Tutor Mary Noble
10am - 4pm
This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for complete beginners and those with some experience
Workshop Details
Take Foundational Hand out of its rut and make it lively, so you can have some fun with modern applications. Whilst we revere our calligraphic heritage there is so much more that we can do to make it useful and fun. Using the classical letterforms as our starting point, we shall explore what happens when you try speeding up, using different tools and different weights for creative expression.
Starting with pencil then monoline pens you will first focus on the basic letterforms without the additional distraction of pen angles. Writing at speed gives a different feel, whether pencil or pen – you develop shortcuts which will then inform the stroke orders for faster, livelier writing. When we get to broad-edged pens those lively movements will come into their own so that we can approach a semi-formal, dynamic version with some confidence. Different tools of various thicknesses offer opportunities for drama or contrast. You will assemble lots of starter possibilities to develop further at home.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee. Some materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £ 3 max. payable to the tutor during the day. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below.
Please bring with you:
Any basic calligraphy equipment you already have, but especially:
And if you have them: tutor will have a few (sanitized) for loan
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
10am - 4pm
This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for complete beginners and those with some experience
Workshop Details
Take Foundational Hand out of its rut and make it lively, so you can have some fun with modern applications. Whilst we revere our calligraphic heritage there is so much more that we can do to make it useful and fun. Using the classical letterforms as our starting point, we shall explore what happens when you try speeding up, using different tools and different weights for creative expression.
Starting with pencil then monoline pens you will first focus on the basic letterforms without the additional distraction of pen angles. Writing at speed gives a different feel, whether pencil or pen – you develop shortcuts which will then inform the stroke orders for faster, livelier writing. When we get to broad-edged pens those lively movements will come into their own so that we can approach a semi-formal, dynamic version with some confidence. Different tools of various thicknesses offer opportunities for drama or contrast. You will assemble lots of starter possibilities to develop further at home.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- Look at calligraphic heritage of ‘Foundational Hand’
- Learn/ revise the core principles that distinguish this script from others
- Develop freedom of movement in pencil and monoline tools
- Develop skill in using the broad-edged pens in more lively ways
- Explore contrast by combining two different lettering effects
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee. Some materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £ 3 max. payable to the tutor during the day. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below.
Please bring with you:
Any basic calligraphy equipment you already have, but especially:
- HB or softer pencil, ruler, eraser
- Black ink (Sumi, fountain pen ink, Bister, anything without acrylic in) in wide-necked bottle
- Selection of garden twigs for dipping into ink as mark-making tools
- ‘Cola’ pen or means to make one – empty aluminium drinks can, strong scissors, tape, pencil for handle.
- A4 or A3 Layout pad (check your ink doesn’t bleed on it) – you will need plenty of paper!
- Your reading glasses
- A few short quotes
And if you have them: tutor will have a few (sanitized) for loan
- Broad-edged dip pens or Pilot Parallel pens
- Ruling pens of any kind
- Coloured inks
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.