Calligraphy Practice

Letter spacing, line height & word spacing >

The shapes below will give you a good idea of how letter shapes are built up Practice these shapes to get the feel of the pen. It is the combination of the shapes that make any given letter.

Hold the pen so that the angle of the nib to the writing line is approximately 30°. This angle differs from alphabet to alphabet but will suffice for these exercises. Try to maintain this angle as you write to give your letters uniformity.

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