Online Class: Western Calligraphy

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16

Lessons
43

Exams &
Assignments
2,916

Students
have taken this course
15

Hours
average time
1.5

CEUs

Course Description

Western calligraphy is a great personal hobby. Calligraphy gives you the capability to personalize many items and gifts.

This Western Calligraphy course teaches you how to create beautiful calligraphy--even if you have no artistic experience. This course provides you with the expert guidance, HD Video tutorials, step-by-step directions, and hands-on activities with feedback so you can learn how to create a wide variety of calligraphy to suit any need or occasion. Each letter is broken down into easy-to-learn parts, until the complete letter is mastered.

You do not need drawing experience to do this course. Young and old can learn calligraphy. Once you learn beautiful calligraphy, you will be ready to share your creativity with the world through gifts, bazaars, craft shops, craft shows, home decor, trade shows, and more. You will be able to use your new-found calligraphy skills to draw amazing letters on cards, stationary, bags, memory pages in your scrapbooks, photo albums covers, clothing, walls, wood, frames, lunch bags, and many other surfaces.

Today is the day for you to jump in and learn a new hobby that will enrich your life. Learning at home and at your own pace is what this course is all about. And best of all, Nancy is there for you everyday! So let's get started!

Completely Online
Self-Paced
Printable Lessons
Full HD Video
6 Months to Complete
24/7 Availability
Start Anytime
PC & Mac Compatible
Android & iOS Friendly
Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: History of Calligraphy

Calligraphy is the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush. 115 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Assignment 1A
Complete: Assignment 1B
Complete: Exam 1

Lesson 2: Materials and Supplies

Let's take a look at how writing and writing instruments evolved over time, beginning with the cave men and their chiseled stones, to the calligraphy pen we know today. 40 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Complete: Assignment 2A
Complete: Assignment 2B
Complete: Exam 2

Lesson 3: Getting Started

It is important to remember to pull the pen and not push it. 30 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Complete: Assignment 3
Complete: Exam 3

Lesson 4: Uncial Calligraphy

There are many varieties and ways of doing calligraphy. 30 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Complete: Assignment 4
Complete: Exam 4

Lesson 5: Foundational Hand Calligraphy

Sometimes calligraphy fonts can be so fancy, they are difficult to read. But foundational is clear and precise. 50 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Complete: Assignment 5A
Complete: Assignment 5B
Complete: Exam 5

Lesson 6: Roman Rustic Calligraphy

Roman Rustic capitals is an ancient Roman calligraphic script. 30 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Complete: Assignment 6
Complete: Exam 6

Lesson 7: Versals Calligraphy

Versals lettering is a serif style, which means it has detailed flemishes on the capital letters and "feet" -- or what we call slab serifs -- on the base of letterforms. 30 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Complete: Assignment 7
Complete: Exam 7

Lesson 8: Batarde Calligraphy

Batarde was a Gothic script used in France, the Burgundian Netherlands, and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries. 50 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Complete: Assignment 8A
Complete: Assignment 8B
Complete: Exam 8

Lesson 9: Italic Calligraphy

Italic script is one of the most popular styles used in contemporary Western calligraphy, and is often one of the first scripts learned by beginning calligraphers. 50 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Complete: Assignment 9A
Complete: Assignment 9B
Complete: Exam 9

Lesson 10: Copperplate Calligraphy

Copperplate is a style of calligraphic writing that uses a pointed steel nib or quill to produce a style of lettering characterized by both thick and thin strokes. 50 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Complete: Assignment 10A
Complete: Assignment 10B
Complete: Exam 10

Lesson 11: Gothic Calligraphy

Gothic can be simple or quite elaborate. 50 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Complete: Assignment 11A
Complete: Assignment 11B
Complete: Exam 11

Lesson 12: More and More Calligraphy

In this lesson, you will learn how to write a paragraph. 26 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Complete: Assignment 12
Complete: Exam 12

Lesson 13: Beyond the Alphabet and Chinese Calligraphy

In this lesson, you will learn how to use your pen to draw animals and things in nature. 49 Total Points

Lesson 13 Video
Complete: Assignment 13A
Complete: Assignment 13B
Complete: Exam 13

Lesson 14: Flourishes and Decoratives

There is nothing more enjoyable than opening a card or invitation that has been handwritten with calligraphic letters and beautiful flourishes. 47 Total Points

Lesson 14 Video
Complete: Assignment 14A
Complete: Assignment 14B
Complete: Exam 14

Lesson 15: Final Fonts and Calligraphy From Around the World

In this lesson, we will touch on some other forms of calligraphy from a few more countries. 26 Total Points

Lesson 15 Video
Complete: Assignment 15
Complete: Exam 15

Lesson 16: Onward and Upward

There are hundreds of ways to use calligraphy, and here are some other ideas. 89 Total Points

Lesson 16 Video
Take Poll: End of Course Poll
Take Survey: Course Comments
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Assignment 16A
Complete: Assignment 16B
Complete: Exam 16
Complete: The Final Exam

762

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe the history of calligraphy.
Determine materials and supplies needed.
Describe and demonstrate uncial calligraphy.
Describe and demonstrate foundational hand calligraphy.
Describe and demonstrate Roman Rustic Calligraphy.
Describe and demonstrate Versals Calligraphy.
Describe and demonstrate Batarde Calligraphy.
Describe and demonstrate Italic Calligraphy.
Describe and demonstrate Copperplate Calligraphy.
Describe and demonstrate Gothic Calligraphy, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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