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Mastering Brush Roman Capitals by John Stevens
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B4150. Mastering Brush Roman Capitals by John Stevens. Approx. 160pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover with concealed spiral binding. In this practical book, John Stevens shares his brush knowledge and provides ex…
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B4150. Mastering Brush Roman Capitals by John Stevens. Approx. 160pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover with concealed spiral binding.
In this practical book, John Stevens shares his brush knowledge and provides exercises developed and refined over many years of teaching his brush-lettering workshops. The progressive instruction leads to classic Trajan Capitals written with a broad brush—and beyond. You learn about the flat brush and how it contrasts with the pen. You learn how to prepare, hold, and load your brush. And as you make your first strokes, you learn brush dynamics: how the brush moves and how to change angles and make curves and other turns.
John then starts you with a bold, angular sans-serif alphabet, “Neulandish.” Through its basic strokes and joins, you gain brush skills and explore texture and rhythm. Next, with Block Letter, a rounded capital form also without serifs, you build your brush technique. And then you move to extensive instruction for the majestic Trajan letterforms, spanning 52 pages and including John’s full-page, actual-size exemplars—with each letter written in multiple colors to clearly show its individual strokes. Additional chapters take your letters into words and then into projects. Throughout, John shows examples of practice exercises and presents a gallery of his incredible, inspirational works.
9 Reviews
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John Stevens Brush Romans
Lovely book with directions for brushes, paper, paint, how to load brushes, and then each letter is beautifully laid out with instructions. Excellent book for someone familiar with Romans to learn brush Romans. It is so much fun to use paint and a brush for lettering! Excellent book, great investment!
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Purchased for a friend
My friend like this book so much they want another one. I will be ordering today. Beautiful and was worth the wait.
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Mastering Brush Roman Capitals -John Stevens
An extraordinary explanation of how to make the roman capitals.... so detailed!!! I´m so glad to have bought the book, despite the fact that the book is in english and I am dutch speaking. Thank you John Stevens!
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Mastering Brush Roman Capitals
Long awaited, this book does not disappoint, nor does it leave any stone unturned in explaining the details of brush roman capitals. John's (almost) lifetime experience with the brush and Roman capitals is shared freely, and any calligrapher can benefit from the study he provides. The book is excellent, as is John.
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Mastering Brush Roman Capitals by John Stevens
Mr.Stevens has done a magnificent job with this book, explaining in detail the subtleties of Roman Capital, the proper use of the brush and various alphabets to master the art of Trajan's column
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MASTERING BRUSH ROMAN CAPITALS BY JOHN STEVENS
Excellent
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general
well done the spiral to keep it flat during the study
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The lie-flat binding is wonderful.
John Stevens' new book on brush roman capitals arrived this past week. I am happy to tell you that it is well worth the wait!. The different colors for the different strokes is a great idea for showing how they meet and overlap. And the lie-flat binding is a wonderful addition—I wish some of my cookbooks were bound that way.
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Worth the wait.
Mastering Brush Roman Capitals arrived yesterday and is absolutely grand! It has definitely been worth the wait. I certainly appreciate the wonderful use of color to illustrate how the strokes begin and end in these beautiful letters!
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