Bounce Calligraphy - Beyond Modern Calligraphy Basics

Practice the calligraphy technique shown and complete the class project by turning a quote into a postcard to share with a friend or family, using five to fifteen words.

Explore typography terminology for bounce calligraphy, including baseline, waist line, x height, ascender, defender, center line, top line, bar, steane, counter, and swash inflorescence.

This lecture teaches how to make calligraphy letters more bouncy by stretching shapes, elongating downstrokes and ascenders or descenders, minimizing counters, and exaggerating loops to develop your own energetic style.

Explore how to make bouncy words in calligraphy by stringing letters on a midline like a barbecue skewer, varying consonant heights while keeping vowels small for rhythm and balance.

Sketch a chosen quote into a balanced calligraphy layout using tracing paper, center lines, and iterative spacing adjustments. Add subtle swashes and finishing touches for a clear, polished composition.

Trace the lettering onto Bristol board with a light box. Transfer with graphite using a soft pencil, refine with a brush pen, trim, and mail or email the message.

Explore project 2 by using varied calligraphy sizes to craft different layouts and emphasize the phrase 'wing it' for a thumbnail design with minimal embellishment.

Learn the inking technique from draft to final piece by transferring layouts with tracing paper, refining alignment and spacing, and applying downstrokes and swashes, then trim and finish.

Explore bounce calligraphy beyond modern basics and learn something new, share your apology on Instagram, and connect with the class around 5:00.