Calligraphy writing supplies help kids discover the world of calligraphy writing.
Click here to see sample pages. With two 96-page easy-to-follow books, highlighting techniques and projects-plus twelve tools-this definitive hands-on set will instruct and inspire both beginning and accomplished calligraphers. Learn the fundamentals and get the expert guidance needed to complete 25 different projects. The projects cover two- and three-dimensional pieces, from the highly personal to the commercial and include concertina books, framed pieces, gift items, decorative boxes, illuminated letters, wall hangings, envelopes, logo designs, poems, book jackets, place settings, menu cards, and invitations.
Format: Soft cover, 2-book set, 192 pages total, 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 2 inches
Publisher: Readers Digest
Recommended Grades: High School to Adult
The Techniques Book is a start-from-scratch course in the practical aspects of mastering the classic alphabets, with guidance on composition, choosing and mixing colors, flourishing, and gilding. The Project Book is a priceless source of inspiration, packed with step-by-step photographs to help you create a wide range of beautiful items. The kit contains a No. 5 round hand nib, copperplate nib, poster nib, HB pencil, paintbrush, gold watercolor paint, black watercolor paint, white watercolor paint, black ink, and a pen holder with a No. 3 round hand nib and reservoir.
Published by Dorling Kindersley.
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Since its creation in 1974 Dorling Kindersley has published books that are instantly recognizable to children and adults worldwide. Dorling Kindersley publishes an extensive range of both adult and children's reference titles - in effect 'cradle to grave' publishing. DK books encompass many subjects: gardening, conventional and holistic medicine, pregnancy & childcare, travel, cooking & wine, natural history, art, sports, popular culture, and languages. It includes manuals, encyclopedias, atlases, maps and handbooks. Dorling Kindersley has longstanding partnerships with prestigious organizations such as the AHS, AMA and Columbia University Press that lend weight to the authority of the books.
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The award-winning Eyewitness Books are the trademark series of Dorling Kindersley Publishing. These popular DK books began in 1988, never fail to inform, excite and inspire both children and adults alike. The series, which has sold over 50 million copies worldwide, is constantly expanding.
For the very young and pre-school children Dorling Kindersley publishes a fantastic selection of novelty and board books. The My First range of titles are particularly popular for their colorful design and their simple, bold approach and it's proven by the sales figures: over 1.75 million copies of the My First Word Book have been sold worldwide. Dorling Kindersley's novelty books include bath books, lift-the-flap books, sound books, touch & feel and scratch & sniff books which are purposely created to open children's imaginations.
In the future Dorling Kindersley will concentrate on what it does best - creating first class reference books with spectacular illustration. This formula has already made DK books among the best selling books in the illustrated non-fiction market.
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