Calligraphy for Beginners - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

About this course

This course is for absolute beginners to the art of calligraphy. You will be taught the Foundational Script and the Roman Capital script as well as easy border designs. We use Calligraphy Markers (and not dip ink pens) which are easy to use for either right- or left-handed writers. You’ll learn how to hold the pen to get the nib angle correct and basic exercises to help you achieve the thick and thin strokes. The Foundational script is ideal for beginners and there’s plenty of individual demonstrations and feedback from your tutor as well as worksheets to help you. What will learners achieve by the end of the course? Hold the pen nib at 30 and 45 degrees. Create straight and curved strokes. Form the letters in the family groups 1 and 2. Form the letters in the family groups 3, 4 and 5. Form majuscules (capital letters). Plan and complete a small project using calligraphy skills.

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Greater London Greater Manchester Liverpool City Region Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Tees Valley West of England West Midlands West Yorkshire