Calligraphy
Live online brush pen calligraphy, from basics to beautiful in twelve guided sessions. Strokes, letterforms, styled words and a finished artwork of your own, with nothing more than a brush pen and your passion to create.
An art that steadies the hand and the mind
Brush pen calligraphy teaches control: pressure for thick and thin, consistency stroke after stroke, and patience while a letterform slowly comes right. Children gain the same pen control that neat handwriting needs, from an angle they enjoy far more, because the object is to make something rather than to correct something.
It is also one of the most satisfying skills to learn live on camera. Every session ends with something on the page that was not there before, and the course ends with a complete piece, designed, lettered and shaded by the student, that is worth framing.
From basics to beautiful, in five stages
The course covers every key fundamental and technique, each stage building on the one before.
Absolutely anyone can join
Calligraphy needs no background in art. Four kinds of learner come to these classes, and all begin at the same first stroke.
Students, ages 8 and up
Fine motor control, focus and the quiet pride of making something beautiful by hand, a skill that shows up in cards, posters and schoolwork.
Hobby artists
A structured route into lettering for anyone who doodles, journals or draws and wants their letters to match their art.
Teachers and professionals
Clearer, more elegant lettering for the classroom and the whiteboard, and a calm, screen-free way to unwind after work.
Parents and children together
A shared class and a shared hobby. Learning side by side is half the fun, and the practice keeps itself going at home.
By the end of the course
Control of pressure, angle and stroke
A complete lettering style, letters through styled words
A finished artwork, planned and made by hand
How a calligraphy course runs
Guided, practice-based sessions with expert coaches, live on camera.
First strokes in the free class
Tools, grip, pen angle and paper position, then the first strokes on camera. Most early frustration is a tool problem rather than a skill problem, and it is fixed here.
Strokes into letters
The handful of strokes every letterform is built from, drilled first, then assembled into a complete alphabet learned properly.
Letters into words
Connections, spacing and flow, so lettering stops being single characters and becomes styled words with rhythm.
Depth, then a final piece
Shadows, highlights and colour, ending in an artwork the student plans, composes and completes.
Every programme is taught one to one by a specialist, on the principles set out in our coaching methodology, under an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality system. Parents' own accounts are on our reviews page.
The course format
Short, guided and hands-on, designed so a complete beginner finishes with a frameable piece.
12 live sessions
A complete course in twelve live online sessions of 45 minutes to an hour each.
Expert coaches
Professional calligraphy coaches who demonstrate every stroke on camera and correct yours as it happens.
Practice-based classes
Interactive sessions where most of the time is pen on paper, with guided practice between classes.
Minimal materials
A few brush pens and paper are all the course needs. No paints, nibs or ink bottles.
What parents of calligraphy students say
“- total professionalism with needed human touch - great empathetic teachers - clear communication - well organised timely sessions - one on one connection between parents and the augment team”
Netherlands via Trustpilot
“The experience with Augment Edutech has been really good for my child. They teach very professionally and in a fun way yet. The handwriting of my child is much better sicne when we started.”
Norway
“From scribbles to stunning letters - these classes were magical! I have made at least hundred posters till now and every poster is taken by my friends. It is so satisfying.”
Germany
See the difference in one class
A free trial lesson with the specialist tutor we would assign, and a discussion of what they found afterwards.
- Free, with no obligation
- A discussion with you afterwards
- No card details
Before you enrol
Do I need to be good at drawing?
Will this improve everyday handwriting?
What age suits calligraphy?
Am I too old to start?
Do we need expensive materials?
Is it left-hand friendly?
Book a free calligraphy trial class.
Tell us your child's year group and what they are finding difficult. The last field matters most: a specific worry produces a better tutor match than a subject name.
- A live lesson, not a sales call
- A discussion of the curriculum and your expectations afterwards
- No card details, and nothing starts automatically
Request received
An advisor will email you to confirm a time in your time zone, usually within one working day.