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3 – Spurred Gothic Miniscules (1:08:00)
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4 – Spurred Gothic Majuscules (1:09:45)
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The square A nib was developed in 1915 and was used by show card artists to write gothic letters at smaller sizes. Once you understand its characteristics and master a few basic strokes – either with the shoe flat on the paper or turned over to create thin serifs – you can create a wide variety of alphabets.
First published in 1915, Spurred Gothic was a forerunner of the Copperplate Gothic font (Gothic in this case means a uniform-width stoke). Randall provides in-depth demonstrations for both the lowercase and capitals, and in two different weights. By the time you’ve finished with this section, you’ll be a ninja with the A nib!
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868 – 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer and artist. The Rennie Mackintosh style was a drawn lettering style employing elongated letters and high branching. Learn to write a standard version with the A nib, then add alternate characters to make it your own.
Developed in the early 1900s by Rudolph Koch in Germany, Neuland is normally written by calligraphers with a broad-edged pen with lots of pen manipulation. If you don't enjoy all that twisting and turning, you’ll love how easy it is to achieve this popular boldface lettering style with the square A nib!
A superior quality, informative presentation is the highest priority in Randall’s Course offerings.
He has a focus on the WHY of his subject matter. Each course has detailed introductions with history and background, information on materials, and skill session videos geared towards your learning style. Short videos allow a more focused concentration, while longer presentations can give a greater overview for those who learn better that way.
Extended access allows you to learn at your own pace.
Classes are ready to begin as soon as your payment is processed.
We also recommend adding Randall's Live Sessions and Session Replays for a full year (10 sessions)
These sessions include presentations, projects, questions and answers, and the ability to interact with fellow students. Live Session Replays are posted so new students can catch the ones they missed, and a private Facebook Group allows you to comment, share your work, and get inspired.
To learn more about this series, please visit the Writing with a Bent Nib page.
“The Speedball Bent Nib is a new and unusual tool for me but I am really enjoying the journey. It is wonderful to learn about the history of these beautiful letterforms and to see just how versatile these nibs can be. The course content is wonderful and Randall is an amazing teacher!”
Heather Victoria Held
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