Calligraphy

A pictorial guide with detailed explanations and techniques, easy to understand.

Learn to calligraphy in different styles, decorate characters, create compositions, form elegant letters and use illumination techniques to make your own creations.

Like a procession of Magi bringing to Europe the riches of the East, a treasure trove of Arabic words has come to enrich the verbal means by which we name the world. From Heaven to Earth, from sciences to beliefs, from natural substances to fabrics and clothes, from war to peace, many domains of our experience can hide or reveal their oriental origin, be it learned, poetic or familiar. Arabic words in French are often surprising, unexpected, like the swell of the ocean, the number of calculations, the elixir and the amber. and, in commercial life, the store or the customs. Comfort is not absent. Not only the couch and sofa are "Arab", but also the mattress. That the words "babouche" and "fez" are oriental, we are not surprised. But the "shawl", the "vest", the "skirt? And the "dome", the "mask" and the "masquerade"?

In this work, the result of seven years of creative work, Lassaâd Metoui has drawn on the most vivid and delicate colors to make our olfactory memory vibrate, and our thirst for life and love.

First published in 1915 by Ross F. George, The Speedball Textbook is the superlative resource for artists and letterers of all ages and skill levels. 

150 of the most beautiful works of the artist who dreams of combining tradition and modernity.

Medieval manuscripts are among the treasures of Western civilization. Their preciously decorated writing has always held an exceptional place in the collective imagination.

This book is the first comprehensive study of the unique art of French painter and calligrapher André Kneib (born 1952).

Kneib stands out for the fame and respect he has earned for his highly innovative art in the traditional medium of Chinese calligraphy. Among his many contributions, the most important is the fusion of color with the traditional medium of brush and ink, creating a synthesis of gestural and pictorial that will profoundly revolutionize the practice of Chinese calligraphy. Written in a clear and insightful style, this book is intended for a wide audience: "scholars interested in global cultural practices, and a wider public who will discover the pleasure of contemplating the art of André Kneib.

Bringing together two closely related arts, this book offers an introduction to calligraphy and an approach to Chinese painting.

A lively description of the material and techniques serves as an introduction to this practical guide which will then allow you to discover four styles of writing and several painting techniques.

The exercises proposed are clearly explained and will allow you to follow the steps of realization.

The essential guide to combining color and calligraphy. Alphabets, illuminated lettering, decorative backgrounds and borders.

A visual lettering manual that explains everything you need to know about lettering, from the first sketch to the creation of a finalized composition. A beautiful, extremely well-written and educational work. 

Develop your own lettering style with this beautiful manual! Learn about lettering, from drawing the first letters to creating custom compositions. If you don't know how to get started with your blank sheet of paper, this book is for you!

Mail art & Calligraphy is a reference book in graphic art and postal art. A book of inspiration and entertainment with a rich collection of envelopes.

An exercise book for a playful and progressive introduction to the writing of four gothic alphabets and ornamental drawing.

A reference book to know, learn and master western calligraphy. It is intended for amateurs, professionals and all those curious who wish to learn this creative technique or use it as a source of inspiration.

Embark with Hélène Favier for a trip around the world, with the 26 letters of the alphabet as your luggage. During this imaginary journey, you will (re)discover the richness of the layout of these small letters. 

Embark with Hélène Favier for a trip around the world, with the 26 letters of the alphabet as your luggage. During this imaginary journey, you will (re)discover the richness of the layout of these small letters. 

Learn about lettering or the art of drawing letters, with the help of this book full of lessons and exercises. A book for beginners as well as for professional graphic designers. 

With these Writing Games, Denise Lach offers real images written, woven and knitted on perfect calligraphy, opening up another path between classic "beautiful writing" and the new possibilities of computers. Far from being the fruit of chance or the whims of the graphic designer, her raster textures are declined with rhythm and power. 

Whether you are a beginner or an amateur, this collection offers you the opportunity to learn more about the basics of ink drawing and calligraphy or to deepen your knowledge of these techniques.

The calligrapher's hand plays with the forms of the visible, with its transparencies as well as with its flat areas, with its almost unreal tenderness and its swells suspended in their gesture. She speaks to us the language of the invisible. Each of her ten fingers is a door of love in the turbulent overlapping of colors.

A pictorial guide with explanations and techniques, easy to understand.

Traces the origins of Arabic script, discusses calligraphic styles, and shows examples of Islamic calligraphy on manuscripts, architecture, cloth, and pottery.

Produced around 800 AD, Bernard Meehan's Book of Kells is, without a doubt, the most important work of island illumination and one of the most remarkable relics of medieval religious art.

This introductory workbook will help adults and children alike to take their first steps in mastering "la belle écriture", which in the last century was taught in all French schools.

As the name suggests, "illumination" means "to bring to light", usually a text, by means of gold or silver leaf and bright colors.

•  Titre : Celtic Design and Ornement for Calligraphers 
•  Langue : Anglais
•  Auteur(s): Jack Mackinder 
•  Editeur(s): Thames and Hudson 
•  Nb de pages : 95 pages
•  Type produit : ouvrage