Uncial Calligraphy Masterclass

Name: Uncial Calligraphy Masterclass
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Traditional calligraphy using a parallel pen or a 4 mm broad nib

Created byMary-Jane Roussel

Last updated 9/2022

English

What you'll learn

Draw beautiful uncial letterforms. Address a splendid envelope to a friend.
Address a splendid envelope to a friend.

Course content

1 section • 15 lectures • 1h 3m total length

Introduction2:58
Introduction: a short description of the style of calligraphy you are about to study, as well as some technical information for letter formation.
Getting to know the tools2:14
Let's take a look at the tools used in this course.
Warm-up exercises5:26
Just like high-level athletes and talented musician, we need to warm-up before beginning our "performance"!
Downstroke letters9:05
Learn to write the downstroke letters: I, J, F, N (two versions), L, R, P, B, K, H, T
Added lecture : 2nd version of letter "l"1:29
Rounded letters7:51
Learn to write letters with rounded strokes: C, G, E, O, Q, D, M, Q (2nd version), T, U, Y W
Class project I : a bookmark7:19
Class Project I: make a bookmark with the letters we have studied so far.
Diagonal letters3:42
Learn to write letters with a diagonal stroke: Z, X, A, W, V, Y
Class project II: a card4:29
Class Project II: create a card for someone that you LOVE TO THE MOON AND BACK, using pens of two different sizes.
Oddball letters2:46
Oddball letters: S, other versions of V, W, U
Numbers3:26
Numbers: learn to write numbers that coordinate with the uncial letters
Write to me!3:00
Project III: write the address on an envelope in uncial calligraphy. There's a fun proposition for a mail-exchange made in this module!
A poet is a nightingale6:52
The best way to get good at anything is to practise, right? So, here's another way for you to exercise your newly acquired calligraphy skills, uncial-style !
This project involves writing the the beginning of a poem by Percy B. Shelley, "A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds". We'll do it on a piece of 20 x 20 cm watercolour paper.
You've done it!0:34
Lecture 15: different letter versions2:02

Requirements

A desire to learn and time to practise are what you'll need to take this course. Previous calligraphy experience is not essential.
You'll need access to a printer for the worksheets (PDF's to print).
A 3.8 mm parallel pen or a 4 mm broad calligraphy nib + ink are also required.

Description

Uncial calligraphy is a script written entirely in capital letters, dating from about the 4th century AD. Its rounded letters make it particularly pleasing to the eye.

This course was designed to be used with a 3.8 mm parallel pen, although any 4 mm wide broad nib will do the trick. All the worksheets are supplied as a PDF to be printed.

After watching the video demonstration, you will practise the letter formation on worksheets. Of course, you can print off as many as you need to master the process! I have included several small projects for you to do throughout the course in order to put into practice what you've learned.

Of course, learning calligraphy has many "side effects", too. It is a wonderful moment when we are concentrated entirely on the task at hand (so to speak); every day worries and preoccupations are pushed to the back of our mind for the time being.

It has been demonstrated that activities such as calligraphy help improve neuroplasticity. If you're 30, that's not a big deal for you yet ... but if you're older than that, you can consider practising calligraphy as good exercise for your brain!

Plus ... a touch of calligraphy in our day-to-day life is a touch of beauty. And there's never too much of that!

So, grab your pen and sign up now!

Who this course is for:

All who love to handwrite, and who are enchanted by traditional calligraphy.
Those looking for a relaxing, fulfilling yet inexpensive hobby. I often say that calligraphy is "yoga for the soul"!