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 Pen Lifts: Constructing the Lowerca...

Does the Copperplate lowercase c need a pen lift? Compare two construction methods and learn why every movement should serve the letter.

Copperplate Pen Lifts: Constructing the Lowerca...

Does the Copperplate lowercase c need a pen lift? Compare two construction methods and learn why every movement should serve the letter.

Arm Movement in Calligraphy: What Historical Pe...

Explore how Zaner, Palmer and Mills taught arm movement for business handwriting, and how modern pointed-pen calligraphers can adapt those ideas without copying them literally.

Arm Movement in Calligraphy: What Historical Pe...

Explore how Zaner, Palmer and Mills taught arm movement for business handwriting, and how modern pointed-pen calligraphers can adapt those ideas without copying them literally.

Spencerian Penmanship: Principles Beginners Sho...

Learn how historical Spencerian manuals organise recurring forms, slant, proportion, spacing and tracing, then use a clear practice sequence without confusing Spencerian with Copperplate.

Spencerian Penmanship: Principles Beginners Sho...

Learn how historical Spencerian manuals organise recurring forms, slant, proportion, spacing and tracing, then use a clear practice sequence without confusing Spencerian with Copperplate.