“A Week of Christmas” Free Sample Collection

Enjoy this collection of free samples from six TPK worksheets and courses, including:
• Intermediate Modern Calligraphy Online Course
• Cocktail Casual Style Calligraphy Worksheet Set
• Dancing Pen Calligraphy Medallions Worksheet
• George Style Printable Hand Lettering Worksheet
• Premium Brush Pen Calligraphy Worksheet + Videos – Janet Style
• Elegant Cursive Handwriting Worksheet

I hope you discover a new pointed pen calligraphy style, technique, writing instrument, or a
handwriting aesthetic that’s perfect for you. Happy holidays, and you can use the links above (while
viewing this file on your PDF reader) to find the full learning resources.

© The Postman’s Knock

Now, practice some general flourishes:

Try these flourishes that connect to letters:

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Water: Don’t forget that every few minutes, you’ll want to swish around your nib in water to clean ink off of
it. (Note, however, that it takes a while for iron gall ink to “gunk up” a nib, so you won’t have to clean your nib
very often compared to other inks like sumi.) You know it’s time to clean the nib when writing gets a little more
difficult and your thin strokes don’t look as delicate.
Cloth: You need a non-fibrous cloth to wipe water off the nib after every quick cleaning. A paper towel will
work in a pinch, but you should keep an eye on it to make sure that fibers don’t catch on the nib.
Paper: I recommend printing this worksheet on 32# laserjet paper. I use HP Premium brand, and it is awesome
for writing on with a dip pen. Note that you can use laserjet paper in any printer; it doesn’t have to be a laserjet
printer.
Padding paper: Always keep a smooth paper underneath the piece of paper you are writing on. “Padding
paper” ensures a smooth writing experience, less nib friction, and cleaner strokes.

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Practice these forms with your dip pen. First, observe the two letter examples on the left. Then, trace
over the gray and the dotted versions of the letter. Finally, try writing the letter on your own in the remaining
blank space. Don’t be afraid of working without slant lines! For “real life” projects, this calligraphy style is best
written without guidelines of any sort. The guidelines in this worksheet only exist so you know where to write.
If you find a particular letterform difficult to write, use the Intensive Letter Practice sheet for that letter in order
to master it.

(Continued “A” practice)

(Continued “B” practice)

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(Continued “Y” practice)

(Continued “Z” practice)

(Continued “a” practice)

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I love this calligraphy style because it’s delightfully inconsistent. Your letters can have different sizes, rest on
different baselines, and be close together or far apart! This inconsistency is part of the reason that Cocktail
Casual calligraphy can be written so quickly; the idea is not to aim for perfection. Instead, you’ll make words
that have artistic flair.
The trouble with inconsistent calligraphy styles is they can be tough to teach. That’s why I’ve provided word
practice! The idea is to show you that every “a”, “b”, and “c” don’t have to look identical to any “a”, “b”, and
“c” that comes before or after. Try to write these words quickly! Speed contributes to the casual look.
Just like with the alphabet practice, I’ve provided you with guidelines for the sake of learning. Start by
observing the first version of the word, then look at the word formation arrows. Next, trace over the gray
version of the word and the dotted version of the word. Finally, write the word yourself without any guidelines.
Do not worry if your version of the word is not identical to mine! As long as your word has the same general
look, you’re doing great. For more practice on any given word, print out the Intensive Word Practice page that
corresponds with that word.

Observe:

Observe:

Trace:

Trace:

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 Waltz Medallion
Like a waltz, this medallion is smooth with plenty of movement and elegance. I can’t help but think of
voluminous, twirling 13th century skirts when I look at this piece!

1. Start by drawing your calligraphy medallion template. Then, use the straight guidelines to help you draw
eight strokes as shown below. You’ll begin with a stroke that hooks near the center of the circle, then it extends
up to the outside of the medallion. At the outside of the medallion, the stroke veers to the right. Then, it becomes
a left-curling downstroke that ends near the outside of the inner circle. (If this explanation doesn’t make sense,
simply look to the graphics below!)

Start Finish

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2. Use the ends of the hooks in the middle of the medallion as a starting point to draw a curlicue with five
loops. One of the loops will occur at the hook, and the next four loops will occur after you’ve intersected the
stroke that you drew in step 1. The curlicue should end with a flair just outside the larger circle.

