Foundation Calligraphy For Beginners

Explore your lettering creativity with the foundation of basic letterforms. In this class you’ll gain an understanding of working with a chisel shaped nib continuing to refine your calligraphic technique by focusing on basic strokes, letter construction, pen angles and spatial awareness.

Make a name tag, bookmark or envelop.

Calligraphy kit is included in the cost of the course.

Note please let us know if you write with left hand.

Course Outline

• Introduction to the foundational hand, its style, letter construction and characteristics.
• Introduction to writing with a chisel shaped nib by creating pen basic strokes.
• Study lower case series addition with capital vowels.
• Introduce colour, layout and composition with the idea of combining them with card making, name tag, bookmark, envelop.