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Calligraphy Alphabet
Calligraphy just means “beautiful writing”, it was the script by used to hand write books. The calligraphy alphabet was used by many for about 15,000 years. And it goes without saying that this resulted in many different forms of calligraphy.
Calligraphy today is used to create decorative hand written notes, invitations and to decorate photo albums and keepsake articles like scrapbooking.
Lower case letters have 3 parts
The main portion is the x-height
The upper part is the ascender
The lower part is the descender
The most commonly used calligraphy alphabets today are:
Italic Calligraphy
This alphabet was used during the Renaissance by the Italians. This is easy to read and learn as it is not too dissimilar from what is taught in schools today. Using a slanted version of the Roman Calligraphy can be used to make the capital letters more decorative.
All the letters of this calligraphy alphabet are made with one stroke. With the pen held at 45O for the formation of all letters.
Gothic Calligraphy
This alphabet is very ornate and was used in the 12th to the 15th century and is also known as black letter calligraphy. The letters are normally place very close together as it developed when paper was scarce and the letters where placed close together to preserve paper. The decorative strokes added either at the top or near capital letters are called beaks and claws. For this alphabet the pen is also held at 45O for the formation of all letters.
Uncial Calligraphy
Uncial (pronounced “un-shull”). This alphabet was also used to hand write books about 1,500 years ago. This alphabet is relatively easy to learn as there are no upper case letters to learn. An interesting fact is that originally this calligraphy alphabet did not contain the ‘j’, ‘v’, or ‘w’. The ‘I’ was used as a ‘j’ the ‘u’ as a ‘v’ and the ‘w’ was a double ‘u’. The pen position for this alphabet is held at 30O, which is also known as the flattened pen position.
Roman Calligraphy
The roman calligraphy alphabet is what is currently used in books and newspapers. It’s easy readability makes you think that this is an easy calligraphy alphabet to learn, however it takes as much practice as any of the other to get a professional creation. The pen is also held in the flatten pen position.
Writing an X in calligraphy is a detailed process that can make or break your project although they are not used very much. Learn specific tips on how to write this letter to match the rest of your calligraphy project.
Expert: Mary W. Hart
Bio: Mary W. Hart has been a calligrapher for over 35 years. She teach classes in Calligraphy, Graphic Design, Visual Dynamics and Color at Middlesex Community College.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:1:13
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This is an extract from Yang Mian System Calligraphy Grappling (Chin Na) DVD part 1.
Calligraphy Grappling is based on the dynamics of water, wrapping itself around any joint on the human body and breaking it unconsciously. This grappling system is powered by Fa-jing. This power does not totally rely on strength, instead it is a combination of the Dan Tian, together with strength. This Fa-jing is what makes Calligraphy Grappling so devastatingly effective and direct. This DVD is a display of 42 techniques of calligraphy grappling from the sub-conscious mind of Master Yang.
This DVD is available on www.yangmian.com
Duration : 0:0:30
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5 of 6 instructional video clips from IAMPETH’s Dr. Joe Vitolo on script in the copperplate style. For more FREE calligraphy instruction go to:
http://www.iampeth.com/lessons.htm
Duration : 0:1:16
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Tips for creating calligraphy letter forms inside of a circle. Learn more about stylized lettering in this free calligraphy lettering lesson from a calligrapher with three decades of lettering experience.
Expert: Pamela LaRegina
Bio: Pamela LaRegina began her career as a calligrapher/artist by registering her business, Supercalligraphics, in 1976. Ms. LaRegina has created a wide range of works, from the practical to the divine.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:1:32
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This is the promotional video for the Xian Exhibition (2001) held in Quebec Civilization Museum of Canada. The video shows Ngan Siu Mui’s chinese brush strokes in reverse. The narration is in French. People love her technique and brush dance in traditional Chinese music. The Quebec museum shows Xian, China’s first capital city, its culture, heritage and writing. http://www.mcq.org/presse/aaxian_cap.html
Ngan Siu Mui has been commissioned to create a Chinese calligraphy painting for the Academy winning movie “The Red Violin” (1997). This artwork was used for display in the movie.
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Duration : 0:0:47
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Make sure a ‘G’ doesn’t look like a ‘C’. Learn about calligraphy and tips for writing the letter ‘G’ from a calligrapher in this free art video.
Expert: Pamela LaRegina
Bio: Pamela LaRegina began her career as a calligrapher/artist by registering her business, Supercalligraphics, in 1976. Ms. LaRegina has created a wide range of works, from the practical to the divine.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:2:36
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Writing quickly fast with a cheap in expensive fountain pen from office depot in normal handwriting calligraphy
Sorry for the length of the video, you can fast forward through some of me writing a stream on consciousness. This is the link to the pen I have. It works ok, its thin, and gets clogged easily, but its a decent everyday pen, and the picture on the website doesn’t actually show the fountain pen, which is weird.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/129420/Aldo-Domani-3-Piece-Pen-Set/
Duration : 0:3:7
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Copperplate is a more advanced style of calligraphy. Learn more about calligraphy letter forms in this free calligraphy lettering lesson from a calligrapher with three decades of lettering experience.
Expert: Pamela LaRegina
Bio: Pamela LaRegina began her career as a calligrapher/artist by registering her business, Supercalligraphics, in 1976. Ms. LaRegina has created a wide range of works, from the practical to the divine.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:1:45
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The bottom half of a ‘K’ should be the heavier half. Learn about calligraphy and tips for writing the letter ‘K’ from a calligrapher in this free art video.
Expert: Pamela LaRegina
Bio: Pamela LaRegina began her career as a calligrapher/artist by registering her business, Supercalligraphics, in 1976. Ms. LaRegina has created a wide range of works, from the practical to the divine.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:2:39
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