Covers the basics of decorative handwriting, with advice on purchasing and maintaining tools and materials, instructions for various lettering styles, practice sheets and exercises, and fifteen projects.

A step-by-step guide through a detailed calligraphy course, starting with the history of writing techniques, calligraphic tools and materials.

"Unleash your creativity with this book that encourages readers to explore new ideas, nurture originality, and create unique forms of lettering."--Provided by Amazon.com.

Collects traditional and contemporary ideas, techniques, mediums, and styles gathered from over eighty calligraphy artworks for inspiring your own projects. Features signage, wrapping paper, engravings, menus, customized Christmas gifts, origami, fabric banners, place cards, greeting cards, stationery, and monograms.

"This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes, write their own placecards, and explore their creative side. With the rise of do-it-yourselfers, there is growing demand for a calligraphy guide that is much simpler than what's currently on the market. This book answers that call, with a focus on only the popular Italic alphabet rather than the...

Provides calligraphy instructional text covering the world's writing systems, including examples of both traditional and modern calligraphic designs, plus modern materials and projects.