Copperplate Calligraphy Journal

Practical notes on pointed pen calligraphy: understand letterforms, choose your materials and build a more consistent practice, one page at a time.

Copperplate Capitals in Words: Joining Uppercas...

A capital must work with the word that follows it. Practise initial-letter placement, proportion and connecting choices through a focused name-writing exercise.

Copperplate Capitals in Words: Joining Uppercas...

A capital must work with the word that follows it. Practise initial-letter placement, proportion and connecting choices through a focused name-writing exercise.

Why Is My Calligraphy Nib Scratchy? A Copperpla...

A practical sequence for diagnosing a pointed nib that catches: identify the movement, check the contact, inspect the tip and compare one variable at a time.

Why Is My Calligraphy Nib Scratchy? A Copperpla...

A practical sequence for diagnosing a pointed nib that catches: identify the movement, check the contact, inspect the tip and compare one variable at a time.

Calligraphy Ink Not Flowing? Blobs, Skips and R...

Identify the mark before changing the mixture. This guide separates starting problems, blobs, skipped hairlines and unfilled shades with short comparison tests.

Calligraphy Ink Not Flowing? Blobs, Skips and R...

Identify the mark before changing the mixture. This guide separates starting problems, blobs, skipped hairlines and unfilled shades with short comparison tests.

How to Make Thin Hairlines in Copperplate Calli...

Compare a separate hairline with the exit after a shade. A three-row exercise helps you distinguish release timing from the effects of your materials.

How to Make Thin Hairlines in Copperplate Calli...

Compare a separate hairline with the exit after a shade. A three-row exercise helps you distinguish release timing from the effects of your materials.

The words learning copperplate calligraphy written by hand, showing fine hairlines and shaded downstrokes.

How to Read Copperplate Guidelines and Use Them...

Use guidelines to see height, slant and spacing clearly, then work through the six basic movements in this workbook with one correction at a time.

How to Read Copperplate Guidelines and Use Them...

Use guidelines to see height, slant and spacing clearly, then work through the six basic movements in this workbook with one correction at a time.

A finished Copperplate passage on Clairefontaine Aquapad paper from the workbook examples.

Paper for Copperplate: What I Use for Practice ...

Surface, ink behaviour and purpose matter more than a paper brand alone. These are the choices and examples from my physical workbook.

Paper for Copperplate: What I Use for Practice ...

Surface, ink behaviour and purpose matter more than a paper brand alone. These are the choices and examples from my physical workbook.