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Kestrel Montes, professional calligrapher and owner of inkmethis, shares all the tips she wishes she had known when starting! Modern Calligraphy is the perfect book for those who want to dive into the world of gorgeous modern calligraphy lettering. Learn about the tools, techniques, and tricks of pointed dip pen calligraphy then dive into a step-by-step intensive guide to practicing a beautiful modern calligraphy script. A gorgeous book packed with color images, helpful information, and tons and tons of practice pages! While the book is designed with the beginner in mind, even advanced calligraphy students will find tips, tricks and techniques that improve their writing. Modern Calligraphy guides the reader through best practicing habits, how to use pointed pen tools, best supplies, ink mixing, a detailed approach to the calligraphic strokes that are used to create letterforms, and most importantly provides intensive practice opportunities for developing skill and building muscle memory. Additionally, you'll learn about best inks, papers, and desk set-up for a maximum writing experience. You will be well on the way to creating your own drool-worthy lettering for greeting cards, wedding invitations, or social medial posting.

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This book is beautifully written from beginning to end. I am blown away by the amount of details, tips, guidance, and examples illustrated in this book. Kestrel does an amazing job covering difficult topics and questions you may have been curious about. This makes it totally possible and less intimidating to start the Modern Calligraphy process using dip pen. I absolutely love and recommend this book! -Shelly Kim, @lettersbyshells When Kestrel calls this an Intensive Practice Workbook, she means it! Whatever questions you might have, you can bet she's answered them with her thorough attention to detail. From nib preparation to letter connections to custom ink mixing, you'll walk away with a strong foundation to begin or improve your pointed pen calligraphy. Carol Cho, Lettering Artist @carolicity As a self-taught professional calligrapher, I love this book as a teaching resource, and learned a few things, myself! Kestrel is slow and methodical in her way of breaking down each lesson, having things stick the first time through, and making calligraphy seem approachable and attainable by all. I highly recommend this book to all proficiency levels from experienced modern calligraphers and to those who have never picked up a pen before. Modern Calligraphy: an intensive practice workbook will take you back to traditional basics and encourage you to master the tiny details which improve your craft. -- Joanna, New York City calligrapher and owner of Order She Wrote

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Kestrel Montes is a professional calligrapher and owner of inkmethis living in the Northern California wine country of Sonoma County. Kestrel offers calligraphy services, custom stamps and luxury supplies for calligraphers. Specializing in event calligraphy and digital font creation, With a career background in education, Kestrel now teaches calligraphy and mentors aspiring professional calligraphers in their business ventures. Kestrel enjoys sharing her creative process and insights through her Instagram page @inkmethis.

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