LIVE ONLINE - COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY + HOLIDAY FLOWERS - DECEMBER 19 & 20 (both days)

Copperplate Calligraphy Workshop + Christmas Flourishes (Special Edition Workshop 8 hours)

December 19 and 20 (10am to 2pm both days)

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 8-hour class you will learn the history of this type of writing, the anatomy of the pen 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

-Christmas flourishes

-Conclusion 

-Questions

-Farewell

YOUR CALLIGRAPHY KIT INCLUDES:

- 1 pen

- 2 nibs (Nikko G and Brause EF66) 

- Sumi black ink bottle

- Arabic gum

- 3 sheets of guide lines 

- 1 Manual with exercises and examples

- Folder with exercises and 100% semi-transparent cotton paper

- Downloadable material of Christmas flourishes

​- The cost of the workshop includes the shipment of the material within the Mexican Republic

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*NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED