- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Search Press Ltd; illustrated edition edition (Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844481042
- ISBN-13: 978-1844481040
- Product Dimensions: 26.3 x 19.6 x 0.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,501,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Using the revolutionary Craft in Motion system of displaying movement on the page, "Craft in Motion: Calligraphy" makes understanding, learning and mastering the basics of this beautiful craft clear and simple. Using a variety of alphabets to create a series of visually appealing artwork, the book offers beginners and more accomplished artists ideas, inspiration and professional hints and tips. "Craft in Motion: Calligraphy" combines the variety and beauty of the ancient art of calligraphy with state-of-art photographic techniques to allow readers to see how letters are created in a variety of different alphabets. The book begins with expert advice on ideal tools and materials for beginners, and an introduction to the basic techniques of the craft, and continues with five alphabets, in each case showing how the letters are created. Practical and easy-to-follow, "Craft in Motion: Calligraphy" will provide beginners and more practised artists with the techniques, skills and confidence they need to create satisfying and pleasing works of art.
About the Author
After studying calligraphy at Adult Education, Maureen Sullivan was accepted at Reigate College of Art and Design to study part-time. This led to full-time study at Roehampton Institute in London. After completing the Certificate in Calligraphy and Bookbinding, she graduated with a BA (Honours) in Calligraphy and Bookbinding in 1997. After this Maureen went on the Society of Scribes and Illuminators' Advanced Training Scheme, became an Associate of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society and has since been elected to Fellowship of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators.
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Writing has its origins in ancient art, when the painted images found on the walls of caves gradually turned into the patterns of symbols used in Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Writing has its origins in ancient art, when the painted images found on the walls of caves gradually turned into the patterns of symbols used in Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics. Read the first page
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