Start Finish

3. Draw a thin, curved stroke to connect the curlicues from step 2 to the strokes from step 1. These strokes
will start outside of the larger circle and end at the outside of the inner circle. I recommend using a downstroke
motion to make the stroke, but try to exert minimal pressure on the nib to ensure a delicate width.

Start Finish

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4. Draw two downstrokes to fill in the negative space on the outside of the medallion. The first downstroke
(on the left) should be longer, and the second downstroke should be shorter.

Start Finish

5. To finish up, draw a short, curved downstroke to connect the curlicues of the medallion to the center
of the circles. The downstroke should start off thick and end in a point. To achieve that, apply pressure to the
downstroke to begin with, then let off on pressure as you approach the middle of the circles.

Start Finish

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6. Wait for the ink to dry, then erase your pencil guidelines.

“Training Wheels”:
Need a little bit of extra guidance? Try tracing over the
medallion above! Be sure to do so in the order that’s
laid out in the instructions.

Cha Cha Medallion

The cha cha requires small steps and lots of motion. The short, “staccato” strokes here call to mind the cha cha
steps, while the loops echo the twirls and movement.

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You can use this section to practice writing your George Style Letters. First, reference the steps on the left. Then,
trace over the transparent version of the letter on the right. Finish up by writing the letter on your own at least
twice above the black guidelines. Note that it doesn’t matter which way you move your pen in order to create
strokes. In hand-lettering, stroke direction doesn’t matter as long as you’re achieving the desired result!
If there’s space to practice beyond the black guidelines, feel free to take advantage of that and write the letter as
many times as you can! Practice always makes progress.

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 Try writing these common words + phrases using George Style Lettering.

Observe

Trace

Write

Observe Trace

Write Write

Observe Trace

Write Write

Observe Trace Write Write

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Practice these forms with your brush pen. To get started, take a look at the first letter, and use it as a reference as
you trace over subsequent letters. Next, trace over the letters with shading and arrows. Note that the dots in the
numbered letters signify good places to lift up your pen for stroke transitions. Once you’ve traced over the
shaded arrow letters, trace over the shadow letters without arrows. Finally, trace over the arrow and dot letters.
If you’re having trouble with any particular letter, you can take a look at the Stroke Reference Sheet packet,
which was included in your purchase but is a separate file from this worksheet set. If you need additional
practice, I encourage you to use the Intensive Letter Practice package, also included with your purchase!

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 In this section of the worksheet set, you’ll write several words in order to learn how letters connect to and
interact with each other. First, take a look at the exemplar black word. Next, trace over the gray word that has
numbers and arrows. Don’t forget to pick up your pen every time you see a dot! Finally, trace over the gray
word without numbers and arrows, then finish up by writing your own version of the word in the space
provided. If you’re having trouble with a particular word and need specialized practice, feel free to use the
Intensive Word Practice section package included with this worksheet set!

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 1 2

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)

Write five rodeo drills in a counter-clockwise motion:

1 2 3 4 5

Now, trace over the following:

And write the letters on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)
Underline your best version of the letter “G”.

1 2

Write curved diagonal lines

to the end of the page:

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:

Trace over the following:

And write the letters on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)
Underline your best version of the letter “H”.

Write five rodeo drills in a counter-clockwise motion:

1 2 3 4 5

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:

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 And write the letters on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)
Underline your best version of the letter “o”.

1 2 3
Write wave drills to
the end of the page:

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)

Trace over the following:

And write the letters on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)
Underline your best version of the letter “p”.

1 2 3 4

Write five rodeo drills in a counter-clockwise motion:

1 2 3 4 5

Trace over the following:

And write the strokes on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)

Write “o” drills to

the end of the page:

Trace over the following:

And write the letters on your own:
(Continue writing until you get to here.)
Underline your best version of the letter “q”.

1 2

Write wave drills to

the end of the page:

Trace over the following:

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 Observe:
Trace:
Write:

Observe:
Trace:
Write:

Observe:
Trace:
Write:

Observe:
Trace:
Write:

Observe:
Trace:
Write:

Observe:
Trace:
Write:

Observe:
Trace:
Write:

Observe:
Trace:
Write:

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