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.
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.
Hamane Higashi is a calligraphy artist and teacher in Japan, and owner of Calligraphy Factory. After graduating from the Faculty of Education at Waseda University, she worked at a printing company, then began her creative career in calligraphy around 1998. She specializes in writing a wide range of traditional and modern calligraphy and supervises Felissimo Corporation's Minitsuku Calligraphy Lesson Program and Modern Calligraphy Program. https://hamaneca.wixsite.com/calligraphyfactory Instagram @calligraphyfactory Facebook @Hamane Higashi
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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
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
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