Calligraphy Workshops 2026
New dates soon, I have more calm and creative calligraphy workshops coming for you in my Melbourne studio.
These Calligraphy workshops will be scheduled from March throughout 2026. These are designed for absolute beginners and curious creatives wanting to explore new styles. Perfect for creative breaks and experience gifts. Workshops - 3 & 5 Hour Lessons Saturday January 10 – Calligraphy Taster x 3 hours- $95 Sunday January 11 - Uncial – Beginners x 5 hours- $180 Saturday Jan 17, 24, 31 - Italic, Beginners Short Course 3 x 3 Hours - $250 Sunday January 18 – Flourishing x 3 hours $95 - BOOKINGS CLOSED Sunday January 25 - Modern Brush Pen Lettering BOOKINGS CLOSED Sunday February 1 - Pointed Brush Adventures BOOKINGS CLOSED Sunday February 8 – Calligraphy Taster x 3 hours- $95 Sunday February 15 - Vines, Organic lines & Letter Patterns BOOKINGS CLOSED Times: 10am to 3.00pm - 5 hours 10am to 1.00pm - 3 hours. Short Courses for Adults Saturdays January 17, 24, 31 - Italic, Beginners 3 x 3 Hours - $250 Times: 10am to 3.00pm Address: 8 Allison Road, Elsternwick 3185
A short walk from Elsternwick Railway Station. Times: 10am to 3.00pm - 5 hours 10am to 1.00pm - 3 hours. Costs: Various Pricing includes some studio materials Materials: A materials list provided after booking Approx $50 for starter kit - Pay at first lesson. |
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Who are These Workshops For:
Each workshop is a comprehensive introduction to a style or technique. Our Calligraphy Workshops are for absolute beginners, a curious hobbyist, or an experienced lettering artist wanting to refresh their skills, you’ll feel right at home. Each calligraphy class covers the basics of the letter forms, stroke by stroke. Everyone gets individual attention, lots of studio tips, info on how to practice effectively to develop your skills into the future. These workshops give an in-depth overview and are all an excellent starter to further studies. THE STUDIO: Small class sizes, each student has their own drawing board. Share info and skills with like minded learners of all levels in a relaxed environment. Classes are very popular & quickly booked. What You Will Learn:
The workshop content: For Complete beginners
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Flourishing – Fun with SwooshesIt is time for fun and inspiration. Here is something for you as either a first timer or for those with a pen license. Let’s bring out the magic of beautiful moving lines. Relax into graceful curves as you free up your hand, arm, and body and drift into draw flowing lines. Let go and allow your self-expression through as we take large sheets of paper to create your own personalised wrapping paper for gifts or when you give a beautiful bunch of flowers to a loved one.
Dates: BOOKINGS CLOSED Time: 10am to 1pm - 3 hours. Cost: $95.00 |
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Modern Brush Pen Lettering
Modern Brush Pen Lettering, an Introduction for beginners or enthusiasts looking to enhance their skills, this workshop is a perfect introduction to creativity. Dive into brush calligraphy using Tombow ABT and Pentel "Touch Pen". You'll develop a basic script, build muscle memory, experiment with brush pressures, pen holds to gain stroke letter consistency. Learn a relaxing and meditative art form.
For those with a sense of adventure, take your brush lettering beyond beginner status. Grasp the techniques to create lively, energetic compositions. Learn about white space, refining your letter spacing, discover how to give your calligraphy consistency. Learn to draw up your own guidelines, make templates and how to create contrasts. Discover methods to center your work and how to plan a layout. Learn how to highlight and enhance your work with decorations. Recommended for beginners and those ready to advance their skills. Date: BOOKINGS CLOSED Time: 10am to 3pm - 5 hours. Cost: $180.00 |
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Calligraphy Taster
Have you ever wondered how to get started on your Calligraphy Journey?
