LETTERING OF THE 20’S AND 30’S

Two Week Workshop
Fridays, March 16 & 23rd from 10AM to 4:30PM
$200 + tax

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With references to the American tradition of show card lettering, and based on the series of Speedball textbooks and other early lettering texts, participants will explore tools and techniques that created distinctive lettering styles and characteristics of commercial letterers in the first decades of the 20th century.

Using pen nibs developed in 1915 with square, round and oval shaped points as well as our familiar broad edged tools we will translate the traditional techniques of calligraphy and adapt them to lettering of all types, from elegant monoline scripts and italics to blunt‐edged and playful roman forms. We’ll look at the construction of characteristic early 20’s drawn alphabets and bold faced display lettering using multiple strokes.

Students should come away from this workshop with an understanding of the roots of the American tradition of lettering and how it evolved, and will also be able to add new lettering techniques and new lettering styles with a variety of historical tools to their repertoire.

Materials List: Speedball A, B and D nibs, variety of sizes but at least a 0, 1 and 3 of each.

Would suggest a complete set if possible (not required as we may not use all sizes).

Dip pen holders and assorted nibs or parallel pens.

Sumi or Walnut ink

Pigma Calligraphers

Speedball or other nylon tipped pens are okay.

Basic Calligraphy Supplies:

Water containers

Ruler and triangle for layout

graph paper; other papers that you like to write on.

Materials listed in post, and/or supplemented with students preferred materials.

Please park on Maclovia Street - between Artisan and Autozone - Street Parking Only Please.