Calligraphy for the Beginner

by Tom Gourdie

Book Overview

The perfect handbook for those wanting to develop their skill in the fascinating art of lettering. Calligraphy is a fascinating art which doesn't require expensive equipment or much space. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800811887
• ISBN13: 9780800811884
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Taplinger Publishing Company
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Calligraphy --- This One's a Winner!

Tom Gourdie's Calligraphy for the Beginner will make you a Calligraphic Winner! You heard it here. I bought this book with hopes of learning how to create some simple calligraphic techniques to write love letters to my girlfriend. After a couple weeks of practicing I felt I was a master. Gourdie lists easy excercises that you can do to teach yourself the basics, then he gives you more ways to improve. If you already know quite a bit about calligraphy, you might want to skip ahead and get a more advanced book, but if you've never tried it before and are interested in learning and making yourself a calligraphy wiz, then this book is for you. I was having so much fun writing the letters that I didn't even care when my girlfriend broke up with me! Seriously, I'm still using the book to perfect my technique and wouldn't trade it for anything!