CLAS LiveOnline
CLAS offers a range of educational opportunities, including various online courses from beginner to professional levels, all of which you can find here. We at CLAS are dedicated to nurturing your passion.
At CLAS, we’ve organised our courses into three categories to help you find the perfect fit:
LEARN: Ideal for beginners, these courses introduce the basics of calligraphy and lettering, whether you’re just starting out or want to refresh your skills.
DEVELOP: Designed for those with some experience, these courses help you build on your existing skills and deepen your understanding to take your craft further.
REFINE: Tailored for advanced learners, these courses are all about fine-tuning your expertise, mastering high-level techniques, or even preparing to teach calligraphy or related subjects.
Our courses cater to all levels — from beginner to professional — and align with CLAS’s certification pathways, including the Certificate of Calligraphy, Diplomas, Specialist Skills Awards, Tutor Accreditation, and Fellowship.
Recordings of online sessions are available to attendees for up to one month after the course ends.
If you’d like extra support, you can arrange private one-to-one tuition and feedback with your tutor. It’s a great option if you’re enjoying the course and want to take your calligraphy skills to the next level. Get in touch for more details!
learn
Courses to introduce and refresh scripts, techniques, and more
develop
Courses that advance your skills & techniques, building on your existing knowledge
refine
Intensive tuition to help you master higher-level skills in calligraphy & related areas
Gothic Fraktur Script with Julia Baxter
Four two-hour session on the following dates:
• Wed 23/10/24
• Wed 06/11/24
• Wed 20/11/24
• Wed 04/12/24
Time: 7-9pm BST/GMT
CLAS Members: £95
Non-members: £120
This course introduces one of these scripts, Fraktur. It is still wonderfully dense in texture and has great decorative qualities, evoking the styles of medieval book hands.
Recordings of online sessions are available to attendees for up to one month after the course ends.
Copperplate Script with David Simons
Four two-hour session on the following dates:
• Thu 24/10/24
• Thu 07/11/24
• Thu 21/11/24
• Thu 05/12/24
Time: 7-9pm BST/GMT
CLAS Members: £95
Non-members: £120
This course will cover a brief history of Copperplate and analyse good examples from the past. We will examine and apply the stroke sequences for each lowercase and uppercase letter. Learn how to connect letters with the correct strokes and appropriate spacing. These techniques can be combined to produce a finished piece of Copperplate Calligraphy.
Recordings of online sessions are available to attendees for up to one month after the course ends.
Versals with Jan Mehigan
Four two-hour session on the following dates:
• Wed 30/10/24
• Wed 13/11/24
• Wed 27/11/24
• Wed 11/12/24
Time: 7-9pm BST/GMT
CLAS Members: £95
Non-members: £120
This course will begin with a brief history of Versals, followed by the basic letter forms and their structure, spacing and application. Suitable for all levels.
Recordings of online sessions are available to attendees for up to one month after the course ends.
Basic Teaching Skills with Josie Brown
Four two-hour delivery session on the following dates:
• Tue 24/09/24
• Tue 08/10/24
• Tue 22/10/24
• Tue 05/11/24
Feedback sessions:
• Tue 01/10/24
• Tue 15/10/24
• Tue 29/10/24
• Tue 12/11/24
Time: 7-9pm BST/GMT
CLAS Members: £94
Non-members: £120
Learn how to plan and prepare a course outline with step-by-step progression and session plans using suitable teaching/learning methods and well-designed resources, appraising work, and offering positive feedback. You will be expected to produce planning documents and your own handouts.
Recordings of online sessions are available to attendees for up to one month after the course ends.
Celtic Knotwork with Joy Daniels
Two two-hour delivery session on the following dates:
• Thu 31/10/24
• Thu 14/11/24
Time: 7-9pm BST/GMT
CLAS Members: £50
Non-members: £65
Learn how to unravel the intricacies of the Celtic Knot and design your own knotwork pattern. With a few simple rules and a square grid, you will discover how to construct the simplest knot and then build on them to make more complicated patterns. Use these patterns with calligraphy, stone carving, linocuts, stencils, embroidery, knitting, etc ., or just on their own as a beautiful design.
Recordings of online sessions are available to attendees for up to one month after the course ends.
Paste-up Layout with Mary Noble
Two two-hour delivery session on the following dates:
• Thu 28/11/24
• Thu 12/12/24
Time: 7-9pm BST/GMT
CLAS Members: £50
Non-members: £65
All you need to know about arranging your calligraphy on the page to best advantage, from basic scissors and glue for simple centred layouts to counterbalanced arrangements, spirals and wavy lines, with lots of emphasis on contrast, focal points and margins. Watch, ask questions, then try out some ideas between the two sessions without pressure. All scariness removed!
Recordings of online sessions are available to attendees for up to one month after the course ends.
course interest form
CLAS would love to hear from you! Take a quick survey to let us know which calligraphy and lettering arts courses you’re most interested in. Whether you’re just starting out or have been practising for years, your input will help us plan future classes that suit what you’re looking for.
contact us
Get in touch with CLAS! Whether you’re an enthusiast, artist, or simply curious, we’re here to celebrate the beauty of calligraphy and lettering together.