ONLINE Magic Monobroads: The A-Z of ABC - Starts Fri 7th March 2025 at 10am

SKU: MLA0703aa12
£139.00
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Included in this ONLINE class:

  • 6 hours of live, expert tuition in a small & friendly class
  • Unlimited access to watch again until 31 May 2025
  • High quality, downloadable handouts
  • Opportunities to seek personal feedback from your tutor until 29 April 2025
  • Connection with fellow students via our online platform

 

BOOKING DEADLINE: 21 February at 12pm UK TIME

Tutor: Mark L'Argent
 
Class requirements
  • Join live or just watch the recordings
  • This is a work-along class
  • Suitable for students of all abilities
  • You’ll need a printer for this class
Class timings (UK time)
  • Fri 7th March 10am - 11:30am
  • Fri 14th March 10am - 11:30am
  • Fri 21st March 10am - 11:30am
  • Fri 28th March 10am - 11:30am

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Course details
What are monobroads and what is so magical about them?  Monobroads is Mark's term for lettering created using traditional monoline nibs or, more specifically, the monoline version of the traditional broad-edge nib. We're talking about nibs like the Brause Ornament, Speedball, William Mitchell Script, or Manuscript Ornamental, rather than a fineliner or fountain pen.  

The magic comes from the beauty and accessibility that monobroads bring.  Versatile lettering that can be learnt by everyone, offering a great insight to the principles of hand-lettering, layout, and design.  Monobroad lettering offers opportunities for creative flair, and this class will explore variations in size, form, colour, and composition.

Broadly speaking the series will be divided into four key sections:
  • Monobroad pens and formulating weights and scales
  • Form and line, and variations of alphabetic forms
  • Adding shapes and sizes to the form
  • Composition, colour and complements
 
Collectively, this course will give you a good grounding in many aspects of monobroad lettering.  You will learn how to navigate and use monobroad nibs, choose and develop original script styles, embellish and decorate your letters, and then how to present them in different and interesting ways.

A great class for students of all levels.

Specific skills you will learn
  • Monobroad letterforms
  • Choosing sizes and scales for compositions
  • Monobroad variations
  • Creating your own mono alphabets
  • Layouts and designs
  • Using colour and complementary elements

Additional Information
All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online class information page. Helpful and easy to use, these private pages enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – before, during, and after class.  The link to access the page will be shared via email in the days leading up to the class.

We suggest that you do not buy any specialist materials more than one week in advance as, occasionally, a class may be cancelled due to low enrolment.​​ For full terms and conditions, please click here.