'''Store Web Sites''' \\ [[http://www.johnnealbooks.com/jnb/ | John Neal, Bookseller]] \\ [[http://www.paperinkarts.com/ | Paper & Ink Arts ]] \\ [[http://www.amazon.com/ | Amazon.com ]] \\ [[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ | Barnes & Noble ]] '''Instructor's or Instructional Web Sites''' \\ [[http://www.reggieezell.com/ | Reggie Ezell ]] \\ [[http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html | Bruce McEvoy's Watercolor Guide ]] \\ [[http://www.vaxxine.com/mikwit/lessons/ | Calligraphy Lessons Online ]] - animated ductus for Foundational and Italic letters \\ [[http://www.calligraphy.co.uk/about.php | Manuscript Pen Lessons pages ]] \\ [[http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/writing.htm | Medieval Writing ]] \\ [[http://www.thesunneversets.fsnet.co.uk/links.htm | The Sun Never Sets - Links ]] - the rest of the site has interesting instructional pages \\ [[http://www.artbismillah.org/html/lessons.html | Islamic calligraphy lessons ]] [[http://www.rritchie.com/pages/step1.html | Enhancing calligraphy with the computer - Ray Ritchie ]] \\ [[http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/StudioTips/ScanBigImages/ | Scanning Large Artwork ]] \\ [[http://www.scantips.com/ | Scanning Tips ]] \\ [[http://www.wilhelm-research.com/ | Name-specific Permanence Data for Digital Printing Devices ]] \\ [[http://www.myjanee.com/ps.htm | PhotoShop Resources, Tutorials ]] \\ [[http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/shapes6/shapes6.htm | Explanation of Vector and raster graphics ]] \\ [[http://www.insidegraphics.com/photoshop/default.asp | Photoshop Tutorials and Other Graphic Resources ]] [[http://www.philobiblon.com/tutorials.shtml | Book Arts Tutorials ]] \\ [[http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/book/ | Douglas Jones - Bookbinding Tutorial ]] \\ [[http://world.std.com/~deanb/zgg/book_5st_1.html | Five-stitch Bookbinding ]] \\ [[http://www.stampmania-australia.com.au/scroll%2Binst.html | How to make a scroll ]] \\ [[http://www.makingbooks.com/freeprojects.shtml | Making Books with Children - Free Projects ]] [[http://www.barcodesinc.com/articles/restoration-preservation-guidelines.htm | Guidelines for Restoration and Preservation ]] \\ [[http://www.southworth.com/page.php?id=7 | Templates, Instructions, Ideas - Southworth Paper ]] '''Online Tools''' \\ [[http://www.scribblers.co.uk/cgi/gridlines.pl | Gridlines ]] \\ [[http://www.margaretshepherd.com/guidelines/guidelines.html | Gridlines - Margaret Shepherd ]] \\ [[http://www.anomaly.org/debbie/calligraphy/guidelines.html | Grid / slant lines ]] \\ [[http://www.allunderone.org/calligraphy/calligraphy.php | Generate PDFs of grid / slant lines; lots of options ]] [[http://www.maisondesarts.com/demos/colour-wheel | Color Wheel - click on wheel ]] \\ [[http://www.watercolor-online.com/Articles/Backwards/backwards.phtml | How to Paint backwards ]] '''Calligraphers and Calligraphy Groups''' \\ [[http://www.calligraph.com/cyberscribes/ | Cyberscribes ]] - an e-mail list of over 1,000 calligraphers and lettering artists from around the world \\ [[http://www.calligraph.com/web/callig-graphic/ | Cyberscribes Graphics Board ]] - a dynamic board used by Cyberscribes to post artwork, pictures of tools, pictures to illustrate techniques, etc. \\ [[http://www.cynscribe.com/ | Cynscribe ]] - a treasure trove of calligraphy-related links, including sources for supplies, book arts, collage, hands, instruction. One of the most comprehensive lists of calligraphy-related links, if not THE most. \\ [[http://www.iampeth.com/ | IAMPETH ]] - The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting; contains scans of many out-of-print books and lessons in pointed-pen lettering \\ [[http://letterspace.com/LETTERSPACE_NEXUS/ | LetterSpace Nexus ]] - another list of links, related to lettering and type design \\ [[http://www.roanndesigns.com | Roann Mathias ]] \\ [[http://cicaleletteringdesign.com/ | Annie Cicale ]] \\ [[http://proseandletters.com/index.html | Cari Ferraro ]] \\ [[http://www.pengraphicsstudio.com/ | Mike Kecseg ]] \\ [[http://www.janeparilloscribe.com/ | Jane Parillo ]] \\ [[http://www.rritchie.com/ | Ray Ritchie ]] \\ [[http://www.zillerofkc.com/index.html | Ziller of Kansas City - Rich & Vivian Mungall ]] \\ [[http://www.scribeinkcalligraphy.com/About | Rory Kotin - NYC calligrapher - samples and price chart ]] '''Conferences''' \\ [[http://www.2010calligraphyconference.com/index.html | Odyssey 2010 ]] - Stonehill College, Easton, MA (Five of our members are already signed up to go!) \\ [[http://www.2009calligraphyconference.com/ | Calligraphy Connection 2009 ]] - St. John's University, Collegeville, MN \\ [[http://www.chicagocalligraphy2008.org/ | Letters Mingle Souls ]] - Chicago, IL \\ '''Software''' \\ [[http://www.gimp.org/ | GIMP ]] - GNU Image Manipulation Program (free) \\ [[http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html | GIMP for Windows ]] \\ [[http://inkscape.org/ | Inkscape ]] - Free Open Source Vector Graphics Program [[http://vaxxine.com/mikwit/Calli-Graphic/calligraphic.htm | Calli-Graphic - curved or straight line generator ]] The Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild does not endorse any particular resource. We provide this list as a reference tool only.