Italic Script

Join me in learning the beautiful, classical, forms of Italic script! Cancelleresca, or Chancery hand, came about from a marriage of humanist and Roman forms and really hit its stride during the period we know as the Italian Renaissance. These scripts were so popular in their multitude of variations that they quickly became adopted by both the church and became adopted throughout the old world as a standard. This widespread use lead the slanted, broad pen, script to such renown that, even today, we still call many small broad nibs “italic”. Classically beautiful, flowing, very nearly ideal in readability and highly refined through the ages it’s no wonder that Italic is still considered by a large number of calligraphers and typographers to be a “perfect script”.   In this course we will focus on the history, forms, and execution of creating classic (and perhaps a few contemporary) Italic hands.

COST – $85.00

Nikola Pang is a calligrapher from California who has been studying and practicing classic western calligraphy professionally since 2013. He has done event work for clients including Montblanc and Cartier as well as a years of private commissions and special awards/certificates for universities. 

3 HOURS

20 PEOPLE LIMIT

All materials and handouts.

Attendees are welcome to bring their own supplies including pencil and ruler with them.