Learn with Cheryl Tefft
Uncial: the easiest, most beautiful script for absolute beginners.
The perfect place to start your calligraphy journey.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn calligraphy but didn’t know where to start, here’s your secret shortcut:
Uncial.
It’s ancient.
It’s elegant.
It’s forgiving.
And it’s the one script that can make total beginners look shockingly good—fast.
Uncial’s rounded forms and rhythmic strokes give you confidence, clarity, and a rock-solid foundation for everything you’ll learn later.
Whether you want to letter beautifully for fun, explore medieval scripts, or level up your artistic skills, Uncial is the doorway that opens it all.
Once you learn Uncial, every other script becomes easier.
That’s why this page offers two pathways:
a quick, delightful teaser class to get your feet wet, using pens you already own and
a full 8-week deep dive designed to make you fluent, confident, and creatively unstoppable.
Prerequisite: Absolutely none, but also appropriate for continuing learners.
The Uncial Jumpstart
Friday Jan 30
1 - 3 PM ET
$97
Or
The Uncial Masterclass
Fridays, Jan 30 thru March 20
(8 Weekly Classes)
1 - 3 PM ET
$297
Or
Weds Feb 11 through April 22
(8 weekly Classes, with no class Feb 18 or April 1 or April 15 )
4:30 -6:30 pm ET
All classes include access to recordings for 90 days.
In both versions of the class, you’ll get:
Beautiful, clear Uncial basics you can use right away
Hands-on instruction that makes learning feel easy
Practice habits that build muscle memory and faster improvement
A project you’ll actually want to show off—yes, even as a beginner
And in the full 8-week version, you’ll also:
- Learn to take your lettering from “learning” to flowing
- Understand the why behind every stroke
- See how tools like the light pad can elevate your work instantly
- Create a fully designed, fully decorated letter worth framing
- Gain the foundation that makes ALL future scripts easier
- Acquire an introduction to essential calligraphy tools
Uncial is the script that gives you confidence, skills, and joy from day one.
It’s the perfect beginning—because it makes you feel like an artist right away.
The Uncial Jumpstart
Friday Jan 30
1 - 3 PM ET
$97
Or
The Uncial Masterclass
Fridays, Jan 30 thru March 20
(8 Weekly Classes)
1 - 3 PM ET
$297
Or
Weds Feb 11 through April 22
(8 weekly Classes, with no class Feb 18 or April 1 or April 15 )
4:30 -6:30 pm ET
All classes include access to recordings for 90 days.
Cheryl Tefft of Calligraphics has been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, and The Knot.