Sat, Mar 16
|Marakame Cafe
CANCUN - COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY (INTRO) - March 16
In this workshop you will learn in depth the lowercase and uppercase alphabets of the classic style of Copperplate calligraphy in the same workshop! Learn the essential concepts and gain a solid foundation for copperplate lettering with the flexible nib.
Time & Location
Mar 16, 2019, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Marakame Cafe, 19, 77505 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Guests
Info
Copperplate Calligraphy Workshop
In this workshop you will learn in depth the lowercase and uppercase alphabets of the classic style of Copperplate calligraphy in the same workshop! Learn the essential concepts and gain a solid foundation for copperplate lettering with the flexible nib. In this 6-hour class you will learn the history of this type of writing, the anatomy of the nib and how to use the pen correctly will be shown, which will prepare you to write fluidly and create your own style.
SYLLABUS
-Welcome
-Introduction
-Brief history
-Instruments and materials
-Anatomy of the pen
-Letter angle and pen position
-Heating strokes
-Basic strokes (lowercase letters)
-Form lowercase letters
-Basic strokes (uppercase letters)
-Form capital letters
-form words
-Conclusion
-Questions
-Farewell
YOUR CALLIGRAPHY KIT INCLUDES:
- 1 pen
- 2 nibs (Nikko G and Brause EF66)
- Sumi black ink bottle
- 1 block of semi-transparent 100% cotton paper
- Arabic gum
- 3 sheets of guide lines
- 1 Manual with exercises and examples
- Certificate in Letterpress and initialed by hand
- Snacks and coffee break.
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*NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED
Tickets
FULL PAYMENT
MX$2,000.00COMBO 2 Workshops
In this option you can save workshop combos with a special price; Just specify in the comments section the workshop(s) you want. If you do not want to pay the total amount of the combo, and only set aside, use the set aside option of each workshop you want to take. - If you want to take 2 workshops the total price is 3600.00 (you save 500) - If you want to take 3 workshops the total price is 5400.00 (you save 750) - If you want to take 4 workshops the total price is 7000.00 (you save 1200)
MX$3,600.00
Total
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