Course Outline:

 

Learn the art of western style calligraphy. Through demonstrations, examples and one on one assistance with your work, these comprehensive units will give you the techniques and support necessary. All units cover major lettering styles. The importance of quality lettering is always paramount but related book arts, lettering art and art techniques are also included to compliment and enhance the traditional lettering styles.
The primary tool is the broad-edged pen but pointed pen, ruling pen, brush and alternative tool techniques will also be covered. Background wash, bookbinding and commercial use of calligraphy are introduced in earlier units, while traditional arts such as illumination, preparation and the use of vellum, gilding with 23 carat gold leaf and preparation of gesso are included later. Participants will create a folio of finished art works, showcasing the various techniques for each unit they have studied. This culminates in a display on a gallery night for family and friends.

Course Content:

 

The full Certificate contains four units of 15 weeks, delivered over a two year period.

Unit 1- Calligraphy for Beginners

  • Learning to write the major calligraphic styles.
  • Simple illumination techniques.
  • Ways to use calligraphy in cards, wrapping and invitations

Unit 2 - Applied Calligraphy

  • Business cards/Letterhead
  • Roman capitals
  • Invitations
  • Layout method

Unit 3 – Calligraphy Advanced Writing

  • Historic manuscript study
  • Background techniques
  • Versals
  • Variety of illumination technique

Unit 4 – Calligraphy Electives

  • Toolmaking
  • Lettering Variations
  • Bookbinding
  • Gilding
  • Innovative lettering

NOTE : Unit 1 & 2 are offered each semester. Unit 3 & 4 are offered according to demand. Units may be completed out of sequence.

Course Leader: Nicoll Heaslip

Nicoll has worked as a professional calligrapher for 17 years and teaching for 12. Her work includes many large corporate as well as Individual commissions.


Nicoll has studied with local and overseas calligraphers including Margaret Daubney, Anne Hechie, Thomas Ingmire, Martin Jackson, and Denis Brown. She has extensively exhibited and won many prizes at the Royal Melbourne Show.


Nicoll enjoys teaching and gets immense pleasure from seeing her students take delight in their work and watching them bloom and flourish.

Designed For:

Anyone interested in the written word, wanting to improve their hand writing or for a career change.

Award: Participants will be awarded an RMIT Statement of Participation.

Materials

Materials/equipment provided: pen holder Windsor & Newton 1.5 nib, reservoir, black ink non-waterproof ink, Bond A4 pad, and paint when required.

 

Title: Certificate of Calligraphy

CodesUnit 1. S320083 Unit 2. S320084
             Unit 3. S320085 Unit 4. S320086

Fee$450.00 per unit

Dates:

Unit 1 and 2, (Mondays)
. 21st July 2008

Unit 3 and 4 (Tuesdays)
22nd July 2008 

Unit 5 Master Class
23rd July 2008 (Wednesdays)

Time6.15 pm to 8.45 pm (evenings)
15 sessions x 2.5 hours 

VenueRMIT - City Campus

To book phone: 9925 8111 Fax: 9925 8134
 URL : www.shortcourses.rmit.edu.au

To find out more on UNIT 5 - MASTER CLASS new to the Certificate of Calligraphy CLICK HERE (this is a PDF info file)

updated 18/06/2008