Intro to Lettering: Learning Basic Letterforms and Faux Calligraphy Tuesdays/Thursdays
Welcome, Friends!
Have your kids ever wanted to learn how to letter but didn’t know where or how to start? Do they try but get easily frustrated with how their lettering looks? With the proper guidance and practice, they’ll be on your way to loving their lettering in no time!
In this course you will:
Learn basic letter formations that will make it easy to transition into brush lettering or dip pen calligraphy
Become comfortable forming letters through drills to create muscle memory
Learn how to "faux letter" with step-by-step demonstration and practice
Create a final project with a word or short phrase
Faux lettering (or faux calligraphy) will really give you a solid foundation and make the transition to lettering with brush pens and calligraphy much easier!
We will meet a total of 4 hours, broken down into four 1-hour sessions via Zoom the following days and times:
Tuesday, April 28, 2:00-3:00pm CST
Thursday, April 30, 2:00-3:00pm CST
Tuesday, May 5, 2:00-3:00pm CST
Thursday, May 7, 2:00-3:00pm CST
*Ages 10 - 16. In order to give each student proper attention, class size is limited to four participants.
About me:
Hello! My name is Carmela and I'm a lettering artist, letterpress printer, stationery designer and high school Spanish teacher. Wow, what a combo! A California native, I live in the suburbs of Chicago with my husband, children and lab puppy. I'm so excited to teach this course and look forward to seeing what you create!