Italic Calligraphy Beginners Course for Two by Calligraphy Arts

Nationwide
Exclusive online italic calligraphy class with full ink pen set included. £114.30 £127 (Save £12)

The Experience

A wonderful, innovative way to learn Italic Calligraphy online with materials being sent to your door. This online course is ideal for beginners or people wanting to improve their flair and style. Classes are flexible to find a time that suits you and split into comfortable one-hour lessons over four sessions. All classes take place via Zoom, where you will be sent an invitation code once your booking date and time has been agreed upon. 

Exclusively to Mór Card Members, you will receive: 

  • 1x Speedball pen holder
  • 1x No2 nib (choose from left or right-handed)
  • 1x No3 nib (choose from left or right-handed)
  • 1x large bottle of Hamburg black ink from Bortolotti
  • All relevant sheets and practice lines
  • 1 x bleed proof layout pad

Each week will consist of the following: 

Week 1: Your introduction to Italic Calligraphy, how to hold our pen and getting the nib to angle correctly. You will also learn basic writing exercises and letter structure. 

Week 2: You'll progress to capitals and study ways to gain confidence in your letter structure.

Week 3: Your second last week will be taking you through how to complete style and flourish ideas and how effective size change can be using the different nib sizes provided.

Week 4: Your final session will see you put all your lessons together and create your very own masterpiece combining your understanding of design and layout.

 

Video Introduction to Calligraphy Arts

Allow us to Introduce you to... Calligraphy Arts

Based in Leicestershire, Founder Jane Lappage has been studying calligraphy since 2005. Alongside partner Nick, they created Calligraphy Arts to produce unique bespoke artworks as well as provide a marketplace for the materials needed to create these lovely artworks. Specialising in designs comprising of Cats, Dogs, Paws and Hearts as well as Eternal and Celtic Love Knots and so much more.

Jane has shared her calligraphy expertise throughout the UK, working with The Brownies and Girl Guides organisations as a teacher of calligraphy in school classes. She has worked on numerous other projects like creating custom wedding invitations, place cards, Poems and Quotations, the Haddon Hall's Christmas Card and The Visitor Book for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee during her visit to Leicester. 
 

Why we love Calligraphy Arts

In the modern design world, Calligraphy has come back into fashion with most bespoke brands sporting some form of this decorative art. Calligraphy Arts makes learning this skill even easier by sending all materials needed straight to your door. All the classes are online, so no need to leave the comfort of your home, and lessons are short but informative meaning students have plenty of free time between classes to practice their techniques. As well as this, all classes are adaptable to students routine, with dates and times being flexible to whatever suits your needs. 

Your Tutor, Jane Lappage, will only work with products tried and tested by herself so you can rest assured you’re in good hands. Jane has taught calligraphy for many years and has her own unique and easy formulas to tutor you for the whole course.

Video Introduction to Calligraphy Arts