Brush Lettering: An Instructional Manual of Western Brush Lettering [Paperback]

Marilyn Reaves (Author), Eliza Schulte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1993

A complete and authoritative manual for beginners and professionals alike.

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From the Back Cover

Even if you've never held a brush in your hand, you can master the graceful art of fine calligraphy with the expert guidance of Brush Lettering. Brush calligraphy offers unlimited potential for creating an array of hand-lettered treasures. Now you can produce beautiful invitations, greeting cards, and certificates, distinctive stationery, unique posters and brochures, innovative logotypes, professional-quality headlines, elegant fabric designs, and much more. Marilyn Reaves and Eliza Schulte take you step by step through the techniques of brush lettering with the edged brush and pointed brush, dispensing invaluable advice on tools, media, and design. For beginners, students, hobbyists, or anyone involved in graphic design, Brush Lettering is a complete and authoritative how-to-manual. (8 1/2 X 11, 176 pages, b&w photos, illustrations, diagrams)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Green Editorial; 1st edition (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558212698
• ISBN-13: 978-1558212695
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent instruction, May 1, 2000

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This review is from: Brush Lettering: An Instructional Manual of Western Brush Lettering (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for anyone trying to learn western brush lettering. First, the book discusses in detail how to choose and care for materials including brushes, paper and various media types.

For both flat brush & pointed brush writing, the book shows exactly what the strokes should look like & how to hold the brush properly. There are several warm-ups these really helped me prepare to start writing.

Some flat brush alphabets covered included are Roman & Italic Minuscules as well as Flourished Italic & Roman Capitals. Pointed brush styles include Pointed-Brush & Copperplate Scripts. Flourishing is also shown.

Both flat & pointed brush styles have sections on adapting them for other alphabets. In the back, there is a wonderful artist showcase. All artwork is black & white.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend, March 25, 2009

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Beth Billstrom "Beth" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brush Lettering: An Instructional Manual of Western Brush Lettering (Paperback)

If you are looking to get into brush calligraphy, then this is the book for you. It is clearly written and packed with all the information you'll ever need.