Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
Tin man: how to build it
A course by Silvia Cordero Vega , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher
Joined June 2017
Joined June 2017
About the video: Tin man: how to build it
Overview
“We will make a line drawing! I'll tell you the story of the tail-pen and then build it with a lightweight aluminum.”
In this video lesson Silvia Cordero Vega addresses the topic: Tin man: how to build it, which is part of the Domestika online course: Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen. Learn to master the calligraphy technique and to bring expression to your letters.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] In this lesson, called "The man of tinplate" we are going to build the famous Colapen, so popular, already told you the story of how it is introduced in the calligraphic world. And here I have the original plan that gave me my teacher Brody Noshvanda, I'll leave it in PDF so that you can later build it. It's very easy, think it's a very economical tool, can be done by anyone, can do at any time with super easy materials. We're going to need a aluminum gaseous, soda, beer. But it really has to be that way a bit fragile, but with some consistency. We do not use offset plates to at lea...”
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Course summary for: Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
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Calligraphy, Fine Arts
Silvia Cordero Vega
A course by Silvia Cordero Vega
Silvia Cordero Vega trained as a graphic designer and calligrapher in her hometown, Buenos Aires, and in Europe and the United States, learning from prominent international calligraphers.
For almost three decades she has been promoting the craft and is heavily involved in projects for the development of calligraphy in Argentina and Latin America, taking workshops and conferences at universities, foundations, and associations around the world. Her clients include Casa Foa–the largest interior design fair in Argentina–, Papelera Palermo, and various foreign agencies, although a good part of her work is focused on personal projects with a social or artistic aspect. She is the author of Alfabetos, flora y fauna and Viaje en tiralíneas, and for more than 20 years she has shared her calligraphy knowledge through teaching.
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