Wedding Calligraphy (eBook)

A Guide to Beautiful Hand Lettering

Alyssa Hooper, Laura Hooper (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
128 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-63158-130-4 (ISBN)

Infos

One of the most popular wedding calligraphers teaches you how to give a personal touch to your special day.

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Add a Personal Touch to Your Special DayCalligraphy is a visual art form that gives handwriting and lettering an ornate and elegant twist. In a day and age when technology and rigid type have run rampant, calligraphy has become an exceedingly popular way to add character, personality, and individuality to even the most formal of affairs. Whether its done on stationery, chalkboards, signs, or whatever medium you prefer, this decorative practice is sure to spruce up any celebration. Its also perfect for invitations and thank-you notes!Although primarily intended for weddings, the lessons learned from this book can be applied to nearly any type of exquisite gatheringproms, bachelorette parties, work functions, barbecues, engagements, showers, receptions, and much more! In addition to the beautiful color photographs that dress the pages throughout, the book features step-by-step DIY project tutorials, sample alphabets and exemplars, tips and techniques for the art of pointed pen, and an introduction to art of calligraphy as it relates to wedding celebrations.Wedding Calligraphy is the go-to guide for aspiring calligraphers and avid professionals alike. Whether youre interested in making calligraphy and/or lettering a career for yourself, saving some money on your special day, or simply looking to find a new and relaxing hobby, this book is the perfect match.

Autor

Laura Hooper has owned & operated Laura Hooper Calligraphy since 2002, serving clients with hand calligraphy & stationery needs for weddings, showers, events, and more. She teaches the art of pointed-pen calligraphy at in-person workshops around the US & Canada with her sister, Alyssa. She has practiced calligraphy for over twenty years. Her work has been published in numerous magazines, including The Knot, Inside Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Town & Country Weddings, among others. Additionally, Laura Hooper Calligraphy has been featured on a variety of blogs including Style Me Pretty, Style Me Pretty Living, 100 Layer Cake, Inspired by This, Glitter Guide, Wedding Chicks, and more. She lives with her husband and two dogs in Alexandria, Virginia.Alyssa Hooper is the Director of Operations at Laura Hooper Calligraphy. She began her role in 2013 taking over client and vendor communications, managing staff, coordinating workshops across North America and overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations. She also co-teaches the calligraphy workshops with Laura. She lives in Los Angeles, California

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.5.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Schlagworte: Alphabets • Bachelorette • barbecues • beautify • Beginners • books on alphabets • books on bachelorette • books on barbecues • books on beautifies • books on beginners • books on calligraphers • books on copperplates • books on engagements • books on exemplars books on brush calligraphies • books on glitters • books on handwritings • books on insiders • books on invitations • books on japanese calligraphies • books on magnolia • books on penmanships • books on receptions books on copybo • books on renewals • books on rouges • books on thank-yous • books on tutorials • books on willingnesses • books on workbooks • brush calligraphy • buzzfeed • calligraphers • chalkboards • copperplate • copybook • decorative • digital • downright • Engagements • Exemplars • Glitter • hail • handwriting • Hone • honed • Honing • Illumination • Insider • invitations • invites • italic • japanese calligraphy • kits • Lettering • magnolia • ornate • patiently • Penmanship • Programs • Receptions • Renewal • Rouge • Showers • spruce • sprucing • staring • stationary • thank-you • threatened • tutorials • uncial • whimsical • Willingness • Workbook
• ISBN-10: 1-63158-130-9 / 1631581309
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63158-130-4 / 9781631581304