Discover everything you need to know about historic flourished hands.  With this fantastic Creative Lettering and Beyond Timeless Calligraphy A collection eBook.  Furthermore how to create elegant, modern artwork inspired by traditional calligraphy techniques.  Including in this follow-up to the first and best-selling lettering book in Walter Foster’s Creative…and Beyond series.

Beginning with an introduction to pointed pen and how to get started with this timeless tool.  Also you’ll find a brief overview of the recommended tools and materials.  As well as how to set up your work space. In addition, you will explore essential techniques used throughout the book, learn to hold the pen properly, and find tips for warming up.

Talented artist and teacher Laura Lavender introduces you to a wide range of traditional, historic flourished hands.  Not to mention lettering styles, including Copperplate, Spencerian, Italian hand.  Also Bickham script, Victorian embellished capitals, Art Nouveau capitals, Gothic capitals, and much more. Each style includes an engaging introduction and history of the hand, an alphabet sampler, step-by-step instructions for creating the letters, and lots of inspirational examples and ideas for using the hand.

Throughout the book, you will also find practice templates that can be copied and used time and again to perfect your technique and style.

Creative Lettering and Beyond: Timeless Calligraphy is the ideal guide for learning the techniques of traditional lettering styles.

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From the Author

Laura Lavender, co-author of the best-selling Creative Lettering and Beyond.  Inspiring tips, techniques, and ideas for hand lettering your way to beautiful work of art.  Laura Lavender holds a BA in fine art and has had the privilege of studying calligraphy with many fine teachers. Moreover clients and publications that have featured her work include The New York Times., NBCUniversal, Vogue, Nordstrom.  American Greetings, Bravo, Fox Searchlight Pictures. The Pioneer Woman, and Style Me Pretty. Laura lives on Vancouver Island in Canada. To learn more, visit www.lauralavender.com.

About the Author

Laura Lavender has always been passionate about the fabulous world of the arts.  She earned a BA in Fine Art and has had the privilege of studying calligraphy with many fine teachers. Her work has been commissioned by greeting card and book publishers, fashion designers.  Also musicians and has been featured in many magazines, blogs.  Laura lives on Vancouver Island in Canada.  This is where she paints, sews, gardens, dances and sings.  She also spends time with her family. To learn more about Laura, visit www.lauralavender.com.