Blackletter Calligraphy Workshop
BOOTCAMP 101: PERECT FOR BEGINNERS
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Dive into the captivating world of Blackletter Calligraphy with Angie's immersive workshop!
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Are you an absolute beginner with no experience at any kind of art making? Doesn’t matter!
Are you worried because you have weird or sloppy handwriting? Doesn’t matter!
Calligraphy is a fun and relaxing art form that anyone can do.
Whether you're a seasoned artist or picking up a pen for the first time, this is your invitation to take a creative break and enjoy an inspiring afternoon learning the foundational pillars of blackletter calligraphy that you’ll be able to continue creating calligraphy with on your own.
Calligraphy Workshop Overview
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Setup: You will be guided through the ergonomics of how to hold your pen for both right-handers and left-handers, proper pen angle, posture, and tips for setting up your home creative calligraphy space.
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Materials and tools: All materials are provided with the workshop fee including calligraphy marker, instructional handouts, practice paper, and a personalized gift name tag.
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Warm-up drills: We will cover the foundational strokes such as the downstroke, the upstroke, curves, tilts, and the diagonal stroke.
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Letterforms: You'll learn and practice the specific structure and pen angle for creating blackletter calligraphy.
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Spacing and composition: How to space and compose your letters and words to create a balanced and striking piece of calligraphy.
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Practice and feedback: Students will have personalized feedback from the instructor so that you have tools and techniques to continue learning and improving on your own.
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🤩 Bonus: Experiment with multiple types of calligraphy tools! Metal dip pens and ink, fountain pens, feather quills, glass pens, different brands and sizes of markers and brushes, digital calligraphy with the Procreate app, unusual tools, and more!
With just a little practice you will be on your way to creating and designing beautiful personalized calligraphy for merch,
digital graphics, envelopes, greeting cards, certificates, tattoos, abstract art,
or even your own font!
Originally used for manuscript books and documents almost 3,000 years ago, blackletter calligraphy still remains relevant, dramatic, expressive, and authoritative.
2024 Calligraphy workshop schedule coming soon!
About Your Instructor
Angie Durbin has been a professional lettering artist and instructor for over 20 years. Starting her career in Hallmark Cards’ lettering department, she has also worked with other stationery companies such as American Greetings, Papyrus, and several more.
She authored the “Calligraphy and Letter Art Kit” published by Accord Publishing/Andrews McMeel which included 14 original alphabet designs with instructions, themes, and 260 unique words to learn with.
Angie draws inspiration from calligraphy for creating her abstract artwork and also for her role as a multimedia designer & creative director in New York, where the same fundamentals of composition, typography, and overall visual communications cross over to both passions.
Her design portfolio can be viewed here: www.angiedurbindesigns.com