South London Letter Association regularly hosts events for its members. From social events, exhibitions, and other outings, to workshops and courses our events are a great opportunity to get together and share creative ideas about lettering. Most events are free for members, so join SLLA today.
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February 2022
Pencil Gothics with Gwyneth Hibbett
This workshop takes a familiar tool – the pencil – to practice and create gothic lettershapes and use them in combination with a variety of different artistic effects. The versatility of pencils and their range of “hardnesses” give the calligrapher scope for shading and many different textures, which can take your lettering in different directions. Soft graphite greys give a subtlety that the sometimes the harsh black ink of ‘blackletter’ doesn’t, and the ease of adding some pencil embellishment can…
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French Ronde Roundels with Gwyneth Hibbett
This workshop starts by looking at the French Ronde script, giving some time to work on this for those who have not tackled this hand before and space for those who would like to practice a bit. The characteristics of this decorative script enable the letterforms to be used to create decorative shapes and patterns. In the second half of the workshop we will be using some simple design techniques to create some “Ronde Roundel” designs Workshop Fee £30: SLLA/NLLA…
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