Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy by Eleanor Winters

This book is considered to be one of the best resources for those wishing to learn the Copperplate style. Beginners will absorb a comprehensive understanding of Copperplate in a series of detailed but easy-to-understand lessons. Even intermediate calligraphers will find this book helpful, especially those who are interested in taking their calligraphy practice to a professional level. Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy Includes the following:

• A comprehensive account of Copperplate calligraphy's beginnings, starting with its initial popularity and importance amongst English writing students throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
• Definitions of calligraphic terms that beginners may be unfamiliar with + a detailed list of tools and materials that will prove to be invaluable once practice begins
• Fundamental strokes, including the full pressure stroke, the o-form, and ascender loops, as well as incorrect strokes, making it easy for readers to identify mistakes and correct them.
• Letter connections, spacing, numbers, and punctuation.
• Adjusting the size of your Copperplate script without sacrificing the form
• Branching beyond traditional black ink, including colored paint recommendations, common problems when writing with gouache, and the advantages of using color.
• All things paper: Winters outlines numerous criteria to be considered when choosing paper, including pH value, texture, and rag content, as well as guidelines for making paper samples and a list of her personal favorites.
• Writing out multiple sentences in Copperplate script, covering simple paragraphs, quotations, and poetry as well as detailed instructions on margins, line spacing, centering, and where to place speaker/author credit on the page.
• Commercial calligraphy including envelopes, name-cards, invitations, and other professional opportunities. 
• Fixing mistakes––from retouching reproduction work and original pieces to erasing pencil guidelines and cropping your work.

“Calligraphy requires just a very few basic needs: pen, ink, dexterity, and most of all, zeal.” - Eleanor Winters, Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy, page 66

Paperback; 192 pages; 8.25” x 10.75” Read our blog post about Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy for a special chapter-by-chapter look inside its pages.