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. 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.

And you’ll also practise on different surfaces
paper is just the beginning! Modern calligraphy looks fabulous on
Wood, glass and plastic and each feels completely different.

Once
You've finished the workshop hopefully, you'll be Masters of your own writing
And the amazing things you can create with it!

About the tutor:

Tutor Rosie Johnson is a self-taught artist and illustrator. She
Specialises in modern calligraphy, hand printing, decorative homeware, digital
illustration and graphic design with a sprinkle of glitter! Rosie has been
Teaching for a number of years now and runs her own business making all things
quirky and alternative. She believes everyone has creative talent and loves
Proving herself right in every class she teaches.

Further information:

All materials will be provided.

This one-day workshop starts at 10am and ends at 4pm on Monday 8
June 2026.

There’ll be a short break for lunch. Our café will be open or you
Are welcome to bring your own refreshments.

Recommended
for ages 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a paying adult at all times.

If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a
waiting list - simply contact our box office team on / and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you if a
Place becomes available, with absolutely
No obligation to accept it if you've made other plans!

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms
& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any
Reason.

We aim to
make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome
just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd
Like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss
your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email
Arts-centre@le.Ac.UK, pop in or call, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts
Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for
Blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after
5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park
next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car
park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us
(near De Montfort Hall).