1–2–3

Calligraphy!

Letters and Projects for Beginners and Beyond

Eleanor Winters

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Copyright © 2006 Eleanor Winters

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ISBN 978-1-4549-3653-4

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For Margaret and Dolores and of course for you, Leendert, with all my love

Acknowledgments

Thank you to all who have advised and assisted in the process of creating 1–2–3 Calligraphy! Extra special thanks goes to Carole Maurer, my partner and pal, who always knows how to get the job done; to Joan Harmon for pages and pages of perfect guide lines; and to Julia Paterson, friend and advisor from day one. I am also grateful to Kathy Wallace for her calligraphic envelopes and to Lisa Flynn for her fine photography. To the editorial and production staff at Sterling, especially Heather Quinlan and Jeanette Green: many, many thanks; I could not have done this without you.

Contents

Introduction

PART I

Let’s Begin

  1    BACK TO THE BASICS

  2    CALLIGRAPHY VOCABULARY

  3    PENS AND PEN POSITIONS

PART II

The Alphabets

  4    ITALIC

A Quick Review

  5    MORE ITALIC

Some New Letters

  6    A BRIEF PAUSE FOR A MATH LESSON

  7    BACK TO ITALIC

Changing the Weight of the Letters

  8    SIMPLE ITALIC CAPITALS

  9    ITALIC HANDWRITING

10    SWING GOTHIC

11    MODERN GOTHIC

An Alphabet with Many Names

12    MODERN GOTHIC CAPITALS

13    WRITING IN CAPITALS

PART III

Creative Projects

14    WRITING LARGER

15    QUOTATION OR POEM

16    STATIONERY

17    ENVELOPES

18    MAKING SIGNS

19    CALLIGRAMS

20    USING “REAL” PENS

Guide Lines