--- product_id: 1407001 title: "Calligraphy For Dummies" brand: "jim bennett" price: "₱3591" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1407001-calligraphy-for-dummies store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Calligraphy For Dummies **Brand:** jim bennett **Price:** ₱3591 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Calligraphy For Dummies by jim bennett - **How much does it cost?** ₱3591 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1407001-calligraphy-for-dummies) ## Best For - jim bennett enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jim bennett brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Calligraphy For Dummies ## Images ![Calligraphy For Dummies - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fO+tRUlKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!! *by I***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2017* Wow!!!! I am a complete beginner. This book has been incredibly helpful and thorough! Well worth the money! This book taught me that: one can use Italic style in everyday handwriting, it is the most useful style one can learn, it's easy and first you should practice it with a regular pen or marker making it easy for most people to become really proficient in doing calligraphy. The author even devoted an entire section of the book to the italic style. This was incredibly helpful and important!!! However, the author teaches many styles, giving tips and tricks along the way. Another very important part of the book that was incredibly helpful was teaching and giving practice points for basic strokes and how one can use those by putting them together to form all the alphabet lettering. This book also dives into fancy lettering as well. I can not praise this book enough!!! It is easy to follow, use and apply and practice. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Basics...and the Dummies way! *by B***H on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017* True to the fun and easy to follow Dummies way, this book starts at the very beginning of what to expect, how the book is set up, etc. and goes step by step through probably anything you'd need to know if you're a calligraphy beginner--how to select your materials, how a fountain pen is set up,markers, paper....even using a dip pen. It has a ton of different styles and how to work on them as well as tracing and practice worksheets. I bought this as a total beginner who wanted to find out more without spending a ton of cash on a full blown setup ...I have arthritic hairdressers hands and as a result my handwriting veers towards.....awful😂....so don't have delusions that I'll be cranking out handlettered wedding invites, but have read that practicing can not only possibly help handwriting but might be good exercise(at the least it will make me look productive while I squander time on the patio) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction. Kindle version has downloadable workbook, so not a con there. More difficult strokes than others. *by C***0 on Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013* I read that kindle users are disappointed that the kindle version cannot printout the exercise portion of the book for practice. The author has already posted the link to the pdf file containing the exercises in one of the comments to an earli review. That makes the kindle version cheaper and more convenient to use.In doing the the actual exercise, i find that this book teaches creating the italics characters using less strokes than the guide that comes with my Pilot Parellel pen which is a handy A4 size guide. The recommended strokes in this book are more difficult to follow for most fountain pens as most fountain pens don't write well from right to left, and bottom to up, the strokes in capital "C" and "O", are easier by using 2 strokes instead of 1. "G" is created in 2 strokes here, compared to 3 for the pilot guide. As a result of following the strokes in this book, i feel that i may damage my fountain pens as it feels like writing against its nature (will feel very rough going from right to left), and result in a lot of skipping and ink bursting ftom the tips as it skipped from the roughness. I feel like i am abusing my pens. That is the only thing i am unsure of following in this book. Other than that, it is easy to follow. Thebitalics version also looks more elegant, though more difficult to create, withe the "ear" and "foot" added to the capital characters. Overall a good book.Update:For your convenience, the link to the exercises given by the author is [...]Update 2 (17 march):Amazon removed the link to the workbook pdf file that I posted above. You can however find the link posted by the author in the comments of the review by Mr. Rabbit Boyer. The PDF however only included the first 7 chapters (and 3 more pages for chapter 12.) That is effectively only 40% into the book. I hope the author will provide the practice fornthe rest of the letters other than italics letteres. ## Frequently Bought Together - Calligraphy For Dummies - Studio Series Calligraphy Paper Pad: 50 Sheets - PANDAFLY Calligraphy Pen, 10 Size Calligraphy Pens for Writing, Brush Pens Calligraphy Set for Beginners, Hand Lettering Pen for Art Drawing, Sketching, Scrapbooking --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1407001-calligraphy-for-dummies](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1407001-calligraphy-for-dummies) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*