Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy: for School & Home

Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy: for School & Home
ISBN-10
0982776268
ISBN-13
9780982776261
Category
Calligraphy
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
2016-08
Publisher
Getty-Dubay
Author
Inga Dubay

Description

Enjoy the art of calligraphy in school or at home with this hands-on book designed for ages 7 and up. Step-by-step lessons make it easy to create beautiful writing.You can fall in love with letters with this handsome, hands-on introduction to calligraphy. Internationally recognized calligrapher Inga Dubay takes you from your first strokes all the way to writing pangrams and quotations with a window into the wondrous history of letters. You will find all the information you need to explore the benefits and beauty of calligraphy in school or at home, and emerge with a solid grounding in italic calligraphy including capitals, lowercase, and numerals. This program also goes beyond basic calligraphy skill to include word roots, most used words, and greeting card design.In this companion to the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, Dubay takes you through formal italic, chancery italic, plain capitals and then cursive italic - skills that will last a lifetime. Once you have mastered the letterforms, the author shows you how to use your calligraphic skills to design and produce letters, cards, and envelopes. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the history of writing and explore how calligraphy has changed over the centuries.Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy is perfect for the classroom or homeschool setting, but will also suit adults, amateur calligraphers, art teachers, and enthusiasts of the book arts - virtually anyone who wants to learn to write with an edged pen.Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy for School and Home also includes extensive opportunities for exploration of historical edged-pen scripts from the Roman era through Uncial, Humanist, Black Letter and Italic.What makes this book unique is our collection of online resources, including Do-it-yourself Worksheets, Instructional Videos and a Certificate of Completion. As with the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, this book's detailed objectives and clear instructions makes it easy to bring calligraphy into your classroom or homeschool without prior experience."Calligraphy practice using Inga's lessons is a transformative experience for my class. Students beg for more." - Zachary Vestal, 4Th Grade Teacher

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