Basic Strokes Calligraphy Practice [PDF]

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THE BASIC STROKES These seven strokes are the fundation for the lowercase (minuscule) alphabet. By practicing these basic strokes you will be able to learn the process much quicker. Like we explained in the tutorial, by combinig these simple strokes, you can create almost every character in the lowercase alphabet. Once you learn these basics, you can start to manipulate and change certain shapes - learn the rules in order to break them! Underturn



Compound stroke



Ascender



Straight downstroke



Overturn



Oval



Descender