Intermediate Italic with Eleanor Winters Fall 2025
For students who have completed a beginning class in Italic, this class helps you develop a broader understanding of this elegant Renaissance script. We will review and fine-tune your basic Italic alphabet and then study letter variations, including simpler and more ornate forms of the minuscules and capitals. We will learn other ways to vary the alphabet, including size, weight and proportions, and look at examples from the Renaissance writing masters. Emphasis will be on the consistency and beauty of letterforms and spacing.
Dates: November 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025 (4 Saturdays)
Time: 10am-3pm (New York Time)
Price: $300
Member Price: $260
Max Enrollment: 15 students
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street, Room TBD
Supply List:
Brause Nibs (1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm)
Left-handed students should bring left-handed nibs, which need to be ordered in advance.
Penholder
Non-waterproof ink (Higgins Eternal)
Smooth layout paper, such as Canson Pro-Marker Layout or Borden & Riley's 100% Cotton Comp
Water container and cloth
Masking tape
Pencil
Ruler
Calligraphy mail order suppliers have everything and are reliable and fast: Paper & Ink Arts or John Neal Books. Basic supplies can be found locally at Dick Blick and Da Vinci.
For students who have completed a beginning class in Italic, this class helps you develop a broader understanding of this elegant Renaissance script. We will review and fine-tune your basic Italic alphabet and then study letter variations, including simpler and more ornate forms of the minuscules and capitals. We will learn other ways to vary the alphabet, including size, weight and proportions, and look at examples from the Renaissance writing masters. Emphasis will be on the consistency and beauty of letterforms and spacing.
Dates: November 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025 (4 Saturdays)
Time: 10am-3pm (New York Time)
Price: $300
Member Price: $260
Max Enrollment: 15 students
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street, Room TBD
Supply List:
Brause Nibs (1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm)
Left-handed students should bring left-handed nibs, which need to be ordered in advance.
Penholder
Non-waterproof ink (Higgins Eternal)
Smooth layout paper, such as Canson Pro-Marker Layout or Borden & Riley's 100% Cotton Comp
Water container and cloth
Masking tape
Pencil
Ruler
Calligraphy mail order suppliers have everything and are reliable and fast: Paper & Ink Arts or John Neal Books. Basic supplies can be found locally at Dick Blick and Da Vinci.
For students who have completed a beginning class in Italic, this class helps you develop a broader understanding of this elegant Renaissance script. We will review and fine-tune your basic Italic alphabet and then study letter variations, including simpler and more ornate forms of the minuscules and capitals. We will learn other ways to vary the alphabet, including size, weight and proportions, and look at examples from the Renaissance writing masters. Emphasis will be on the consistency and beauty of letterforms and spacing.
Dates: November 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025 (4 Saturdays)
Time: 10am-3pm (New York Time)
Price: $300
Member Price: $260
Max Enrollment: 15 students
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street, Room TBD
Supply List:
Brause Nibs (1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm)
Left-handed students should bring left-handed nibs, which need to be ordered in advance.
Penholder
Non-waterproof ink (Higgins Eternal)
Smooth layout paper, such as Canson Pro-Marker Layout or Borden & Riley's 100% Cotton Comp
Water container and cloth
Masking tape
Pencil
Ruler
Calligraphy mail order suppliers have everything and are reliable and fast: Paper & Ink Arts or John Neal Books. Basic supplies can be found locally at Dick Blick and Da Vinci.
Please note that registration will open on September 1st and close on October 31st, 2025.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations are allowed at any time, however refunds will only be issued if there is a waitlisted student who will fill your place.
Sickness: If you are registered and need to miss one class due to sickness (we’d rather you stay home and rest!), you are welcome to sit in a future session of the same workshop as we will repeat these introductory classes.
Member pricing: Please use the code sent to your email at checkout. Can’t find it? Check out anyway and email us and we will refund the difference.
About the Instructor:
Eleanor Winters is the author of Italic and Copperplate Calligraphy: the Basics and Beyond (Dover Publishing, 2011),1-2-3 Calligraphy! (Sterling Publishing, 2006), Calligraphy for Kids (Sterling, 2004), Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy (Dover, 3rd Edition, 2000), Calligraphy in 10 Easy Lessons (Dover, 2nd Edition, 2002), Professor of Art, Long Island University (1992-2010), Director of the Calligraphy Workshop, New School University (1985-1998), Workshops & Lectures in US, Europe, Asia, Exhibitions in Museums and Galleries, US and Europe, Master of Arts, New York University.