Hamane Higashi

Brush Pen Calligraphy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Step-by-step instructions show you how to use brush pens to make professional-looking letters and numbers. Five styles of modern calligraphy, plus ways to personalize your designs. Try more advanced techniques combining lettering and illustrations, and the many project suggestions for cards, invitations, signs, and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stackpole Books
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 204mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9780811772587
• ISBN-10: 0811772586
• Artikelnr.: 64265110

Autorenporträt

By Hamane Higashi

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Introduction …… 2
How to use this book …… 10
PART 1
Basic Modern Calligraphy
Modern calligraphy …… 12
Brush pen / tools to use …… 14
Paper type …… 15
How to hold a brush pen …… 16
Preparing to write beautiful letters …… 17
Basic strokes …… 18
Practice writing the alphabet. …… 20
Write lowercase letters, joining together. …… 32
Writing while connecting uppercase and lowercase letters …… 34
Changing stroke thickness …… 36
Writing calligraphy in shapes. …… 40
Decorate the letters. …… 42
Daily phrases …… 44
Event phrases …… 46
Day …… 47
12 months …… 48
Numbers & symbols …… 50
Differences between brush pen and metal pen …… 54
PART 2
Writing Stylish Modern Calligraphy: Lettering styles
TYPE 1 Elegant style …… 56
TYPE 2 Classical style …… 60
TYPE 3 Romantic style …… 64
TYPE 4 Casual style …… 68
TYPE 5 Striped style …… 72
How to improve your modern calligraphy …… 76
PART 3
Using Modern Calligraphy
Combining different fonts …… 78
Combining illustrations and text …… 79
Decorating the letters …… 80
Modern calligraphy with colored brush pens …… 82
Add a gradient to your lettering. …… 84
Combining with color illustrations …… 85
Incorporating modern calligraphy into DIY …… 86