Italic Script with a Brush Pen
What is the brush pen
A course by Bego Viñuela Galarraga , Calligrapher
Joined December 2014
About the video: What is the brush pen
Overview
“commercial and in many personal projects and the versatility of the tool that makes it become a favorite of many calligraphers. Draw, paint or calligraphy, you know what a brush is. It is one of the most versatile tools that exist for various reasons. One of them is the shape or finish of the bristles, which can be flat or pointed. With a flat brush the effects and manipulation is very different from what can be done with a pointed one. Flat brushes are used for a typeface with certain proportions and strokes as is the case of this poster made by Joan Quirós. Instead, the pointed brush having that flexibility allows us to play with more options of angles, pressure and contrasts.”
In this video lesson Bego Viñuela Galarraga addresses the topic: What is the brush pen, which is part of the Domestika online course: Italic Script with a Brush Pen. Learn how to master the paintbrush and create letters filled with emotion and style.
Partial transcription of the video
“What is the brush pen? In this lesson I will talk about what is the "brush pen", that more than a specific type of calligraphy, It is the tool for making many calligraphies. So the finish of the brush tip depends a bit It will allow us to make one or another type of calligraphy with certain finishes. Now I'm going to show you different types of brushes to show you the tip of each one and show you what type of finish we can achieve with each of them. So let's say we can divide the brushes into two large families. Ones with built-in cartridge or ink and others that come only with the wooden s...”
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Course summary for: Italic Script with a Brush Pen
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Calligraphy

Bego Viñuela Galarraga
A course by Bego Viñuela Galarraga
Bego Viñuela studied Fine Arts at the UPV / EHU, where she discovered the world of calligraphy, something that motivated her to take a master's degree in advanced typography at the University of Barcelona (Spain). Passionate about learning, research, and experimentation with calligraphy, she has traveled the world developing her technique and learning from the best national and international teachers.
Since 2013 she teaches all the techniques and possibilities offered by this discipline in her study and school Calligraphy Bilbao. In addition to her work as a teacher, she works for different brands and also makes invitations for weddings and events.
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