In-Person Workshop
Brush Italic Variations with Anthony Bloch
Learn the stroke components, and through rhythmic warm ups and practice, build consistent shapes and counters, while freely maintaining your own style.
Suitable for beginner and intermediate students.
Dates: November 23 and 24th, 2024
Time: 10am–4pm
Price: $150
Max enrollment: 15
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street, Room 703A, NYC
Please note registration closes on November 10th.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations are allowed at any time, however refunds will only be issued if there is a waitlisted student who will fill your place.
Sickness: If you are registered and need to miss one class due to sickness (we’d rather you stay home and rest!), you are welcome to sit in a future session of the same workshop as we will repeat these introductory classes.
Member pricing: Please use the code sent to your email at checkout. Can’t find it? Check out anyway and email us and we will refund the difference.
MATERIALS LIST
Many of these can be purchased from Dick Blick, but you can also order online from Paper and Ink Arts or John Neal for more specialized calligraphy supplies. You can also order from Amazon. Order in advance to account for shipping times!
Pentel Refillable Pocket Brush Pen - with 6 Black Ink Cartridges. Orange Bumper Pack from Etsy: $16.52. Or, Amazon – with 2 ink cartridges. Black: $7.00. If from Amazon, need to buy extra cartridges for $8.75. Pack of 12, or can purchase individual from teacher at $1.00 apiece.
Pentel Fude Brush Pen, Bold (XFL2B). Amazon Prime: $8.17
Tombow Dual Brush Pen, Black (66621) Pack of 6 pcs. Amazon Prime: $13.49. Can purchase individual from teacher at $2.75 apiece.
Bienfang Graphics 360 Marker Pad, 11x14 inch. Amazon Prime: $15.49
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Anthony Bloch is a graphic designer, calligrapher and typographer, specializing in branding, custom typography, and lettering. He has done work for some major companies worldwide. Clients include Campbell's Foods, Stouffers Foods, Microsoft / XBox, Burton Snowboards, VSP Vision Care, Victoria's Secret Beauty, L'Oreal Cosmetics, Bloomingdales, Time Inc., and many more. In addition to working on various logotypes, he redesigned Campbell's Foods V8, and has created logos for Broadway shows, including Come Fly Away and Potted Potter. Also, Anthony designed typefaces for Stouffers Foods, used on their food packaging, and Origens cosmetics, for retail merchandising.
His work has gained recognition for book title design, awarded by the AIGA for excellence, in their Annual Design Competition, 2008, plus has been featured in numerous Letter Arts Review annuals, in Label Design 3 and The Creative Stroke, volumes one and two, Rockport Publications, New Vintage Type, Watson-Guptill, and Lettering Arts, Rizzoli International Publications.
He has been working as a college adjunct for 21 years, starting for 17 years teaching hand lettering techniques at School of Visual Arts, and has taught typography, calligraphy and graphic design since then.