Learn Calligraphy：The Complete Book of Lettering and Design

图书标准信息

• 作者 Margaret Shepherd 著
• 出版社 Ten Speed Press
• 出版时间 2001-02
• ISBN 9780767907323
• 定价 141.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 168页
• 正文语种 英语

【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.