CALLIGRAPHY ALPHABETS FOR BEGINNERS


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The Easy Way to Learn Lettering and Illumination Techniques
Mary Noble and Janet Mehigan - All books by this author

Presenting advice and instruction on a more basic level than found in most other calligraphy books, this brand-new title starts with fundamentals. It takes absolute beginners by the hand and walks them through 15 key alphabets. The author guides neophyte calligraphers stroke-by-stroke through the process of creating each elegant letter. Entry-level students of the art will quickly learn to create beautiful scripts for . . .

Greeting Cards
Scrapbooks
Party Invitations and Favors
Wedding Announcements
Menus
Place Cards . . .

. . . and literally every other item that requires a handsome, professional-looking script. Every page of this easy-to-follow manual is filled with step-by-step diagrams and photos, each having a detailed instructive caption. After readers master an alphabet, they can refer to the author�s suggestions for adding an embellishment or two that makes the script truly their own. The book�s final section shows how to add color and sparkle to a text by employing illumination techniques that are quick to learn and fun to do. More than 250 illustrations.

About The Authors:
Mary Noble is a Fellow of the U.K.-based Society of Scribes and Illuminators and the Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society. She has taught calligraphy and written extensively on the subject.

Janet Mehigan is a freelance calligrapher and designer, has written on calligraphy, and has taught calligraphy and painting in adult education programs in the U.K.

(0764161156)

Hardcover w/concealed spiral binding / 256 Pages / 5 3/4 x 7 5/8 / 2008

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