Calligraphy in 24 hours
By: Veiko Kespersaks
Edition: 1st ed. for North America.
Publisher: Barron's; Barron's Educational Series
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780764145063
Subjects: Lettering; Technique; Calligraphy
Other titles: Calligraphy in twenty-four hours
Description: "... a carefully structured beginner's course. Learn the basic principles behind a range of alphabets, letter-by-letter and stroke-by-stroke, in a series of focused technique-based tutorials..."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: "A Quarto Book".

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started.  Tools and materials ; Paper ; Setting up ; Understanding letterforms ; Correcting mistakes; title: The lessons. Roman capitals : monoline ; Roman capitals : broad-edge ; Uncials ; Foundational : minuscules ; Composition and layout ; Decorative borders ; Gothic cursive : minuscules ; Gothic cursive : majuscules ; Italic : minuscules ; Italic : majuscules ; Spacing letters and words ; Flourished italic : minuscules ; Flourished italic : majuscules ; Chancery cursive : minuscules ; Chancery cursive : majuscules ; Copperplate : minuscules ; Copperplate : majuscules ; Designing with color ; Flourished copperplate : minuscules and majuscules ; Spencerian : minuscules ; Spencerian : majuscules ; Flourished Spencerian : minuscules and majuscules ; Illumination : design choices ; Illumination : basic techniques; title: The projects. Concertina book ; Embossed certificate ; Sonnet ; Embossed panel ; Bookmark ; Wedding invitation ; Poem ; Family tree.