May 2 - 3, 2026: Bold and Blended - Chunky Roman Caps with Bister Inks, in person with Amity Parks
May 2 - 3, 2026: Bold and Blended - Chunky Roman Caps with Bister Inks, in person with Amity Parks
Instructor: Amity Parks
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Registration opens for CCC members on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 10am Central Time.
Registration opens for non-members on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 10am Central Time.
Where: TBA
When: Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2026, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Central time.
Registration Fee:
Member Weekend: $195
Non-Member Weekend: $245
Bold and Blended - Chunky Roman Caps with Belgian Bister Inks
This class will be spent learning a broad edged pen version of a chunky Roman capital alphabet. This fun and bold hand has a more casual and contemporary look than its more formal cousins. We’ll practice the pen manipulation that allows for dynamic stroke transitions. The boldness of this lettering style creates lovely textures and white spaces. Once we’ve learned the alphabet, we’ll add some color. This hand lends itself to fun color blending when spaced tightly, as the bold strokes stay wet and allow for bleeding from one letter to another. We’ll play with a powdered ink called Bister from Belgium to get some gorgeous and transparent color effects with our lettering. We’ll also explore design ideas by combining our Chunky Caps with some contrasting hands and tools for variety. Finally, we’ll get out our pencils and add some graphite effects to our lettering to really make it pop.
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This workshop will be LIVE, in person. Click here for Workshop Registration Policies and Procedures
Online registration will open for Members on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Central, and will open for Non-Members on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Central.
If you are sending a wait list registration, please download and complete our Workshop Registration Form. Please write your check, payment in full, payable to Chicago Calligraphy Collective, and mail it to: Karen Ness, CCC Workshop Director, 8309 Oakwood Avenue, Munster, IN 46321-1912. For questions email: workshops@chicagocalligraphy.org