Such a beautiful book. Easy to follow and very informative.
Great lessons on pen holding and love that there is a wide variety of fonts to learn.
The only downside to this is I feel it would be best as a hard copy so that one could use the practice pages to better learn the fonts. Other than that this is a great book!!!

I received an advanced digital copy of this book from the author, Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster and Netgalley.com. Thanks to all for the opportunity to read and review.

Creative Lettering and Beyond: Timeless Calligraphy is a beautifully illustrated book. Clearly written instructions on how to create your own hand lettered masterpieces. Perfect for both the beginner and experienced letterer. An excellent craft resource.

5 out of 5 stars. Necessary craft library book.

There was a time when people took greater care with their penmanship. Now, this has become an art form known as calligraphy. This book is excellent for the person who wants to learn this art form. The author not only provides clear illustrations to assist the visual learner but also clear instructions the learner may practice with to achieve great results. In addition, the practice templates provide additional guidance. For this reason, I recommend this book as an excellent teaching tool and a wonderful gift.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book that was provided by the publisher through Net Galley. However, the thoughts and opinions presented here are my own.

Calligraphy using pen point nibs is at the heart of this workbook style book. Nibs are explained, different paper qualities, as well as what inks should be used, including a recipe for oak gall ink. Different hands, like Copperplate, Roman, or Bookhand, are explained showing how to create these letters in step-by-step illustrations and with enough space to exercise each.

A part of the book is dedicated to embellishment and illumination of letters with a lot of templates provided to get creative.

Love hand lettering and modern calligraphy. I definitely recommend this book as a physical copy in order to practice, but still a great book to have!

Thank you NetGalley for the copy of 'Creative Lettering and Beyond: Timeless Calligraphy" in return for an honest review.

This is the perfect book for calligraphy beginners! It has all the information you need to dive into this new hobby plus more. I especially enjoyed the embellished letters and drawing!

There are lots of different styles which is very refreshing, but I felt like if I really wanted to try and do it properly, I had to buy lots of materials I didn't have. It could've been great if maybe there was a bit of more emphasis on providing explanations to do the different styles filling in regular pen strokes. (You can still try, the images explain really well how each calligraphy style is made).
A comprehensive guide with lots of different inspiration.

There are some gorgeous alphabets in this one. I especially love the Art Nouveau and Gothic ones. There’s great tips, advice for turning a failed letter into another one, etc. The only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars is that I think if you’re new to hand lettering — or like me, just not very proficient yet — then there’s maybe not enough step by step. That said, if you have moved beyond the basics or pick things up easily then this is a good book for you. I’m just not sure I’d start with this one.

Creative Lettering and Beyond Timeless Calligraphy is such an inspiring read. I have been inspired to improve my lettering. I have been practicing my lettering daily thanks to this book. This book is for anyone who wants to improve their lettering. Such creative lettering to make any project simply beautiful. This book is easy to use and it’s one you’ll go back to over and over to dress up your lettering.

Thank you Netgalley for an advanced copy for my honest review.

Easy to follow, great instructions and advice, beautiful lettering. Well written and I would buy this book for anyone interested in this subject.

I have always loved calligraphy and now that many kids don't even know cursive, there is a nostalgic quality about taking the time and care to write beautifully and leaving your unique mark behind. For this reason I was very interested in taking a look at this book, but I am having trouble downloading this ARC. I will attempt again at a later date and submit a complete review.

I really liked the front cover of this book so I was eager to see inside. Whilst the images are beautiful I don't think it is a book aimed at beginners because it uses terms right from the start without even explaining what those terms mean (ligature, swash, ascender).. I think this book could have benefited from starting with a key terms explanation page before launching into different calligraphy types. If you have some experience of calligraphy already then this book may be inspiring. If you are a novice like me then this probably isn't the book for you because the layout and instructions are not easy to follow.

A look into elegant and flourished calligraphy techniques which brings a modern twist to some traditional techniques.
With an overview of tools and materials with helpful tips the artist Laura Lavender shows lots of different techniques with simple instructions and some history too.

The content is beautiful and well done, I'd definitely recommend to anyone interested.
I loved how it included so much more than just exercises and instructions and that really inspired me to try out new techniques and try to hone my skills further.

I liked this book!! It is very pretty and full of interesting ideas! My favorite part is the Victorian lettering styles with and without embellishments. As I had already read the book Creative Lettering and Beyond by the author, there were parts I was already familiar with (the introduction, the pens, etc...). Thank you Netgalley for my ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a one stop skill workshop for anyone wanting to develop their writing skills. From equipment, ink and paper to forming of letters and practise.
Its perfect for anyone wanting to up their bullet journal game.

A great look into Calligraphy. Easy to follow instruction and great book layout.

I especially liked that there were lots of tips on how to get started with advice on different pens etc.

There are also practice pages which I really appreciated as I am really wanting to practice and hopefully perfect Calligraphy.

A nice overall explanation of different kinds of Lettering and calligraphy. Good for beginners as it explains the different times of tools used and ways you should hold your pen.

I am always amazed at other people's beautiful calligraphy so I always seek books that teach it. If only one could learn by osmosis, I would be a master by now. Alas, what you need is practice.

This book has lots of valuable information about materials, different practice exercises, script styles and even ways to make your own ink. She walks you through a whole bunch of different alphabet styles from Roman to Copperplate to Italian and more.

But my favorite part was the last section where she has the step-by-step projects. I'll admit that often step by steps skip so much of how-to that it drives me mad. This was a bit like that where she goes right to "pretty hard" and then jumps to "holy cow how did she do that!" but I loved the ideas so much and I especially loved all the embellished capitals that I am happy to stare at them for hours and try to figure out how to emulate them.

One of the things I learned from this book which in retrospect seems super obvious but I had never specifically read elsewhere is that each of your letters have to be slanted at the same angle for great lettering (also the spacing and size should be consistent, which I had known.) As I said it seems obvious but it was an a-ha moment for me.

The other little tidbit I loved is that the ampersand originates from the Latin "et" which means "and" so it originally contained both an e and a t. Apparently it's no longer clearly visible but now that I know this, I am going to look for that e and t each time I see an ampersand.

Overall, this was a wonderful book if you'd like a general reference and idea book. Absolutely beautiful to look at and some lovely extra tidbits of information as a bonus!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in return for an honest review.

Fantastic book and lots to learn in there. It’s a subject I’ve always wanted to take up as a hobby and after reading this I would like to Persue this personally

Timeless Calligraphy is a fantastic introduction to basic and advanced calligraphy. Different sets of alphabets are detailed and broken down and thoroughly explained. There are also ample practice exercises and papers included that allow the reader to practice the new skills. Various projects such as making ink, making a feather quill, and addressing wedding invitations are also included.

My one critique about the book is that the projects are included in weird places that mess up the flow of the book in my opinion.

I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.