Calligraphy for Beginners Course at Home

Join this invigorating and all-encompassing course as you embark on a journey to master the art of using a pointed nib.

Throughout each weekly calligraphy session, you'll master the art of controlling your nib and ink flow, laying the foundation for creating elegant lettering. As the course progresses, you'll refine your skills by exploring various letter angles and widths, infusing your calligraphy with personal style.

But that's not all! You will also use colored and metallic ink paints, discovering how to blend them seamlessly into your creations. Along the way, you'll find the perfect pointed nib that suits your unique style, experiment with different surfaces, and elevate your calligraphy with graceful flourishes.
Discover ways for adding personality to your work by bouncing letters, flourishing, and creating simple layouts.

Our dynamic drills, engaging exercises, fun challenges, and inspiring projects provide ample opportunities to practice and unleash your creativity with every technique. Receive personalized one-on-one feedback and participate in lively Q&A sessions each week, empowering you to assess your own work, improve, and take your calligraphy skills to new heights, extending far beyond the course itself.

By the end of this online course, you will leave with a real understanding of the foundations of creative lettering. Turn these skills into handmade greetings cards, unique gifts and stunning wall art.

Online calligraphy course schedule:

• Week 1: Capital letters - Ink and gold mica.
• Week 2: Guidelines and lowercase letters - Blending coloured inks.
• Week 3: Connections, exit, and entry strokes - Working onto black.
• Week 4: Bounce - Letter by letter - Elastic letters
• Week 5: Copperplate with an oblique pen holder and a fine nib - The difference between the formal and modern styles.
• Week 6: Angles, letter families.
• Week 7: Flourishing fluency - Blending Finetec.
• Week 8: Mini capitals and mixing styles - Gift tags and cards - Design hierarchy.
• Week 9: Balancing your work using flourishes - Designing greeting cards.
• Week 10: Typographic terms and problem-solving - Centring and balancing layouts.

• A straight/oblique pen holder.
• 3x nibs in a handy storage tin.
• Calligraphy inks in black, magenta, turquoise, and yellow.
• A small pot of bleed-proof white.
• Finetec metallic paints.
• A Rhodia dot pad.
• Templates.
• Notelets.
• Envelopes.
• Gift tags.
• Worksheets and alphabet exemplars.

• A pencil.
• Ruler.
• Rubber.
• Jar of water.
• Protection for the surface you work on in case of ink spills.
• We also recommend a light pad but this is not essential.

This class series runs over 10 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.