Italic Calligraphy Workshop

Event Date:

6 consecutive weeks starting from November 9-16-23-30, December 7-14, 2024

Duration 1.30 hour + 30 Mins "Talks over Coffee"

Skill Level:

Beginner/Intermediate: This event is designed those having little-to-no instruction nor experience in lettering. Instruction is likely to begin with the basic language, tools, and materials. Also open for calligraphers (all skill level) who want to join, practice and create with us.

Capacity: 15

Description:

Come join @nurgulozturkart for a fun and casual workshop learning the basics of traditional calligraphy. This workshop is best suited for a beginner or someone who has just dabbled in calligraphy and needs a more structured approach to learning the fundamentals.

Everyone is welcome! In this hands-on workshop, we will learn what tools and supplies are best and how to properly hold and use the traditional calligraphy tools.

We will learn how to form the basic strokes and why they are foundational to your letterforms. From there, we will use the basic strokes to form letters and, finally, we will learn how to connect the letters smoothly to form words.

A lot of tips and tricks will be shared along the way! We’ll spend the first part of class mastering the basic strokes that make up the entire English alphabet, with a focus on lowercase letters. We’ll combine the basic strokes into letterforms, words and sentences! Tips & tricks on common calligraphy projects (such as place cards save the date cards, bookmarks) will also be shared, along with tips on how to hold your pen appropriately.

Materials List:

• Calligraphy Markers, Broad (1 mm to 6 mm)
• Pilot Parallel 4-Nib Calligraphy Pen Set (If you have one)
• Broad nibs (1mm to 6 mm)
• Ink, nib holder (If you are planning to use nib)
• Calligraphy Paper Pad
• Graphed ruled notebook
• Eraser
• Ruler

Cost:

$75.00 due upon registration – $90 at the gate

This amount is payable no later than 15 days before the event.

Unpaid fees may result in the forfeiture of your seat.

Host or Publisher Intercultural Dialogue Institute (IDI) Ottawa