8 Basic Calligraphy Strokes (+ Free Basic Strokes Practice Sheet!)

What are the calligraphy basic strokes? Watch this beginner basic strokes tutorial to learn what the calligraphy basic strokes are, how to write them and what their fascinating history is. Download your free basic strokes worksheet and pull out a pen to practice along with us!

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------- CHAPTER
0:00 Calligraphy Basic Strokes For Beginners
0:23 Calligraphy Basic Strokes Demonstration
0:40 Upstrokes and Downstrokes
1:10 Calligraphy versus Cursive
1:32 Calligraphy Guidesheets
2:01 Underturn
2:35 Overturn
3:08 Oval
3:40 Compound Curve
4:03 Reverse Oval
4:24 Ascending Stem Loop
4:48 Descending Stem Loop
5:06 Entrance / Exit Stroke
5:39 Extra Calligraphy Strokes
6:00 Why Use The Basic Strokes?
6:40 Writing Words From Basic Strokes
7:36 History Of The Basic Strokes & Resources
14:30 Tools Used For Writing Basic Strokes
16:53 Loveleigh Loops Basic Strokes Methodology

--------- REFERENCES MENTIONED
1813 John Jenkins, “Art of Writing”: https://archive.org/details/JenkinsAr...
1821 Eleazer Huntington, “Huntington's Art of Penmanship”: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i...
1908 W. A. Baird, “Lessons in Roundhand” from The Business Educator: https://mrmgward.com/wp-content/uploa...
1924 E. A. Lupfer, “Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing”: https://archive.org/details/Masgrimes...
1989 Eleanor Winters, “Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486409511?...
2018 Paul Antonio, “Copperplate Script: A Yin & Yang Approach”: https://pascribe-workbooks.myshopify....
2022 Loveleigh Loops, “Beginner’s Brush Calligraphy Workbook”: https://loveleighloops.com/beginner


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-Jillian & Jordan
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