Calligraphy & Lettering

Here’s a quick hack that I use to help me and my students understand the lowercase alphabet and how to put letters together! Check the comments for a link to a free worksheet!

Does anyone have any favorite books on lettering and calligraphy? I know it's pretty foundational, but I found an opensource copy of George Bickham's Universal Penman on the internet archive. This books is still my go to for ornamental and decorative script: https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008538056/mode/2up

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