With less than nine weeks until Christmas, we’re busy making plans and stocking up (pun not intended!) on gift tags and calligraphy kits for the festive season!
I’ve been working on some exercises for those of you learning calligraphy, and shared this Christmas card design on my social media. I love it because it’s deceptively easy to write, and teaches 3 important aspects of modern calligraphy:
1 – the technique of moving smoothly from a thin to a thick stroke
2 – the trick of seeing through the window* when your ink is about to run out
3 – the importance of not rushing! (this video is a time lapse – it actually takes over 3 minutes to create this card design)
It’s also wonderfully Christmassy!
I’ll be teaching this as a practice technique AND a Christmas card design in my calligraphy class on 7th December in Manchester. There are still tickets available and I’d love to see you there!
Link for info & tickets – www.eventbrite.co.uk
Facebook group for updates on this event – facebook.com/events/2242810669287323