If you’ve ever wanted to write a beautiful birthday card or place name, this is the course for you.
Calligrapher Susie Deane has been teaching handwriting and calligraphy at the Idler Academy for more than two years, and her courses are useful, enjoyable and even meditative. Says one student, “Susie was an absolute delight to be taught by”.
Now you have the chance to explore the different tools and styles involved in calligraphy at home.
In this eight part course, Susie shows you what equipment you need to get started and gets you writing your first letters and numbers. The course gives guidance on layout and spacing as well as instructions for left-handed students and suggestions for little projects to try at home. Calligraphy is stylised but there are plenty of opportunities to play around: letters can be rounded, sharp, compressed, flourished, light, heavy – make it your own.
Our course offers eight lessons across 90 minutes of video, plus helpful notes, calligraphy copy sheets for practising with, further reading, access to the forum and a beautiful certificate of completion.
Course Rundown
Introduction (2.52 mins)
Lesson 1: Equipment (8.39 mins)
Lesson 2: Fitting the Nib (5.21 mins)
Lesson 3: Preparing to Write (11.32 mins)
Lesson 4: Italic Script (18.43 mins)
Lesson 5: Left-handed Calligraphy (15.29 mins)
Lesson 6: Upper-case Letters and Numbers (12.16 mins)
Lesson 7: Layout, Spacing and Joining (11.52 mins)
Lesson 8: Three Projects to Do at Home (14.42 mins)
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3/07/2018
This course Calligraphy
Hello, any idea when the technical difficulties will be fixed, please? Thanks. S.
3/07/2018
Hi Sarah
We are told that the developer is working away as we speak. As soon as he has got it working, we will let everyone know. Apologies and thanks for your patience.
The Idlers
4/07/2018
Dear Sarah,
I’m happy to let you know that the online courses are back up and running.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Best wishes,
Then Idlers
2/07/2018
This course Caligraphy
I have signed up to this course but am unable to get it on line. Only the introduction video operates and I am unable to go any further. Please look into this for me. This happened to my previous course which was Latin.
Hazel Dobson
2/07/2018
Dear Hazel
We are experiencing some technical difficulties with our online courses. Our developers are looking into this and we’re aiming to get it fixed as soon as possible.
Thanks for your patience.
Best wishes,
Cathleen
4/07/2018
Dear Hazel,
I’m happy to let you know that the online courses are back up and running.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Best wishes,
The Idlers