Pointed Pen Capitals & Minuscules
Learning to write Minuscule & Capital Roman with pointed pen.
Course Summary
This three-part online class will cover the pointed pen, pressure, and release technique for making beautiful Roman Capitals and Roman minuscules.
The pointed, flexible pen is well-suited to specific lettering work beyond only script. I have used it for classic Roman Capitals and a version of the "Foundational" hand. On particular papers, it is preferable to a broad-edge pen, biting into the surface rather than riding over it. Each tool leaves its mark or unique impression. However, it also requires some slightly different techniques.
I have taught both upper and lowercase in separate classes, but now they are in one, which I assume is good news for those people who mostly use pointed pens. Plus, I am going to add a decorative style, too. I believe that by studying this, you can add a good contrast to your script pieces.
There is a Facebook group page for posting your assignments so that I can check.
Registration is open now
Dates & Time: Three Saturdays starting at 2 pm EDT (1.5 hours Zoom live, recorded for later viewing up to 2 months)
Starting: May 24, 31, and June 7.
Level: Open to all levels, but the knowledge of Roman proportion is essential
Tuition fee: $110
The material list will be available to download upon registration.
John Stevens
John Stevens is an internationally known and accomplished letter artist known for a wide range of exemplary work. Beginning as a sign painter in New York, his insatiable inquiry into letters and their design led him into type, calligraphy, and lettering, learning to use various pens, brushes, and later computers. His clients include publishing, packaging, advertising, television, and film. (Lucasfilm, Life, Time, Newsweek, Tiffany’s, and the New York Public Library are a few of them.) He also gets called on to create hand-written and illuminated documents on paper and vellum, the calligraphers’ traditional work.
He has been invited to teach at many national and international letter arts conferences throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and South America as an instructor of this art. His original works are included in the San Francisco Public Library, Berlin’s Akademie der Künste, La Casa del Libro (San Juan, Puerto Rico), and many private collections. John's calligraphy and lettering have been recognized and published in dozens of books and publications about Lettering and calligraphy; in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States. His book Scribe: Artist of the Written Word was published in 2013 to critical acclaim. His latest new book, Mastering Broad Brush Roman Capitals, is now available @ John Neal Bookseller.
John was on faculty of Roman Holiday| 2024 International Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Conference
You can follow him on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. Website: www.johnstevensdesign.com
Most Recent lecture: The Letterform Archive (2019)
Course Pricing
U/lc Pointed Pen styles
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This three-part online class will cover the pointed pen, pressure, and release technique for making beautiful Roman Capitals and R
