In an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting style is increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America’s premier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn, but an elegant art form that you can make your own. Calligraphy remains perennially popular, often adorning wedding invitations, diplomas, and commercial signs. Whether it is Roman, Gothic, Celtic, Bookhand, or Italic style, calligraphy conveys class and elegance. Margaret Shepherd makes this ancient art form accessible in a completely hand-lettered technical guide that will: * Provide context for calligraphy as an art, exploring the rich tradition of hand-lettering and mapping the evolution of the most popular styles. * Give detailed technical advice on choosing pens, paper, and inks, setting up your workspace, mastering various pen angles, along with step-by-step illustrations to guide you as you practice. * Explain which alphabets are appropriate for different forms of writing. For example, the Roman alphabet works well for short, unpunctuated passages, while the Italic alphabet is more suited to informal everyday communication. * Encourage you to personalize your lettering by using variant strokes and interpreting how you would like the words to look on the page. * Inspire you with carefully chosen illustrations and examples, which bring letters to life. In Margaret Shepherd’s own words, “Calligraphy trains not only your eye and hand, but your mind as well.” Learn Calligraphy is the authoritative primer for this age-old craft, and will help develop a new appreciation for lettering as you discover your creative personality.
目录;ACKNOWLEDGMENT AUTHOR’S FOREWORD THE ALPHAPETS IN THE ALPHAPETS 2000 YEARS OF SCRIBES & MATERIALS THE VOCABULARY OF THE PEN GETTING STARTED COMPENSATING FOR LEFT-HANDEDNESS SEEING CALLIGRAPHY ROMAN CELTIC GOTHIC GOTHIC CAPITALS BOOKHAND ITALIC ITALIC CAPITALS & SWASHES NUMERALS & PUNCTUATION 致谢辞 序言 字母中的字母 关于英文书法的2000年发展历史 关于英文书法用笔的相关词汇 开始学习英文书法 对用左手写字的技巧补充说明 英文书法概览 罗马体 凯尔特体 哥特体 大写哥特体 西文书写体 意大利体 大写意大利体及意大利斜体
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