This course looks at all that is inky, spontaneous and full of life: the calligraphic line as a voyage of discovery. We begin with some outliers in the history of Latin letters, looking at how a line can move and shift instead of following a predictable path. This course looks at calligraphy as a process of drawing as much as of writing. Letters are shapes that you can alter radically without losing legibility entirely.
This online course consists of three recorded lessons:
One lesson with demonstrations and an assignment for you to do in your own time
Illuminated manuscripts in Bruges: a visit to the Bruges collections to see our treasures close-up
One crit session in which I will review a selection of the assignments posted by students
Material list
Cola can pen
Ruling pen, quill or other pointed pen
Sumi ink
3 sheets good quality paper with a bit of texture, weight160gm – 220gm (Rives BFK, Fabriano 5 and Saunders Waterford are good)
