Underturn: starts with a thick shaded line down towards the baseline. There are 8 different basic strokes of calligraphy and they are used in both traditional and modern calligraphy.įor this post, we’ll focus on the 7 basic strokes that make up the letters in the lowercase Copperplate calligraphy alphabet.Įntrance stroke: a thin upwards line that starts at the baseline and stops at the header line