Belinda Chim - Joyful Flourishes for the Festive Season - Nov 6 & 13, 2024

This the season! Join us this festive season to enhance your creativity by combining elegant lettering with beautiful ornamental designs. In this two-session workshop, we will focus on creating a Christmas wreath using calligraphy cartouches. You’ll learn techniques to craft your wreath and gain the skills to create your own unique designs. These techniques can be applied to your holiday cards, letters, and other festive creations for the 2024 Christmas season.

What You'll Learn

• Specific movement exercises to build body awareness and confidence in executing curves.
• Principles for creating harmony and balance in your designs.
• Techniques for a lighter touch.
• Strategies to troubleshoot common difficulties and errors.
• Tools and materials for effective flourishing.
• How to step out of your comfort zone by being bold and crafting more creative designs.

Lesson 1

• Learn the foundational relationship between ovals and how to create elegant cartouches.
• Troubleshoot common problems when using calligraphy tools, with techniques for a lighter touch and warm-up practices.
• Explore a variety of cartouche styles, using contrasting techniques for dynamic visual effects.

Lesson 2

• Techniques for joining cartouches together that that further elevate the design.
• Using different colours to enhance the design 
• Discover different creative approaches to designing your Christmas wreath.

This workshop is perfect for all skill levels. Join us to create something beautiful together.

Joyful Flourishes for the Festive Season
Belinda Chim, Hosted By The Gentle Penman

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)

6 & 13 November 2024 (Wednesday)
20:00 pm – 22:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)

Class Cost : HKD 740.00 or USD 95.00

Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/joyful-flourishes-for-the-festive-season

All Skills Levels 

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