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Spark Your Creativity with Calligraphy
“I found Lettering from A to Z to be an open door, inviting me to play and create in entirely new ways.” —Sherry Richert Belul, author of Say it Now and founder of Simply Celebrate
Winner Indie Book Award for Gift/Specialty/Novelty Book in 2021
Winner 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (2021) for Crafts & Hobbies
#1 New Release in Handwriting Reference, Mixed Media, and Printmaking
Lettering artist Phawnda Moore has been teaching calligraphy and design for 25 years. An award-winning author, she steps into beginning students’ shoes to select content, address anticipated questions, and offer solutions to the unexpected yet inevitable problems that are encountered in hand lettering.
Your creative life will be enriched with step-by-step tutorials “from A to Z.” Written in conversational narrative, this full-color book includes more than 200 images of Phawnda’s professional work, published articles, and guidance from her class demos to make beautiful projects. Blending traditional design principles and modern tools, it inspires you to find your own style.
Phawnda's instruction includes:
- 12 styles (Uncial calligraphy, Italic calligraphy, script calligraphy, brush lettering, faux calligraphy, rainbow lettering, monoline letters, handwriting and drawn letters)
- Customized, printable practice sheets
- Recommended writing tools, papers, sources, printing tips
- Layout, color, and design basics
- Lettering projects for youngsters
- Tips on how to organize your studio space
- Tips on sharing your skills in teaching, business, events, home, garden, and community
- Illustrating with calligraphy tools
- Projects to make handmade birthday cards, holiday cards, journals of your life, and easy-to-design art books
If you enjoyed Hand Lettering 101, The Lost Art of Handwriting, or Hand Lettering for Relaxation, then it’s time to grab a copy of Lettering from A to Z and reconnect to your natural creativity.
Part I: Greetings
Part II: Getting Started in a Creative Life
1. In the Beginning . . .
2. Inspiration and Motivation
3. Dive into Learning
4. Lettering 101
5. Two Guiding Words
6. Mindful Practice
Part III: Models for 12 Styles, Layout Design, Color
7. Handwriting
8. Faux Calligraphy
9. Mail Art Design
10 Rainbow Lettering
11. Monoline Casual
12. Uncial Calligraphy
13. Italic Calligraphy
14. Pointed Pen Script
15. Brush Lettering
16. Lively Versals
17. Nature Walk Lettering
18. Drawn Lettering
19. Letters by Phawnda
20. Letter Spacing and Page Design (layout)
21. Design Elements and Principles (layout)
22. Understanding Color (color)
Part IV: Tutorials for Projects and Interesting Stuff A-Z
22. Alphabet History
23. Barcode Art Books
24. Comfy Writing Tools
25. Dotted Drawing
26. Erasers
27. Flourishing
28. Gifts
29. Holiday Cards
30. Illustrating with Calligraphy Tools
31. Journal Pages
32. Kitchen Projects
33. Layout Basics
34. Monograms
35. Name Techniques
36. Organizing Your Studio
37. Proportional Scale
38. Quotes
39. Rubber Stamps
40. Space (negative)
41. Tea for Background Papers
42. Unusual Surfaces
43. Volunteering
44. Washi Tape
45. Xercise
46. Yard Art
47. Z Quilt
Part V: Thank You
Part VI: Resources, Books and Lettering in Community