Left-Handed Calligraphy (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography)

When I took calligraphy in college, I didn't realize that lettering needs to be approached differently when one is of sinister handedness. If you're one of "us", or you know someone who is, this book can be really valuable. The author gives a great deal of practical (occasionally dated) advice which should be taken to heart. For example, he strongly recommends natural daylight to artificial light. With LED light sources that can have a daylight setting, natural light is not a requirement. Having the light source to the scribe's right, though, is quite valuable, as you're not creating your own shadows as you work. There is a good assortment of "starter" (or, fundamental) alphabets, as well as both hand and pen exercises.

Most how-to books are written for right-handed people. Not good if you’re trying to learn calligraphy. This is perfect. East to read/follow. Well written, covers the basics. A great first manual. Affordable. Recommend.

I bought this book to help me learn to be a little neater when writing and it has helped. There aren't any great answers to how to become a great calligraphy writer, but the book did have practical information you can use. Practicing on the papers I got and reading the information in the book has helped me become a neater writer so the book did what I wanted it to do.

I purchased this along with the Modern Contemporary Calligraphy Beginner Kit. I am so glad that I purchased the Leftie book. Even if I wasn't left handed this book explained so much more than the Kit and it's few pages of instruction. It took only about an hour or so to read the Leftie book and really made a lot of sense out of everything that goes into making these beautiful letters. I have a background in desktop publishing so many of the terms and ideas were very familiar to me and made the reading easy. Another thing is that this book identified what sort of nib a left handed person needs (oblique) whereas the other book said a leftie really doesn't need a different a different nib. Opinions differ here. I've not started practicing yet with the right-handed nibs I have so I can't yet comment. But I've found a slew of Speedball oblique nibs at www.paperinkarts.com. (Amazon doesn't sell them.) The right vs. left comes down to this: a rightie pulls her pen across the page, so a sharp-tipped nib is okay. But a leftie pushes her nib across the page making it likely that she will rip the page with a sharp-tipped nib depending on how much pressure she applies. And there are other considerations also, like being able to see where the ascending and descending parts of an "o" or "a" will meet up, for example. Therefore, if you order the Modern Contemporary Calligraphy Beginner Kit, too, which comes with some great practice pages and sample projects, know that you will not get the oblique nib that a leftie might need. You need to order that separately.

Author spends far too much time giving the background of various alphabets as opposed to actually instructing left-handed calligraphy methods. A bit disappointed in that. But book does give pointers and recommendations for the correct supplies to successfully write calligraphy, and for that I'm grateful. Also, it came on time and was as described.

Good tips on how to position the paper and hand for left-handed calligraphers. The book is easy to read and understand.

I didn't buy this book to become an impressive calligrapher. I bought the book because I was seeking help in my penmanship with only a casual interest in calligraphy and, as a lefty, this book looked promising. I was not disappointed. A major strength of the book is that it doesn't patronize us lefties, and could easily be modified for right-handed writers. The author doesn't explain how to cope as a lefty, but presents the full topic as though all writers were left-handed. This focused approach makes the book invaluable to the left-handed writer who wants a meaningful book on calligraphy, and not just a supplement to a book for right-handed writers. The book also presents history of calligraphy and other supportive background information. Overall, a nice reference and the size, at 64 pages, is perfect for my needs. A person seeking professional status may need much much more, but this is a great introductory and basic text.

perfect my wife loves it

If you are a south paw and want to improve your writing or begin calligraphy. This is the book.

Está bien, pero le falta mas instrucciones. Es MUY delgado, pudieran haber descrito mas como hacer los ejercicios de caligrafía. Ayuda pero deja muchas dudas sobre las opciones de caligrafía y como hacerlas. Left-Handed Calligraphy

Von einem Calligraphiebuch für Linkshänder hätte ich erwartet, eine neue, gute, praktikable Schreibtechnik und evtl. neues Schreibwerkzeug kennenzulernen. Stattdessen beschreibt der Autor das völlig unnötige Verdrehen der Hand - kopfüber oder von unten her schreiben, wie es früher die Linkshänder gelernt haben. Schreibgerät sind hier auch die typischerweise für Linkshänder angeschrägten Schreibfedern, nichts Neues also. - Überflüssig.

Manuale agile, elegante e pratico. Lo consiglio a chi, possedendo un minimo di conoscenza di lingua inglese, voglia impegnarsi in questa affascinante arte.

Muy básico, mal editado y sin apenas información para los calígrafos zurdos. Básicamente es un manual de iniciación a la caligrafía con dos o tres consejos prácticos para lo zurdos. Nada más.