Letter & Grid Construction

A Guide to Supplies

Help Desk

CHAPTER TWO

Warm-up Exercises & Drills

Pencil Warm-ups

Stroke Drills

CHAPTER THREE

Modern Calligraphy, Letter by Letter

The Building Blocks

Arrow Key

A Modern Basic Alphabet

Modern Variations: Letters, Numbers & Symbols

Modern Ligatures

CHAPTER FOUR

From Letters to Words

One Change at a Time

Word Explorations

CHAPTER FIVE

Five-Complete Alphabets

Quip

Nautica

Cream Soda

Dalliance

Blackboard Monoline

CHAPTER SIX

Majuscules & Monograms

Borealis

Chubby Bunny

Vice Versa

CHAPTER SEVEN

Small Layouts

Layout Practice

Writing on Curves & Slants

Envelope Addressing

All-caps Styles

CHAPTER EIGHT

Flourishes & Borders

Flourish Drills

Decorative Flourishes

Illustrative Flourishes

Wreaths & Laurels

APPENDIX I

Grids & Guides

APPENDIX II

Glossary

APPENDIX III

Additional Resources

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Back cover.

Anatomy of the grid.

Pencil Warm-ups.

Pencil Warm ups.

 Stroke Drills.

Stroke Drills continued.

Flourishes & Borders.

Mastering Modern Calligraphy is available worldwide at St Martin's Griffin. ISBN-13: 978-1250206992. St Martin's Griffin is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers.

Molly's first book Modern Calligraphy is available worldwide at St Martin's Griffin. ISBN: 9781250016324. St. Martin's Griffin released this 192 page paperback on September 24, 2013.

Hand Lettering & Calligraphy Review & GIVEAWAY

Turn letters into art with The Complete Photo Guide To Hand Lettering & Calligraphy by Abbey Sy. Her book is suitable for those new to hand lettering and calligraphy, or those seeking to improve current skills. It covers the basics, traditional calligraphy, modern hand lettering, decorative lettering and digital lettering. See a detailed table of contents below. You get over 30 large practice sheets. There are exercises and creative projects throughout. The author encourages you to read and take notes, learn the terminology, use the practice sheets for application of skills and experiment and have fun. Several Philippines based artists are introduced and share their work. This 192 page paperback was released June 12, 2018 by Publisher: Quarry Books. It's part of the Complete Photo Guide Series: The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert. A Kindle edition is also available. Get your copy below!

Contents

Preface

How to Use This Book

Tools and Materials

Traditional Tools

Modern Tools

Digital Tools

Other Tools for Lettering

Surfaces

Lettering and Primer

Anatomy Lesson

Alphabet Characteristics

Forming Letters

Adding Weight Lines

Connecting Letterforms

Classic Calligraphy

Using Traditional Tools

Using Modern Tools

Italic Calligraphy

Copperplate Calligraphy

Spencerian Calligraphy

Blackletter Calligraphy

Roman Calligraphy

Offhand Flourishes

Project

Modern Hand Lettering

Using Traditional Tools

Using Modern Tools

Basic Script

Adding Bounce

Flourishes

Flowers and Leaves

Projects

Decorative Lettering

Using Liners

Serif

Sans Serif

Letters and Layouts

Creating Illustrations Within Letterforms

Projects

Digital Lettering

Getting Started

Tools

Scanning and Basic Editing

Drawing Letterforms

Creating Special Effects

Adding Dimension

Projects

Practice Sheets

Resources

Glossary

Contributors

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Index

My copy. Product dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 11.2 inches (21.6 x 1.7 x 28.4 cm).

Hand Lettering & Calligraphy is available worldwide at Quarry Books, a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Check out their unique catalog at Quarry Books. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until February 12, 2019. Canada & the USA only. Good luck!

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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!

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