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A Beginner's Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Brush Pen Lettering: Learn to Create Beautiful Hand Lettering for Invitations, Cards, Journals and More! (4

by Maki Shimano

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Calligraphy built from simple strokes

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Calligraphy built from simple strokes

Maki Shimano’s guide breaks hand lettering into manageable elements, beginning with tools and basic techniques before introducing eight typefaces drawn with two or three strokes. Brush-pen practice extends into flourishes, bounce and rhythm, while decorative motifs—including wreaths, balloons and birthday cakes—offer building blocks for finished designs. The examples connect the lettering exercises to projects such as journals, invitations, menus, place cards, greeting cards and gift tags. Its combination of letterforms, composition techniques and applied projects makes the book a practical introduction to both learning calligraphy and using it in everyday paper crafts.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginners interested in brush-pen lettering and calligraphy
  • Crafters who want to make hand-lettered cards, invitations or journals
  • Learners who benefit from step-by-step techniques and visual examples

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Modern calligraphyBrush-pen letteringDecorative compositionPaper crafts

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Book overview

Create beautiful hand-lettered journals, invitations, cards, menus and more with convenient brush pens!

Master calligrapher Maki Shimano shows you all the techniques and provides hundreds of colorful examples to inspire you. Creating your own calligraphy is very easy using Shimano's time-tested method of breaking down each letter into a small number of strokes. And she provides dozens of ideas for decorative motifs such as wreaths, balloons, birthday cakes--and so much more!

This easy step-by-step guide by an experienced calligraphy teacher allows you to develop your skills quickly.
  • Start with the basic tools and techniques of hand lettering
  • Learn to draw 8 elegant typefaces with just 2 or 3 simple strokes
  • Create compositions with fancy flourishes, "bounce" and rhythm
  • Design a planner, journal, place cards, greeting cards, gift tags, invitations, etc.
  • And much more!
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