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    Colour & Curves

    A Pilot Parallel Pen Workbook

    by Alice Young

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    This book provides a step-by-step approach to learning calligraphy featuring the fun and versatile Pilot Parallel pen. Written by an experienced calligraphy teacher, the book guides you through exercises which give a good grounding in pen angle, basic calligraphy strokes, and developing rhythm. Once you are comfortable with the pen, “The Gentle Gothics” alphabet is introduced, along with exercises for pen manipulation and information about spacing. Suitable for beginning and intermediate calligraphers. Glossary of terms included.

    You will:
    » Learn to use a Pilot Parallel Pen
    » Learn basic calligraphy strokes
    » Practice strokes by designing a tattoo or organic ornament
    » Learn “The Gentle Gothics”, using exemplar guide sheets

    Prints on-demand here at Blurb as "premium magazine" format, and is a slim volume packed with photos, tips and information.

    Optional: Extra exercise sheets can be downloaded from the author for personal use. Instructions found on the inside front cover.
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    http://www.aliceyoung.ca/
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    • Primary Category: Crafts & Hobbies
    • Project Option: US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm
      # of Pages: 76
    • Publish Date: Nov 23, 2017
    • Language English
    • Keywords calligraphy, pilot parallel pen, gothic calligraphy, learn calligraphy, calligraphy lessons
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    About the Creator
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    Alice Young
    Vancouver Island, Canada

    Alice is a GDC Certified Graphic Designer with 20 years of experience in design and communications, with a strong focus on typography. Alice’s love of letterforms carries through to her practice as a calligrapher, and her work spans a broad range of applications from commercial (logos and word marks) to just-for-fun (greeting cards) to exploratory fine art (asemic calligraphy on canvas). Her calligraphic paintings on canvas have been exhibited and sold internationally. In 2015, along with fifty other calligraphers from around the world, Alice participated in the International Exhibition of Calligraphy held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow. In 2015 and 2017, she created calligraphy works on wood as part of the OneTree Exhibit at the Robert Bateman Centre in Victoria, B.C.

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