Pointed and Broad Pen workshop

We are excited to invite you to the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on January 4 and 5 to join the Pointed and Broad Pen Greeting Calligraphy workshop by Artyom Lebedev, teacher of the National School of Calligraphy!

This workshop is an excellent opportunity for those who have been longing to learn calligraphy but struggled to get round to a full-scale course – you will spend quality time on your January holidays and practice two basic calligraphy tools at once.

Through a five-hour class you will practice pointed or broad (poster) pen and discover the most popular types of writing exercised with these tools: Spencerian and Copperplate, Blackletter and Old Russian. The last but not least will be your final piece – a greeting script composition created under the expert’s supervision.

You are welcome to attend both workshop days or choose the one you experience more interest to. No preparation required!

One day workshop fee – 4 000 RUB.

Please bring: the pen you’ll work with, ink, pencil, paper. Optional: colour ink, colour paper.

Training details:

January 4, 12.00 – 17.00

Pointed pen workshop

Agenda:

1. Pointed pen writing technique practice

2. Introduction of the Copperplate and Spencerian scripts

3. Methods of creating capitals with pointed and broad pen

4. Practicing decorative calligraphy elements such as flourishes and patterns

5. Creating a greeting card sealed with stamp and wax

January 5, 12.00 – 17.00

Broad pen workshop

1. Broad pen writing technique practice

2. Introduction of historical and national component in greeting script composition to learn picking the writing type in accordance with design intent – for example, common cursive, Gothic or Old Russian

3. Practicing decorative capitals – cadel flourishing and initials

4. Creating a greeting card sealed with stamp and wax

Both days training agenda:

2,5 hours – introduction to the tools; practical exercises.

30 minutes – break time with tea and sweet treats.

And finally 2 hours to create your final piece.

Workshop teacher – Artyom Lebedev, professional calligraphy artist and designer, acknowledged greeting lettering expert who has a perfect command of script technique. Permanent member of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy project, teacher in the National School of Calligraphy.

To enroll please contact us at 8-495-728-77-58, 8-916-002-90-09

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