Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
Alchemy: means and supports
A course by Silvia Cordero Vega , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher
Joined June 2017
About the video: Alchemy: means and supports
Overview
“We will know the most popular means and supports in calligraphy and which are the most recommended to match with the calligraphic tyranninals.”
In this video lesson Silvia Cordero Vega addresses the topic: Alchemy: means and supports, 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
“In this lesson. I want to talk about the materials. Not about the materials of calligraphy in general. If not about the materials. That (inaudible) better with the tiralíneas. also want to tell you. That in general in calligraphy. talk about pen, ink and paper. And I want to demystify this a bit. Telling them that for me, it's better to talk. What supports the media and tools. We are not going to talk specifically about the tyralignals. Because we already focus on other lessons. If we are not going to see those media and supports. They get along better with these tools. For example. A good ...”
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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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