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1861088825 |
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Searching... Cheyenne Library | Paperback | 745.61 T245C | Nonfiction | Searching... Unknown | Searching... Unavailable |
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Summary
This beautiful and inspirational book teaches adults and older children the skills needed to write calligraphically - elegantly, decoratively, and flamboyantly - in a range of modern and traditional styles, suitable for every greeting card and scraPaperbackooking purpose, as well as for other projects.
Filled with practical information on creating pleasing layouts for wording and pages, adding written inserts into cards and attaching lettering written on separate layers of paper and card. Embossing, rubbings, printing with carved erasers, linocut lettering and other techniques for creative lettering are also explained. Creative ideas for addressing envelopes are provided and, for occasions when cards need to be produced and sent in quantity, techniques to aid mass production- are explained. Calligraphy for Greetings Cards and Scrapbooking is fully illustrated with diagrams, annotated alphabets and photographs of finished works and stages in their creation.
Author Notes
After training in the UK as an ecologist and science teacher, Peter Taylor learned papermaking, printmaking and bookbinding at art colleges, and then the craft of calligraphy from many of the world's finest practitioners, including 'The Queen's Scribe', Donald Jackson. He emigrated to Australia in 1982 and is now recognized as one of Australia's best and most creative calligraphers, as well as a highly experienced and entertaining instructor. With books selling in the UK, Asia and elsewhere, his reputation as an expert has grown in other countries, too. Peter's work has been selected for exhibitions held by the Queensland Crafts Council, the Queensland Museum and the Queensland State Library. It has also been displayed in galleries in London and Canada, and one of his handmade books was used as part of World Expo '88's gift to the Queen at its opening. Also available:
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Library Journal Review
Australian book artist Taylor introduces novices to the fine art of lettering in this colorful, comprehensive how-to guide. Starting with pen, ink, and paper selection, and moving into a discussion of various techniques, Taylor provides a variety of projects (with step-by-step directions) designed to help the developing calligrapher and paper crafter. There's ample design inspiration in the full-color illustrations, and styles range from traditional Gothic and Italic to whimsical modern alphabets. The projects include a variety of greeting cards in a range of styles, as well as explorations of advanced techniques such as gilding and embossing. VERDICT Calligraphy has a number of applications, including scrapbooking and wedding crafts, and Taylor's book provides library collections with a much needed, quality update. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.