Nina Tran - Spencerian Beyond the Basics - Mar 8, 15, 22, 2026
Spencerian is a handwriting system developed by Platt R. Spencer in the mid-1800s. After his death, Spencer's children and colleagues continued and further developed and standardized Spencerian …
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Spencerian is a handwriting system developed by Platt R. Spencer in the mid-1800s. After his death, Spencer's children and colleagues continued and further developed and standardized Spencerian script as an educational model for teaching handwriting in the United states. Spencerian continued to flourish during the later half of the 19th century and became the underlying blueprint for the development of other American scripts such as Ornamental Penmanship and Business Penmanship during the Golden Age of American Penmanship (1850-1925).
In this workshop, we will begin with a bootcamp-style review the Spencerian Standard through a series of drills and other exercises. Once we have learned how to attain consistency and uniformity, we will explore the parameters of Spencerian and learn how to deviate from the tried-and-true Standard Spencerian so that we may develop our own Spencerian handwriting.
What will begin as a rigorous refinement of Spencerian will conclude in a guided experiment of discovering our own preferences and variation of Spencerian.
Although this class is open to all skill levels, familiarity and experience with Spencerian is highly recommended.
Spencerian Beyond the Basics
Nina Tran, Hosted By The Gentle Penman
Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
8, 15, 22 March 2026
10:00 am – 12:30 pm (Hong Kong Time) & 09:00 am – 11:30 am (Hong Kong Time)
Class Cost : HKD 1,170.00 or USD 150.00
Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/spencerian-beyond-the-basics
Supply List:
- 9 x 12” Marker layout paper (ex: Borden & Riley Borus Layout # 37, Canson Marker Layout, Canson XL Layout, etc.) (P32, P09)
- Ink (ex: Walnut, sumi, iron gall, etc.) (S449, I70)
- Flexible pointed pen * (ex: Hunt 101, Hunt 22, Zebra G, Leonardt Principality EF, etc.) (N77, N93, N118, N120)
- Oblique or straight pen holder(H133, H113, H114)
- Mechanical pencil (PL21)
- Eraser (E13)
- 3-4 different colored pens (ex: Sarasa Clip gel pens, Microns, Stradtler Fine Liners, etc.) (M138, M134, M2041)
- 12” ruler (S270)
- Small container of clean water (S1695)
- Paper towel (2-3 sheets)
- Tape (washi, masking, or any removable tape that will not damage your writing desk) (S1145, S1661)
- 2 paper clips
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