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Summary: Try different variation of the A letter in Uncial calligraphy. Learn how to write the letter A using Uncial hand calligraphy in this free calligraphy lesson from a calligraphy instructor.
Mary W. Hart has been a calligrapher for over 35 years, since she first learned it as a student of Arnold Bank at Carnegie Mellon University, in the course of my studies for a Graphic...read more
"So, I'm going to show you two variations of the letter A, we'll start with one that's a little bit simpler. So, again, I need to get some ink in my pen, and the round form of the letter A begins with a curved stroke, just like the first stroke of the O, and then I'm going to bring this stroke around and down, so there's a round A. But, it's not the most exciting letter, so I'll show you a different A. And that's going to start with a diagonal stroke and then what's called a leaf stroke. So, I'm putting. So, that's going to break down into three strokes. One, two, three. So, you have a choice and you'll find this with many alphabets of which style of letter you like. So you can try either A and try both A's."
eHow Article: Uncial Calligraphy: Letter A