Learn traditional and Modern Calligraphy

Learn the key calligraphy terms such as x-height, ascender and descender, baseline and waistline, plus entrance and exit strokes, to understand letter forms.

Master pen grip and stroke techniques for calligraphy, using fake calligraphy marker and fountain pen, practice upstrokes, downstrokes, zig-zags, and basic line exercises.

Explore italic calligraphy, a Renaissance handwriting style, and learn Italian lowercase letters with a slight forward lean, using the simple skeleton alphabet and x height as a guiding rule.

Explore italic calligraphy by practicing uppercase roman capitals in a slanted style, mastering downstrokes and upstrokes, and learning stroke sequences for letters such as B, C, D, O, and Q.

Learn the do's and don'ts for uppercase italic calligraphy, identify common mistakes, and apply correct uppercase letterforms for letters such as B, E, and S.

Learn italic calligraphy by mastering spacing, balancing the space between letters and words, and keeping proportional letter height, while starting each line with a capital letter.

Explore uncial calligraphy, a script used to write books about 1500 years ago, featuring no lowercase letters and a 26-letter alphabet.

Learn to write sentences and paragraphs in uncial with careful spacing, balancing narrow and wide letters, preventing crowding or excessive gaps, and using examples to guide word formation.

Explore roman calligraphy and the art of forming lowercase letters with a controlled stroke sequence, learning slow, deliberate writing to reveal the skeleton of classic roman forms.

Learn uppercase roman calligraphy by practicing the skeleton form and a stroke sequence, with letters categorized into four size groups and an emphasis on slow, deliberate practice.

Learn to write words and sentences in Roman calligraphy, building on previous lessons, and apply Norman style techniques to craft seven sentences.

Learn to apply the three basic calligraphy styles to writing birthday messages, practicing with letters you already know. Build elegant, legible greetings through short, focused lessons.

Create heartfelt thank-you messages using traditional and modern calligraphy techniques to enhance handwritten correspondence skills.

Learn traditional and modern calligraphy through message writing for your art book. Apply message writing to your art book.

Learn traditional and modern calligraphy techniques to craft heartfelt Mother's Day messages with elegant letterforms and expressive handwriting.

Explore traditional and modern calligraphy to master fancy uppercase letters, blending classic strokes with contemporary styling for elegant, expressive lettering.

Master fancy lowercase letters through traditional and modern calligraphy techniques, exploring letter forms, strokes, and stylistic approaches for expressive handwriting.

Learn bubble letters uppercase through skeleton form, mastering strokes and lines to build bold traditional and modern calligraphy.

Learn lowercase bubble letters within traditional and modern calligraphy, focusing on forming consistent, rounded characters for clear and elegant handwriting.

Learn faux calligraphy techniques for uppercase letters in this course. Bridge traditional and modern calligraphy styles.

Master faux calligraphy techniques to form elegant lowercase letters, combining traditional and modern calligraphy styles.

Master message writing in fancy letters using traditional and modern calligraphy techniques to create elegant, legible correspondence.

Practice message writing in bubble letters to master traditional and modern calligraphy styles. Develop clean, legible forms that convey messages with the rounded, bubbly look of bubble lettering.

Learn traditional and modern calligraphy to craft messages in faux letters, blending decorative script with expressive, legible handwriting.