online classes
Examples of student work done in this workshop
Modern decorated lombardic capital WORKSHOP
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2024, From 9:30am to 4:30pm PST (with a 1 hour lunch break)
In this one-day workshop, appropriate for all levels of experience, you will learn to make hand drawn Lombardic Capital letters, how to decorate them, and how to paint them. By drawing these letters you will learn to create consistency in letter weight and proportion through careful observation and practice. We will decorate these traditional letters in a modern way (as shown in student examples here). Skills that will be addressed include drawing letters, basic design, working with watercolors, and creating a color scheme.
Workshop presented by Society for Calligraphy
intensive italic calligraphy course
Ongoing full credit classes for all levels at Portland Community College—due to the pandemic, classes are taught remotely in real time on Zoom
ART 218B CALLIGRAPHY: ITALIC CALLIGRAPHY I & II
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am to 11:50am Pacific Time, offered through Rock Creek
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00pm to 4:50pm Pacific Time, offered through Sylvania
Classes start January 9, 2024 and go until mid-March
4 Credits, Audit available with permission from instructor
Come join us for winter term online learning through Portland Community College! In this online course taught in real time on Zoom, we will study Italic calligraphy in great depth. Focusing with mindfulness and attention to detail, you will learn how to write beautiful letters in this versatile writing style and create calligraphic artwork.
This is a great class for students who are curious about lettering design, for students who want to get a solid foundation in the art of calligraphy, and it is also ideal for graphic design students who want to make more of a connection between typography on the screen and hand lettering on the page. The class is appropriate for all levels of experience.
After spending the first half of the term focusing on learning (or reviewing ) the letterforms, students will complete several projects using what they have learned. The final project for this class is the creation of a handmade book filled with the student’s calligraphy.
For registration details, click HERE.