Western Calligraphy Letter Pad - Engrosser's Script (Basic)
- Description
The first 300 sets will include a limited-edition poster designed by Oliver Lao.
28-page instruction booklet, with 90-page letter pad with basic structure, lowercase, and uppercase.
This is a set of instruction and letter pad for learning Engrosser’s Script. In addition to the existing explanations, it also includes various lowercase writing methods, making the stroke order clearer and more suitable for beginners.
Designed by Macau Western calligrapher Oliver Lao, the letter pad are modeled after the manuscripts of Engrosser’s Script pioneer E.A. Lupfer. They provide a traditional and professional approach to understanding the entire authentic Engrosser’s Script writing system, covering the most basic structures, lowercases, and uppercases.
Each letter pad contains 90 sheets of smooth, shadow and hairline friendly's silky 80gsm cream yellow paper. The surface is smooth and free of coatings that hinder ink drying, offering excellent ink absorption and very even ink distribution, suitable for most dotting nib inks.
In terms of packaging, each set is wrapped in a beautifully embossed cardboard box. Both the explanatory and tracing books are designed with loose pages for easy portability.
Engrosser’s Script Instruction (Traditional Chinese), 28 pages:
(I) History
(II) Basic yools
(III) Basic structures
(IV) Lowercases decomposition and detailed explanation
(V) Uppercases decomposition and detailed explanation
Engrosser’s Script Copybook (Traditional Chinese), 90 pages:
(I) Basic structures: 1 page per structure, 13 pages total
(II) Lowercases: 1 page per letter, some letters include variations, 51 pages total
(III) Uppercases: 1 page per letter, 26 pages total
Oliver Lao
Macau-based Western calligrapher with over 10 years in Western calligraphy. Oliver provides the services from courses, workshops, private lessons, customized gifts and logo design. In 2017, Oliver founded the Lettering Artists Association of Macau (LAAOM). It regularly holds courses and workshops and invites international Western calligraphers to participate in the annual exhibition.
In the same year, Oliver also established a calligraphy brand, focusing on selling Western calligraphy tools, while providing high-end residency services for international brands. Recently, Oliver was invited by Macau Television to produce a series of Western calligraphy program.