Course description
Lettering & Calligraphy - Weekend Workshop: This course is specially designed for students wishing to learn an historical script. The course will also help to develop your creativity and will give you a lot of ideas for future personal projects.
Creating calligraphy is more than creating art, but also a meditative drawing process which involves creating images from repetitive patterns without preplanning or design. This is a relaxing workshop, which will help you silence the inner critic and tap into your creative spirit. This mindful art is taught through a simple step-by-step process in a calm and supportive environment. Illuminated initial
3rd November - 4th November 2018
To illuminate has come to mean �brighten, glorify and shed light�. In this workshop you will learn, step by step, how to use gold and metal leaf in the manner of the medieval scribe to �light up� a drawn and painted initial of your choice and make it shine. Both modern and traditional techniques will be taught and examples from manuscript books and the art world will provide inspiration.
The workshop will begin with a brief talk on the process of gilding and participants are then able to choose from several illuminated letter designs to work from. This unique workshop gives participants a rare opportunity to create their own illuminated letters, using rich gem-like colours edged or highlighted with gold leaf.
Modern Calligraphy
9th February - 10th February 20192nd March � 3rd March 2019
In this modern calligraphy workshop you will learn everything about how to get started with quirky handwritten lettering styles. In this two-day class you will learn how to write with a traditional dip pen, using lightness and pressure to create beautiful thin and thick strokes. We will cover pen �pressure and release� techniques along with the basics of illustrating letters.
We will explore different inks, pens and papers, as well as consider how to choose the best materials for your own work.
This is a practical, informal class and th
Creating calligraphy is more than creating art, but also a meditative drawing process which involves creating images from repetitive patterns without preplanning or design. This is a relaxing workshop, which will help you silence the inner critic and tap into your creative spirit. This mindful art is taught through a simple step-by-step process in a calm and supportive environment. Illuminated initial
3rd November - 4th November 2018
To illuminate has come to mean �brighten, glorify and shed light�. In this workshop you will learn, step by step, how to use gold and metal leaf in the manner of the medieval scribe to �light up� a drawn and painted initial of your choice and make it shine. Both modern and traditional techniques will be taught and examples from manuscript books and the art world will provide inspiration.
The workshop will begin with a brief talk on the process of gilding and participants are then able to choose from several illuminated letter designs to work from. This unique workshop gives participants a rare opportunity to create their own illuminated letters, using rich gem-like colours edged or highlighted with gold leaf.
Modern Calligraphy
9th February - 10th February 20192nd March � 3rd March 2019
In this modern calligraphy workshop you will learn everything about how to get started with quirky handwritten lettering styles. In this two-day class you will learn how to write with a traditional dip pen, using lightness and pressure to create beautiful thin and thick strokes. We will cover pen �pressure and release� techniques along with the basics of illustrating letters.
We will explore different inks, pens and papers, as well as consider how to choose the best materials for your own work.
This is a practical, informal class and th
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Suitability - Who should attend?
The course is suitable for absolute beginners and for everybody interested in calligraphy. Suitable for left and right-handers.
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