with Sybille van Zuylen (PENNA VOLANS)

Class Description

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In this class, European Running Hand: Flow and Flourish, Sybille van Zuylen (Penna Volans) will guide you to investigate the changes that the Industrial Revolution brought to the English Round Hand, aim to understand the essence of the 19th century Running Hand, and learn to include its interesting nuances into our own practice.

To better grasp the subtleties of the style, we will explore the works of various 19th century European masters. Their printed and manuscript works will teach us how to move freely and efficiently to write a flowy running hand which became the standard handwriting style of the century. We will also unlock variations of capitals, as well as the tricky art of "movement flourishing" and ornamentation.

Learning the Running hand is a great way to confidently introduce movement and spontaneity into your pointed pen work, to add a slightly modern twist to the traditional English Round Hand and Copperplate.

Class Details

  • Advanced beginners: you should be proficient at traditional English Roundhand or Copperplate. Knowledge of Spencerian and / or Italian Hand is a plus.

  • We are offering 20 spaces only on a FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED basis for this class to provide an intimate and comprehensive learning environment to enhance outcomes.

    You can read more detailed information about The PPC Academy and its benefits on our academy webpage.

  • We will go in depth with every aspect : 

    Class 1
    Foundations: understanding the style, movement training,
    Lowercase group 1

    Class 2
    Remaining lowercases

    Class 3
    Advanced and ornamental lowercases + composition part 1

    Class 4
    Foundations and Running capitals

    Class 5
    Advanced capitals (part 1)

    Class 6
    Advanced capitals (part 2) + composition part 2

  • Apr 4 Class 1 (CL1)
    Apr 18 Catch up 1 (CU1)

    May 2 CL2
    May 16 CU2

    Jun 6 CL3
    Jun 20 CU3

    Jul 4 CL4
    Jul 18 CU4

    Aug 8 CL5
    Aug 22 CU5

    Sep 5 CL6
    Sep 19 CU6

    Classes will run from 10am-12.30pm CEST
    Catch ups will run from 10-11am CEST

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  • AUD $1320

    Note - AUD $1320 is approx €790 (currency may fluctuate, so please check your currency).

    Our program is designed to provide valuable skills and knowledge, and we believe that it is worth the investment. Thank you for choosing our course, and we look forward to seeing you succeed!

  • When you join The PPC Academy for Sybille van Zuylen’s European Running Hand, you gain access to:

    • Learning over SIX MONTHS for an in-depth study of European Running Hand subtleties

    • 21 hours of teacher guided learning — 12 x recorded Zoom sessions combining 6 live x classes (2.5hr each), 5 x live catch up sessions and a final live consolidation class (1hr each).

    • A private YouTube link to the Zoom recordings to watch until 14th Nov 2026 (8pm AEST) - add it to your diary!

    • Handouts from Sybille for each class.

    • Access to an online platform to post work and connect with fellow students.

    • Sybille’s feedback on submitted work.

    Please take a look at The PPC Academy webpage to learn more about the benefits of an intensive longer course.

  • To register for one of the 20 places on the class, you can purchase online from the ‘Add to Cart’ button on this webpage, or by visiting the class sales webpage.

    Sales for Sybille’s European Running Hand Masterclass will end on Wednesday 1st April 2026 at 9pm AEST (or until all places have been filled).

  • EMAIL 1
    Once you’ve paid online, you will receive an order confirmation from no-reply@squarespace.com.

    EMAIL 2
    You will receive all information from info@pointedpencollective.com one week before the starting session with the first handouts, details of how to join the Zoom call, and other necessary information.

  • Online via Zoom

  • Please feel free to email us at info@pointedpencollective.com with any questions about this course not answered above.

    Kate & Cecilia

Suggested Materials

  • Straight and oblique holders equipped with your favourite pointed nib. 
    Note: Sybille will be using and recommends Zebra G and Hunt 22b nibs.

  • Inks and gouaches or watercolours.

  • Pencil, eraser, ruler.

  • Regular copy paper, marker paper or lightweight see-through paper. 

  • A lightbox would be helpful to trace some of the exercises.

The Teacher

Sybille van Zuylen is a graphotherapist, calligrapher and historian from Belgium. As a calligrapher, she has focused her attention on traditional pointed pen styles. Through her website, pennavolans.com, she documents the history of handwriting styles since the Renaissance and keeps a regularly updated bibliography of online copybooks and manuscripts published after 1500.

Important information

Terms

Your place is secured once your payment has been processed. As the workshop recordings will be made available to students for a limited time after the event, no refunds will be offered for non-attendance.

DATA PROTECTION

As a stricter data protection regulation came into place in 2018 (GDPR), we follow specific guidelines on what we do with your personal information. In the case of booking a workshop, we will use your email address to keep you informed of everything you need to know in the lead up to the event. Please make sure our email address (info@pointedpencollective.com) and no-reply@squarespace.com is in your contacts or safe list to prevent it going to your junk or spam folder. We may contact you via phone if absolutely necessary. We will not use your contact details for any other purpose.

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Contacts

Email: info@pointedpencollective.com (managed by Kate)
Instagram: @learnpointedpen (managed by Cecilia)