Rachel Yallop - Drawn and Shaded Letters - Oct 24 & 31, 2026
Drawing skills are essential to calligraphy and lettering. The hand skills and accuracy required really help in creating successful letterforms. This class is essentially about those hand skills, with…
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Drawing skills are essential to calligraphy and lettering. The hand skills and accuracy required really help in creating successful letterforms. This class is essentially about those hand skills, with the focus on developing a free capital letters style reminiscent of Versals.
-Look at the construction of the capital letters and practice the alphabet.
-Practice lowercase letters which can be used in word designs.
-Learn the techniques of using Conté pencils and compressed charcoal: drawing, shading, blending and the use of eraser lines.
-Work on large individual letters and the placement of the red dot!
-Experiment with changing the primary tool and use ruling pens and/or brushes to draw the letters.
-Look at how letters could be placed together, and work on finished designs.
Drawn and Shaded Letters
Rachel Yallop, Hosted By The Gentle Penman
Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
24 & 31 October 2026 (Saturday)
17:00 pm – 19:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)
Class Cost : HKD 780.00 or USD 100.00
Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/drawn-and-shaded-letters
Supply List:
- Layout paper for practice (P32)
- Cartridge/drawing paper, or similar (P25)
- Conté Pierre Noire ‘B’ pencil (PL38)
- Compressed charcoal, medium
- Ordinary pencil (PL21)
- Plastic eraser. I use a Staedtler Mars plastic one (E13)
- Other tools to draw the letters: eg. ruling pen or pointed brush (N22, FP67, BR49)
- Free-flowing ink. I use Pelikan 4001 (I2108, I37)
- Small strip of red paper, double-sided tape, ruler and cutting knife (S1631, S270, S417)
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