Guide to Creative Handlettering: Over 20 step-by-step projects & creative techniques

by Fiona Graham-Flynn

Overview

Learn how to use handlettering to create 20 beautiful works of art with this easy step-by-step guide.

Calligraphy and handlettering have never been more popular, and this useful reference guide will teach you everything you need to know. Get started with the comprehensive techniques section and hone your new skills with 20 step-by-step projects. Make birthday cards, wedding and party invitations, personalized gifts, home décor, and much more. Handlettering is perfect for beginners and more experienced crafters, as all you need is a pen, ink, paper, and some practice, and before you know it you will be creating beautiful works of art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782495994
Publisher:	Ryland Peters & Small
Publication date:	02/12/2019
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	996,043
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Fiona Graham-Flynn was born in Scotland; she has been a calligrapher and illuminator for thirty-eight years, and a teacher of calligraphy for the past sixteen years. She specializes in the Celtic Uncial and Irish Half-uncial, pigment colors, and vellum. She has co-written the book Celtic Ornament: Art of the Scribe with Courtney Davis, and Celtic Calligraphy, a book for children. Fiona is based in Dorset, UK, and her website can be found at www.tigon-crafts.co.uk.

Table of Contents

Preface 6

Introduction 7

The Scripts 12

Materials 14

Chapter 1 Carolingian 28

Chapter 2 Roman Capitals 58

Chapter 3 Uncial and Half-Uncial 72

Chapter 4 Black Letter Gothic 88

Chapter 5 Italic 100

Chapter 6 Copperplate 119

Templates 122

Suppliers 127

Index 127

Nib Size Chart 128

Glossary 128