【内容简介】: Inanageofmyriadcomputerfontsandinstantcommunication,yourhandwritingstyleisincreasinglyaverypersonalcreation.Inthisbook,MargaretShepherd,America'spremiercalligrapher,showsyouthatcalligraphyisnotsimplyacraftyoucanlearn,butanelegantartformthatyoucanmakeyourown.

Calligraphyremainsperenniallypopular,oftenadorningweddinginvitations,diplomas,andcommercialsigns.WhetheritisRoman,Gothic,Celtic,Bookhand,orItalicstyle,calligraphyconveysclassandelegance.MargaretShepherdmakesthisancientartformaccessibleinacompletelyhand-letteredtechnicalguidethatwill:

*Providecontextforcalligraphyasanart,exploringtherichtraditionofhand-letteringandmappingtheevolutionofthemostpopularstyles.

*Givedetailedtechnicaladviceonchoosingpens,paper,andinks,settingupyourworkspace,masteringvariouspenangles,alongwithstep-by-stepillustrationstoguideyouasyoupractice.

*Explainwhichalphabetsareappropriatefordifferentformsofwriting.Forexample,theRomanalphabetworkswellforshort,unpunctuatedpassages,whiletheItalicalphabetismoresuitedtoinformaleverydaycommunication.

*Encourageyoutopersonalizeyourletteringbyusingvariantstrokesandinterpretinghowyouwouldlikethewordstolookonthepage.

*Inspireyouwithcarefullychosenillustrationsandexamples,whichbringletterstolife.

InMargaretShepherd'sownwords,"Calligraphytrainsnotonlyyoureyeandhand,butyourmindaswell."LearnCalligraphyistheauthoritativeprimerforthisage-oldcraft,andwillhelpdevelopanewappreciationforletteringasyoudiscoveryourcreativepersonality.
【作者简介】: MargaretShepherdisanotedcalligrapherandauthor,withanimpressiverosterofhigh-profileclients.Shehaspublishedthirteeninstructionbooksforcalligraphersofalllevels.Allherbooks,includingthebestsellingLearningCalligraphy,aredoneinhand-letteredtext.Shehasresearched,taught,written,andfreelancedextensively,andhasexhibitedherworkinmanymuseumandgalleryexhibitions.ShelivesinBoston.

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