Mastering Modern Calligraphy
Beyond the Basics: 2,700+ Pointed Pen Exemplars and Exercises for Developing Your Style
Beyond the Basics: 2,700+ Pointed Pen Exemplars and Exercises for Developing Your Style
A comprehensive how-to guide for taking your calligraphy to the next level
Mastering Modern Calligraphy emphasizes experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity, to not only help you master tricks of the trade, but develop your very own modern calligraphy style, too.
With targeted exercises and lessons aimed at pushing you out of your calligraphy comfort zone, Mastering Modern Calligraphy will not only help you master tricks of the trade, but develop your very own modern calligraphy style, too. This beautiful, in-depth guide to modern calligraphy emphasizes experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity.
For pointed pen and digital calligraphers
Picking up where my first book, Modern Calligraphy, leaves off, this is the perfect companion for pointed pen and digital calligraphers alike.
It has more than 2,700 letterforms and ligatures, stroke drills, warm-up exercises, flourishes, simple words and phrases, and an entire appendix of grids sheets!
What you can expect:
Targeted exercises to help you break bad habits and create new styles
Extensive flourishing practice and exemplars for beginner through advanced levels
A chapter of stroke drills and warm-up exercises to make your practicing more effective
Learn how to critique your own work productively, to hone your skillset like a pro
Lay-flat spiral binding so you can practice letters free-hand or trace them with ease
Techniques for layout design and envelope addressing, to take your calligraphy to the next level
Fourteen letter guides for various styles to trace over or photocopy for personal use
240 full-color pages you can return to again and again as your skills continue to grow
Curious about what’s inside?
I made an in-depth video showing you everything:
What readers are saying…
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“Thorpe gives readers the tools they need to begin breaking habits and implementing changes that will result in a unique calligraphic style that’s entirely their own.”
― Paper & Ink Arts
“Thorpe gives readers the tools they need to begin breaking habits and implementing changes that will result in a unique calligraphic style that’s entirely their own.”
― Paper & Ink Arts
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“A wonderfully thoughtful, in-depth guide on honing your own calligraphic style and giving it a modern twist. It’s filled to the brim with so much helpful information.”
― Joanna Muñoz, author, The Art of Hand Lettering for Beginners
― Joanna Muñoz, author, The Art of Hand Lettering for Beginners
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“A comprehensive, full-color guide for experienced beginners and intermediate students interested in mastering contemporary styles.”
— John Neal Bookseller
— John Neal Bookseller
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“A solid source of information for calligraphy enthusiasts, echoing the kind and encouraging tone of Molly’s previous two books.”
— Lindsay Bugbee, The Postman’s Knock
— Lindsay Bugbee, The Postman’s Knock
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“The only book I keep at my desk full time. Molly includes information that has taken me years of reading blogs, Instagram posts, and books – and taking classes – to glean.”
— Jennifer L. Wayne, JW Calligraphy
— Jennifer L. Wayne, JW Calligraphy
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“This is a masterclass and complete visual (and tactile) feast.”
— Shoshana R.
— Shoshana R.
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