Two Week Workshop
Fridays, March 16 & 23rd from 10AM to 4:30PM
$200 + taxRegister Online by copying this link into your browser:
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With references to the American tradition of show card lettering, and
based on the series of Speedball textbooks and other early lettering
texts, participants will explore tools and techniques that created
distinctive lettering styles and characteristics of commercial
letterers in the first decades of the 20th century.
Using pen nibs developed in 1915 with square, round and oval shaped
points as well as our familiar broad edged tools we will translate the
traditional techniques of calligraphy and adapt them to lettering of
all types, from elegant monoline scripts and italics to blunt‐edged
and playful roman forms. We’ll look at the construction of
characteristic early 20’s drawn alphabets and bold faced display
lettering using multiple strokes.
Students should come away from this workshop with an understanding of
the roots of the American tradition of lettering and how it evolved,
and will also be able to add new lettering techniques and new
lettering styles with a variety of historical tools to their
repertoire.
Materials List: Speedball A, B and D nibs, variety of sizes but at
least a 0, 1 and 3 of each.
Would suggest a complete set if possible (not required as we may not
use all sizes).
Dip pen holders and assorted nibs or parallel pens.
Sumi or Walnut ink
Pigma Calligraphers
Speedball or other nylon tipped pens are okay.
Basic Calligraphy Supplies:
Water containers
Ruler and triangle for layout
graph paper; other papers that you like to write on.
Materials listed in post, and/or supplemented with students preferred
materials.
Please park on Maclovia Street - between Artisan and Autozone - Street
Parking Only Please.
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