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Calligraphy studio [Book] : the ultimate introduction to the art of hand lettering / Christopher Calderhead.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Sterling, c2012.Description: 202 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781402733697 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.6 1 22
Other classification:
  • 745.61
Contents:
Getting started -- The foundational hand -- Roman capitals -- The italic hand -- A repertoire of scripts -- Working with color -- Broadside -- Manuscript book -- Mapmaking -- Calligraphy and cut paper -- Ephemera -- The maker's eye.
Summary: No fancy computer typeface can ever replace the subtle artistry and personalized expressiveness of calligraphic handwriting. And here's the proof: a beautifully designed, easy-to-understand guidebook that takes the reader from the basic pen-strokes of traditional hands such as Uncial and Italic to the proud completion of 15 breathtaking projects. The author, an acknowledged master of this classic art, shows how to achieve the essential coordination of hand and eye, and how to apply the aesthetic principles that shape both the individual characters and the completed page.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 745.61 CAL-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 48130
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Includes index.

Getting started -- The foundational hand -- Roman capitals -- The italic hand -- A repertoire of scripts -- Working with color -- Broadside -- Manuscript book -- Mapmaking -- Calligraphy and cut paper -- Ephemera -- The maker's eye.

No fancy computer typeface can ever replace the subtle artistry and personalized expressiveness of calligraphic handwriting. And here's the proof: a beautifully designed, easy-to-understand guidebook that takes the reader from the basic pen-strokes of traditional hands such as Uncial and Italic to the proud completion of 15 breathtaking projects. The author, an acknowledged master of this classic art, shows how to achieve the essential coordination of hand and eye, and how to apply the aesthetic principles that shape both the individual characters and the completed page.

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