Calligraphy Course

This course will explore the tool of the broad edged pen. By beginning with exercises in pattern we will learn the basics of how the pen operates. We will look at a foundational alphabet and discuss the principles of good pen lettering. We will consider the beginnings of a little calligraphic project for the student to finish at home.

More advanced students are welcome to bring a project to develop during the course.

Calligraphy is the production of hand lettering by use of a pen.

Diana's introduction to calligraphy course for those who have little or no experience in Calligraphy.

We talk about the basic shapes on which different styles of lettering can be based.

We look at a broad edged pen and how this is used. We look at how to load the pen with ink or paint.

We look at how to use it with a consistent angle in the creation of calligraphic letter forms.

More advanced students can bring their own their own work for analysis and discussion.

We can discuss a project to start with the inspirational resources of the workshop and the landscapes which surround us in this wild part of the world.

Advanced Calligraphy Techniques

"Useful and attractive calligraphy book. A really useful book of professional projects and how they were visioned and designed and executed. Lovely gallery of work by other calligraphers and how they developed their projects"