Copperplate

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Copperplate is also the name of a style of calligraphic writing, using a sharp pointed nib instead of the flat nib used in most calligraphic ... Copperplate Alphabet ...

Hello my friends =) Today I want to show you how to write in calligraphy. It´s an easy way for beginners. Materials: Joseph Gilott´s extra fine nib / Encre A...

Last September 2016, I was lucky enough to visit my teachers Amanda and Keith Adams at their house in Catalonia for five days of private instruction and conviviality.

When I started with lettering, all I could think about is how I wanted to be able to draw these beautiful, flawless, elegant scripts. But I had no idea where to begin. When you first start off, all of these scripts look intimidatingly complex. You see these detailed flourishes and wonder how could I ever do that? There are so many different letter variations and styles. Your first inclination might be to pick up a pen and start mimicking these letters yourself. Don't worry, we'll get there. But there's a better approach to learning. The first step is understanding script. There is a vast history behind scripts and how they have come to be what they are today. Having an understanding and appreciation of that history will help guide your learning.

This beautiful form of pen art is essentially an American twist on the old English Roundhand script so wonderfully represented by Bickham's The Universal Penman. It is important to note that Roundhand was a form of handwriting. The English Writing Masters of old, from ~1570-1800,

In the United States, the Copperplate style of script is a very popular form of pointed pen calligraphy. It adorns many of the wedding invitations that calligraphers ...