Author: Dan X. Solo Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486297985 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 106
Book Description
An ideal resource for artists, illustrators, and anyone in need of distinctive graphics for an unlimited number of print projects. These elegant calligraphic alphabets are royalty-free and ready to use. Classic and modern styles ? uppercase letters and the numerals 0 through 9 are included in each alphabet.
Author: Dan X. Solo Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486256863 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
This attractive collection of royalty-free lettering for commercial artists features 100 complete upper-case stencil alphabets — many with lower-cases, numerals, and punctuation marks. Includes such classics as Ancient, Courtland, and Cleft Gothic; the whimsical Ragtime and Spooks Alive; bold Braggadocio; exotic Limbo, Beijing, and Samoa; the old-fashioned Victorian; and more.
Author: Dan X. Solo Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486142485 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
The alphabet is the message. With these special effects and topical alphabets, you can advertise or identify a product or service in lettering that reinforces your message. For example: letters shaped like chopsticks; letters made up of logs; letters made up of bones; letters frozen in ice; letters with stars and stripes. These are just a few of the alphabets you can use from the 100 fonts selected by Dan X. Solo from the Solotype Typographers Catalog. All the fonts appear in upper case, while many also have lower case and/or numerals. Whether your message is about the Fourth of July, cool refreshment, outdoor life, modern technology, summer, spring, winter, or a hundred other moods and occasions, you'll find in this collection an alphabet that tells the story. The typographic designs may be sophisticated or naïve, but all are eminently useful and difficult to find in usual sources.
Author: Cari Ferraro Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing ISBN: 1633225941 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 243
Book Description
The Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering provides expert instruction on the intricacies of traditional lettering techniques, as well as an introduction to contemporary hand-lettering formats. From selecting the appropriate tools, such as pens, nibs, brushes, inks, and papers, to learning optimal hand positioning and understanding the intricacies of lettering angles, heights, spacing, and strokes, The Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering will help lettering enthusiasts swiftly master their craft. Step-by-step lessons, practice templates, and a range of stunning alphabets demonstrate the breadth of artistic achievement that comes with practice and dedication. Four professional artists guide you through traditional calligraphy techniques, as well as an introduction to contemporary hand-lettering art forms, such as brush lettering and mixed media, for a well-rounded approach to the craft. Additionally, a short section on Chinese brush lettering and several mixed media lettering projects inspire creativity and demonstrate how calligraphy and lettering can be used in wider artistic contexts and projects. Including practice templates for several featured alphabets in addition to mixed media "bonus" projects designed to inspire artistic creativity, The Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering will inspire lettering enthusiasts of all skill levels to strengthen their existing skills and delve into new, lesser-known variations of the trend.
Author: Margaret Shepherd Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780399512575 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
This book is a totally new concept in learning and improving calligraphy skills. It presents a new lettering challenge for each day of the year; 365 in all (plus a bonus for Leap Day), ranging from ‘angular Italic’ to ‘turned Celtic.’ These alphabets are the perfect program for beginners learning the art of beautiful writing. They also offer the best form of practice and improvement for experienced calligraphers. In addition to daily practice, a practical lettering project is presented for each week. There are 52 in all, ranging from wholly creative projects such as designing an award for a special person to such money-makers as lettering wedding invitations or greeting cards.
Author: Dan X. Solo Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486269639 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
Type fonts selected to add formal elegance, precision and grace to graphic projects that require a more reserved and thoughtful approach. Most of the fonts include both upper- and lowercase alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks and typographical ornaments.
Author: Margaret Shepherd Publisher: Watson-Guptill ISBN: 0770434592 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 168
Book Description
In an age of myriad computer fonts and instant communication, your handwriting style is increasingly a very personal creation. In this book, Margaret Shepherd, America's premier calligrapher, shows you that calligraphy is not simply a craft you can learn, but an elegant art form that you can make your own. Calligraphy remains perennially popular, often adorning wedding invitations, diplomas, and commercial signs. Whether it is Roman, Gothic, Celtic, Bookhand, or Italic style, calligraphy conveys class and elegance. Margaret Shepherd makes this ancient art form accessible in a completely hand-lettered technical guide that will: * Provide context for calligraphy as an art, exploring the rich tradition of hand-lettering and mapping the evolution of the most popular styles. * Give detailed technical advice on choosing pens, paper, and inks, setting up your workspace, mastering various pen angles, along with step-by-step illustrations to guide you as you practice. * Explain which alphabets are appropriate for different forms of writing. For example, the Roman alphabet works well for short, unpunctuated passages, while the Italic alphabet is more suited to informal everyday communication. * Encourage you to personalize your lettering by using variant strokes and interpreting how you would like the words to look on the page. * Inspire you with carefully chosen illustrations and examples, which bring letters to life. In Margaret Shepherd's own words, "Calligraphy trains not only your eye and hand, but your mind as well." Learn Calligraphy is the authoritative primer for this age-old craft, and will help develop a new appreciation for lettering as you discover your creative personality.
Author: Dan X. Solo Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486278490 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 108
Book Description
Handy archive of royalty-free typefaces ideal for ads, signs, menus, etc. Calico Casual, Designer Raleigh, Easter Gothic, Galaxy One, many other fonts. Use with any copier for an endless source of condensed type.
Author: Dick Jackson Publisher: Courier Dover Publications ISBN: 0486810038 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
No need for copper or plates to achieve the distinctive calligraphic script of eighteenth-century Europe ― just a pen, ink, and this comprehensive workbook will do. Master calligrapher Dick Jackson explains the basic strokes for almost all letters of the copperplate alphabet. Simple instructions and examples introduce the swirls, flourishes, strikings, and thick and thin strokes that make copperplate calligraphy a source of pleasure for the practitioner and a delight to the reader. A historical introduction traces the growth of copperplate from its roots in the French ronde of the seventeenth century, to its adaptation by English clerks into their copybooks, and the development of the style known as round hand. In addition, guide sheets and instructions for individual letters and numbers offer aspiring calligraphers a practical approach to this enduring art form.
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