One of the most important alphabets in any calligraphers "palette" -- Neuland provides the mass and contrast on which the "flowers and vines" of other alphabets can grow. We explore Neuland with large metal pens and brushes, but also with drawing tools, such as felt tips and pencils in order to understand it's structure and to be able to explore it's varieties and variations. Simple Neuland with a flat edge angle for more beginning students, more intermediate calligraphers can manipulate the strokes to get the waisting that imitates the famous typeface. The idea of no thicks and thins-- creating letters withmass, introduces other designs: Eliza Vertical and “Flip-Flop” are some of mine, but everyone comes up with a variation Dry embossing a Neuland composition will allow the participant to appreciate the positive and negative spaces of this bedrock alphabet.