Pump Up Your Copperplate Calligraphy (Level 2)

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What is included in this course?

Here is a short summary of all the content that you will find inside this course.

Course Content

Pump Up Your Copperplate (Level 2)

Materials List

Handouts

Setting Yourself Up

“B” Variations

Finger vs. Hand vs. Arm Movement

“p” Variations

“r” and “double rr” Variations

“s” and “double ss” Variations

“x” Variations

Letter Connections

“I, B, R, P, F, T” Variations

“Y, Z” Longer Capitals

Low vs. High Contrast | Condensed vs. Extended

Word Spacing & Line Spacing

Designing A Title

Common Mistakes Writing Copperplate Calligraphy

Additional Video Resources

Maria Montes Portfolio of Work

Writing Quotes in Copperplate Calligraphy

This Course In A Nutshell

This course has been designed to offer beginner and intermediate students with existing knowledge of Copperplate calligraphy an on-going support in their learning journey. Using an attention to detail and in-depth approach, students will solidify their knowledge as well as up-skill, refine and fine tune their Copperplate calligraphy skills.

Basically, this course is a bridge between my live online Level 1 and Level 3 Copperplate calligraphy courses.

Course Overview

This calligraphy course features 18 modules with hands-on videos and handouts to support you and your Copperplate calligraphy journey. I strongly recommend studying 1 hands-on lesson per week —from Module 4 to Module 17. In this way, you’ll focus on a specific topic for 7 days, making this course an on-going learning support for over 3 months!

My teaching style is a mix of my professional practices which are calligraphy, lettering, typography and type design. I analyse in depth key characters of the lower and uppercase alphabet (minuscules and majuscules) to give you additional insights on the relationship between letters, and to offer a better understanding of the structure of a script (connected) alphabet.

Table Of Contents

This course covers the following topics:

• Module 01: Welcome to my course!
• Module 02: Materials + additional resources
• Module 03: Left hander set up
• Module 04: “b” variations
• Module 05: “p” variations
• Module 06: “f” and double “ff”
• Module 07: “r, rr" variations
• Module 08: “s, ss” variations
• Module 09: “x” variations
• Module 10: Letter connections
• Module 11: “I, B, R, P, F, T” variations
• Module 12: “Y, Z” longer capitals
• Module 13: Low vs. high contrast. Condensed vs. Extended
• Module 14: Word spacing + line spacing
• Module 15: Creating a title
• Module 16: Writing Copperplate in real time
• Module 17: Common mistakes writing Copperplate
• Module 18: Maria Montes portfolio of work

What Will You Learn In This Course?

At the end of this course, your Copperplate calligraphy will be precise and elegant without the addition of flourishes nor complex letterforms yet. The structure of your Copperplate alphabet will be sound, and your visual and motor skills will gain confidence. Let’s do it!

Who Is This Course For?

• Professional graphic designers
• Professional typeface designers
• Graphic design students looking to expand their typographic skill set
• Type design students
• Calligraphers looking to refine their skills
• Anyone with an interest in letters and visual communication
• Anyone looking for a mindful, creative and meditative practice
  

Maria Montes | Calligrapher, Brand & Lettering Designer

Maria Montes is an independent lettering designer and illustrator specialised in branding assets and calligraphy education.

Her multidisciplinary practice expands across brand identity, packaging illustration, custom lettering, calligraphy, fashion, art and culture. She has been teaching calligraphy independently since 2014 including: Copperplate, Italic, Blackletter, Carolingian, Neuland, Roman Capitals and Brush lettering.

Maria studied a Postgraduate Course in Advanced Typography in Barcelona and a Condensed Program in Typeface Design at Type@Cooper in NYC. In 2018 she released her first independent display chromatic font family called Green Fairy.