The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy: The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Letterers and Calligraphers

author: Abbey Sy
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.31
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/07/19
date added: 2018/07/19
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy: The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Letterers and Calligraphers' by Abbey Sy is not exhaustively complete, but it is thorough enough to launch anyone interested in lettering.

Starting with an overview of tools, the book has tons of photos of completed works, and works in progress. There are lettering primers and chapters on the major styles. The book talks about digital lettering and decorative lettering. There are step by step projects at the end of chapters and the book ends with a bunch of practice sheets.

Understanding the basics and seeing how letters are formed is essential to learning lettering. The book builds nicely and the help is encouraging and friendly. There is also some really gorgeous lettering and calligraphy to look at along the way. This is a book I would gladly add to my library of books on calligraphy because of its approach to letterform.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Creative Publishing International, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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