Pen Patterns: Calligraphy Exercises

A complete warm-up routine for pointed pen calligraphy, with pencil and nib exercises followed by stroke drills on 55 degree guidelines. Each drill shows stroke order and direction so you can trace first and then write on your own.

Flourished Hope

Clean, traceable sheets for the basic calligraphy strokes, with separate pages for upstrokes, downstrokes, overturns and underturns. Versions for small and large brush pens let you practice with whatever tip you have.

UPrinting

A one-page drill of large and small ovals with stroke arrows, the shape behind most script letters. Repeat it as a daily warm-up with a large or small brush pen.

Kelly Klapstein

Printable blank guide sheets with 55 degree slant lines for copperplate practice, in several x-heights. Slip one under your paper or print directly and keep every stroke at a consistent angle.

Nina Tran