http://www.pennib.com/  Ann is a scribe, illustrator, painter, and graphic designer.Her studio is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in San Mateo, halfway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley,where she provides full service design with the traditional tools of the artist/calligrapher and a full range of digital equipment and software.

http://www.nickthenibs.co.uk/Nicholas Caulkin (aka nickthenibs) is one of the few calligraphers in the United Kingdom making a living from his art. He is a:Lecturer in calligraphy and handwriting, a handwriting consultant, designer and publisher of handwriting based works & a professional calligrapher

http://www.whitevarnish.com/  Traditional, Experimental, and Painterly Etching, 5 day courses at the Hastings Etching Workshop in France 

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Hi there, I've been browsing your wonderful website and I can't wait to have a go at some of the techniques you explore on there. Your manuals are definitely the best Iv'e found on the internet.
 
Seb Dale
 
I just want to salute your generosity in giving away this gilding know-how. Excellent work of guides, no hidden tricks.  I was not able to find such a simplified explanation in any book at the local library.
 
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