Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy

A one-day workshop to teach total beginners how to write beautifully!

Tutor Rosie will teach you how to write in the modern calligraphy type and harness your own style, using loads of different mediums and surfaces. This course will help give you the confidence to use your new calligraphy skills for a wide range of uses such as wall art, gifts, decorations, wedding stationery and signage and lots more!

You’ll start by throwing out textbooks, literally! Remember at school when we learnt how to write in straight lines with each letter being the same size? We’re going to do the complete opposite!

Start by learning to write each letter in capital and lower case in the calligraphy style. Rosie will demonstrate each swirl, swoosh and flick that makes a calligraphy alphabet look impressive and you'll practise how to give each letter its own identity before starting to join the letters up to make words much more exciting than primary school writing we promise! Give each word flare and add embellishments to create your calligraphy's unique look.

Once you’ve harnessed the letters and words we'll start being really creative and think about what we'll use them for: wedding stationery/signage, beautiful quotes or names that can be framed and turned into wall art, greetings cards, personalised decorations, small signs and much, much more. Learn how to make them look professional yet personal, using a range of drawing/writing media.