The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calligraphy
Calligraphy, that beautiful script lettering that seems like art, has increased in popularity over the last several years. From brides who want to address their wedding invitations to do-it-yourselfers who want to prepare certificates or make a family tree, calligraphy books and classes are hot! Whether you want to address thank you notes, or are interested in the latest craze— Japanese Calligraphy— The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calligraphy is the fun and easy-to-use resource. Featuring an...
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Calligraphy, that beautiful script lettering that seems like art, has increased in popularity over the last several years. From brides who want to address their wedding invitations to do-it-yourselfers who want to prepare certificates or make a family tree, calligraphy books and classes are hot! Whether you want to address thank you notes, or are interested in the latest craze— Japanese Calligraphy— The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calligraphy is the fun and easy-to-use resource. Featuring an oversize, lay-flat format with space for practicing and copying, this book offers the best advice in techniques, equipment and style and contains 6 full calligraphy fonts and 10 specific projects.
Part 1Start Write In11The ABCs of Beautiful Handwriting3B.C.: Before Computer4Different Styles, Different Names4Handwriting as Art5Calligraphy in an Electronic Age6People Get Paid for Doing This?7Artistic Talent Not Essential82Pick Up Your Pen9The Only Tools You Need to Begin9Slant Board10Carpenter's Pencil or 2mm Felt-Tipped Calligraphic Pen11Posture Makes Perfect11Get a Grip: How to Hold the Pen12Left? Write!13Working the Angles13Some Warming-Up Exercises14Learning Your ABCs14Study the Letters15Trace15Practice on Ruled Paper163Starting in Style: Formal Italic17So What's Formal Italic?17The Important Things to Know About Formal Italic18Stroke Sequence18Part 2The Write Stuff434Tools of the Trade45Calligraphic Fountain Pens45Calligraphic Broad-Nibbed Pens46Assembling a Pen46Reservoirs47Loading a Pen with Ink47Fixing Ink Flow Problems48Cleaning Pens49Other Equipment You'll Need49Ink50Color50Color Inks51Gouache51Paper515Practice, Practice, Practice57The Route from Awkward to Graceful57Setting Line Spaces58Ruling Lines59Put the Brakes on the Shakes60Loosening-Up Exercises60Using a Light Box61Correcting Mistakes626Elegant Variations: Chancery Cursive65How to Make Beautiful Serifs65Some Important Things to Know About Cursive Italic66Swashes and Flourishes67Part 3The A to Z of Designing with Words897From Letters to Words91Letter Spacing91Word Spacing93Line Spacing93You're Running Out of Space or You Have Too Much95How to Center Lines of Calligraphy968Designing a Project99Interpreting the Text99Thumbnail Sketches100Emphasis and Weight, Scale and Balance100Margins101Initial Caps and Decorations103Centered, Left, Right, Asymmetrical?1049Projects to Begin With107Bookmarks107Place Cards108Greeting Card Ideas110Scoring Paper111Getting Cards Printed111Menus112Fitting It All In112Creating the Mood113Part 4Turning Words into Art11510Wedding Invitations117Where Do You Begin?117Finding Your Theme118The Many Parts of the Wedding Invitation119The Wording121Ideas for Designing Your Own Invitations121Ordering Printing121The Wording on the Envelopes122Doing the Calligraphy on the Envelopes123Stuffing and Mailing Envelopes12511Japanese Calligraphy and Scrolls127Japanese Calligraphy127Using Japanese Characters128Learning to Write Japanese Characters129Making a Poetry Scroll13212Making a Family Tree135Doing Your Homework135Making a Simple Four-Generation Chart136A Layout Challenge: The More Detailed Chart13813Making Posters and Playing with Words141Location, Location, Location141Less Is More141Make It Eye-Catching142Playing with Words143Ways to Write Large Letters144Part 5The Medium Is the Message14714Different Tools, Different Effects149Reeds, Bamboo Pens, and ... Makeup Sponges?149Making a Quill150How to Cut a Nib150Unusual Tools from Shops152Making Rubber Stamps153Making Embossed and Debossed Letters15515Getting into Print157Instant Printer or Commercial Printer?157Timing, Pricing, and Estimates158Choosing Paper, Format, and Folds160Preparing Artwork for the Printer160Check Everything16216Ornamentation and Presentation163Using Gold Ink and Gouache163Making a Decorative Capital Letter163Ribbons and Tassels165Cutouts and 3-D Decorations166Framing167Part 6Try Your Hand at These17117Roman Capitals173Classic and Dignified173The Important Things to Know About Roman Capitals174Serifs17418Uncials181Wide and Sprightly181The Important Things to Know About Uncials18219Foundational189Solid and Steady189The Important Things to Know About Foundational19020Gothic201Dignified and Dark201The Important Things to Know About Gothic202AppendixesAGlossary213BFurther Readings217CWeb Sites219Index221