Lauchean will demystify the art of calligraphy from traditional to modern hands using the Chisel or Square edged pen and give you an insight into Brush Pen Calligraphy. This is a hands-on workshop for anyone interested in calligraphy, for beginners. Lauchean will share her passion and knowledge of calligraphy, the tools and materials AND everything you’ll need to get started. Left handers are more than welcome. Learn all about the tools, where to get them, how to choose the best starter kits and you will get to use many different tools, including Pens, Nibs, Inks, Gouache, Brushes and Papers. PLUS how to maintain and care for your precious tools. What you'll get Your Pen License AND the confidence, knowledge and inspiration to get started. All materials and art supplies provided Just bring Good vibes, A thirst for knowledge BYO drinks and snacks Dates: Sunday February 8, 2026 Time: 10am to 1pm - 3 hours Cost: $95.00 |
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Pointed Brush AdventuresAn Introduction to Pointed Brush Lettering
Learn to write a personal script using the very sensitive pointed brush. Learning how to take advantage of its flexibility to draw beautiful fluid marks. Brush calligraphy delivers true freedom albeit with discipline and control. We will focus on basic pointed brush letter construction stroke by stroke. Learn how to work with brush pressure, change your brush hold and build your confidence through an understanding of advanced techniques that will bring a special beauty and finesse to your brush calligraphy. From basic letters you’ll work on variations using abstract strokes, contrasts and rhythms. The flexibility of the pointed brush means your letters can vary in height, weight and movement, giving your letters a lively and dynamic character. Incorporating colour blending, transparency and opaque effects, working with washes and building up the depth of colour in your work - you’ll gain a whole new respect for the paintbrush! Learn new brush techniques that will expand your repertoire. MATERIALS Some materials supplied. Lists of required materials will be sent once you are booked. Date: BOOKINGS CLOSED Time: 10am to 3pm - 5 hours Cost: $180.00 |
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UncialIntroduction To Calligraphy with the Uncial Hand
Explore the world of the Uncial script - develop a feel for the broad edged pen using the beautiful, easy to use Pilot Parallel Pen. Uncial is a historical script dating back to the 4th century and widely used as a manuscript book hand until roughly the 9th century. This said, Uncial still has relevance and many applications today. It lends itself beautifully to the flat brush, can be modernised with the pointed pen and monoline pens. As a traditional “rounded hand” uncial is a perfect introduction to broad edge pen skills and is a great foundation for learning other scripts such as Foundation Hand and Gothic Capitals. Learn how to build your pen skills playfully as you draw fun decorative lines and patterns. The Uncial Workshop Content:
This workshop has been created as an introduction to calligraphy to give you the confidence, knowledge and inspiration to develop your lettering skills. You'll learn about all the tools and materials you'll need to get started and continue your lettering journey ... inks, pens, papers and more. Date: Next workshop TBA 2026 Time: 10am to 3pm - 5 hours Cost: $180.00 |
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Italic Script 3 Week Short Course
Italic script is an elegant, versatile script and this workshop is an introduction to Italic for beginners. You'll learn to draw the italic form through step by step techniques, how to become consistent, then loosen up with graceful flourishes. Learn how to blend inks to create colourful letters. Lauchean's Italic is taught as an inspiring contemporary hand.
The Italic form is graceful and elegant. As the most popular style used today, this versatile contemporary hand, written with the broad edged pen is a must-have in every calligrapher’s repertoire. This Italic script gives the perfect foundation for brush lettering, pointed pen script and hand writing. This short course is designed to give students a solid start with the Italic Script and will accommodate complete beginners. Learning everything from setting up your workspace through to creating beautiful flourished lines. How to practice effectively and rule your own lines to create calligraphic artworks. Dates: Saturdays January 17, 24, 31, 2026 Times: 10am to 1pm Cost: $250 |
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Vines & organic lines & Letter Patterns
Become a calligraphic flirt. Learn how to draw vines & organic flourished lines and motifs that will raise your calligraphy artworks from basic to sublime. These will stand alone or can be added as a decorative feature.
There’s magic in calligraphy, when discipline, structure and consistency meet and collide with freedom, energy and vitality. These lively lines are flourishes, drawn fine or as bold dynamic lines that add emphasis & drama to your lettering. Learn pen manipulation through simple lines, curves and marks. That’s the changing of your pen angle mid-stroke, the result being marks & flourishes that look like they’re acrobats. You’ll draw more dynamic, lively strokes using deliberate pen manipulations. Date: Sunday February 15, 2026 Time: 10am to 1pm - 3 hours Cost: $95.00 |
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Colour Techniques
Learn how to get creative with Inks - colours and metallic, gouaches & pigments
You're a lettering artist, you can write a style or two so now it's time to expand your calligraphic skills and get all colourful with your writing. Expand your calligraphy skills with colour and bling
This workshop has been created to help you to understand and use colour with your calligraphy. Date: New dates coming for 2026 Time: 10am to 1pm - 3 hours Cost: $95.00 |
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Gothic Cursive – minuscules
Gothic Cursive Lowercase - A Gentle Gothic Hand
Discover the beauty of gothic cursives and adapt “Gothic” for modern use. Historical lettering is most useful when we examine and learn from it, then adapt it for use in our own modern context. This course is designed to inspire a passion of beautiful lettering for beginners and intermediate students. Getting started with an introduction to your tools. Learn pen angles and warm up exercises then move onto the anatomy of letterforms. Through step by step instructions move through the construction of the lowercase Gothic Cursive alphabet including basic proportions, shapes and counters. Learn the general rules of letter spacing, word, line, texture and margins. From a self-critique checklist discover how to improve on your calligraphy practice as you continue to learn. As with italic, gothic cursive hand lends itself to decorative extensions and flourished strokes. Learn how the draw these, where to place them and how to compose a layout and decorate a short phrase. Date: TBA for 2026 Time: 10am to 3pm - 5 hours |
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What is supplied for use in class:
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Broad edged calligraphy pens, paper and inks
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What to Bring:
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