Cheryl Tefft - Starting Out in Calligraphy - 1/8/2024-3/11-2024

This is an exciting nine-week series aimed at complete beginners and those who may have dabbled a little with their pens in the past. During the course, students will be studying the uncial lettering style—the perfect script to start your calligraphic journey.

The syllabus includes:
• Working in monoline tools such as pencil and ballpoint pen
• Exploring the characteristics of pens, paper, nibs and inks
• Gaining an understanding of x-heights, ruling guidelines, and spacing
• Learning (and practicing!) letter families, skeleton alphabets, numbers, and punctuation
• Developing decorated letters and more.

Each lesson will have specific focus, the skills from which will be further practiced during the homework assignments. The instructor will review and critique any work you submit throughout the course, and the series will culminate with you designing and producing your own final project piece.

Starting Out in Calligraphy
Cheryl Tefft - hosted by Ardington School of Crafts

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)

1/8/2024-3/11-2024
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern

Class Cost: £285.00 GBP

Skill Level: All Skill Levels

Registration Contact Email: gemma@ardingtonschool.com
Registration Link: https://www.ardingtonschool.com/store/p1651/study-calligraphy-8-jan-24.html#/

Supply List:

• P22. JNB Graph Pad, 11x17
• FP67. Pilot Parallel Pen, 3.8mm
• FP69 or FP70. Pilot Parallel Cartridges, any color. 
• P09-50. Boris Layout Marker Paper, 9x12 or larger. 
• S271. 18" Cork Back Metal Ruler
• S632. Protrator. 
• PA79. Strathmore Writing Stationary, Cards & Envelopes. 
• S412 or S931. Painter's Tape, Drafting Tape, or Artist's Tape.
• M17 (size 01). Pigma Micron, black ink.
• PA101. Fine Art Paper Sampler Sheet Pack.
• PS42, PS47, PA42, PS110, PS115, PA110, or PA26. Watercolor paper for projects – white or off-white, smooth and non-bleeding, medium to heavy weight, such as Arches Hot Press (90# or 140#), Fabriano Artistico Hot Press (140#), Stonehenge Hot Press, or Strathmore. Be sure to get Hot Press rather than Cold Press if the paper comes in both varieties. Qty: at least two large sheets OR one large sheet and at least 10 smaller sheets
• BR26 or BR26-S4. Small round (pointed) brush suitable for watercolor, size 00 or 000, such as Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold 101 brush(es).
• S1032,--12A or 36-color set; or S808 or S994 or S1049 or S1050; *OR* GW100 or WNWC1 or WNWC2, *AND* S679 or S1094. *Non-metallic* watercolor paint in at least one deeper shade (jewel tone) of blue, green, purple, OR red—either pan or tube variety (if you get the tube type, you will also need a basic palette); Qty: 1 set of pan colors, OR 1 tube of paint plus 1 palette
• S1000. Coliro watercolor paint refill; Arabic Gold color (OK to get either as a refill or as part of a set), Qty 1 pan
• S1016 or S1113. Storage box for Coliro paints, if you’re buying them outside of a set; Qty 1 or more as needed
• S1038. Burnisher/Stylus set.
• E06. Precision eraser, such as Pentel Clic
• PL21. Pencil.
• S1005. Basic container for rinse water
• Paper towels
• Standard letter-size lined (or gridded) school notebook, or similar (doesn't need to have any special kind of paper surface)
• Favorite materials for taking notes (*in addition* to the school notebook previously mentioned)

Optional materials:

• FP67. Pilot Parallel Pen, 2.4 mm size
• M21, M134, or M08-S5. Additional pen(s)/pencils(s)of your choice (suitable for drawing guidelines), in different colors, such as Pigma Micron markers, about size 01, OR Pilot G-Tec-4; Qty 2 or 3
• 3-ring binder with page protectors for standard 8 ½ x 11” handouts, Qty 1 binder and 1 box page protectors