Mastering Modern Calligraphy
Mastering Modern Calligraphy
A comprehensive how-to guide for taking your calligraphy to the next level
My third book, Mastering Modern Calligraphy: Beyond the Basics: 2,700+ Pointed Pen Exemplars and Exercises for Developing Your Style emphasizes experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity. It will not only help you master tricks of the trade, but develop your very own modern calligraphy style, too.
➺ 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!
➺ 120+ pages of letter exemplars, exercise, and guides
From traditional to modern styles, Mastering Modern Calligraphy offers 57 pages of letter and ligature variations, 68 pages of complete modern alphabets, and a whole chapter about letter connections and stylistic exploration.
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➺ What others 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
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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
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“Mastering Modern Calligraphy is the only book I keep at my desk full time. Molly’s user-friendly, spiral-bound book includes information that has taken me years of reading blogs, Instagram posts, and books – and taking classes – to glean.” —Jennifer L. Wayne
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“A comprehensive, full-color guide for experienced beginners and intermediate students interested in mastering contemporary styles.” —John Neal Bookseller
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➺ Book specs
Lay-flat, spiral binding
240 pages
Full color
Published by St. Martin's Griffin; October 2019
