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Mastering Modern Calligraphy
Beyond the Basics: 2,700+ Pointed Pen Exemplars and Exercises for Developing Your Style
Molly Suber Thorpe5
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“Mastering Modern Calligraphy” is a comprehensive guide to taking your pointed pen calligraphy skills to the next level and developing your very own modern style. Following up and building on Molly's popular beginner's guide, “Modern Calligraphy”, “Mastering Modern Calligraphy” is the perfect companion for pointed pen and digital calligraphers alike. It is aimed at those with some calligraphy experience, presenting more than 2,700 letterforms and ligatures, targeted exercises, stroke drills, flourishes, and phrases, which emphasize experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity.
This beautiful, in-depth guide to modern calligraphy emphasizes experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity. With targeted exercises and lessons aimed at pushing you out of your calligraphy comfort zone, “Mastering Modern Calligraphy” will not only help you master tricks of the trade, but develop your very own modern calligraphy style, too.
This beautiful, in-depth guide to modern calligraphy emphasizes experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity. With targeted exercises and lessons aimed at pushing you out of your calligraphy comfort zone, “Mastering Modern Calligraphy” will not only help you master tricks of the trade, but develop your very own modern calligraphy style, too.
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"Molly Suber Thorpe's newest book, Mastering Modern Calligraphy, helps readers push themselves beyond comfort zones and break down their personal writing style letter-by-letter. From warm-up exercises and letter variations to complete alphabets and multi-line layouts, Thorpe gives readers the tools they need to begin breaking habits and implementing changes that will result in a unique calligraphi
Paper & Ink Arts
"Mastering Modern Calligraphy is geared toward people who already are "sold" on calligraphy, and is a bit more technical than Molly's first book. It will serve as a solid source of information for calligraphy enthusiasts. The new book echoes the kind and encouraging tone of Molly's previous two books, and her philosophy on calligraphy is something I completely agree with! For example, she tells us
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