Key Facts
- Starting
15 Jan 2025- Location
- Tooting
- Start Time
- 18:30
- End Time
- 21:00
- Duration
- 10 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Evening
- Days
- Wednesday
- Start Date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Level
- Entry Level
- Code
- TABX119CP
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- £ 0 - 100
Calligraphy
This course will teach you the basic pen and brush skills you need to create beautiful calligraphy. You will learn what tools and materials to use to create different effects including italic and foundational.
Teacher's Profile:
Ivo Grantins is a London based calligrapher. He has a diploma in Calligraphy with Design studies (2013) from Sunderland University. He had been teaching calligraphy since 2012 and since 2014 at South Thames college. He has studied with internationally acclaimed calligraphers both in Britain and abroad. He has extensive professional experience from working at two of London's most busy calligraphy studios and since 2015 freelancing. He has worked as a calligrapher in the film industry since 2014 (BBC and HBO among others) both on set and as a prop maker.
Please note that the start of this course has been postponed and it will now run as follows: new start date 17-01-24 new end date 27-03-24
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Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this course. -
Course Content
By the end of the course you'll be able to:- Use pens and brushes to create a variety of different effects.
- Understand the principles of design for invitations, poetry, prose, greeting cards and decorative plaques.
If you're self-employed, you might be able to deduct your enrolment fee from your taxable income.
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Progression Next Steps
Continue to develop skills by enrolling for the next term or attend one of our start a small business courses, in order to sell your creations. -
Assessment Details
There will be some brushwork exercises for you to do as homework to improve your technique.
