Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
Starting point: soften the hand
A course by Silvia Cordero Vega , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher
Joined June 2017
Joined June 2017
About the video: Starting point: soften the hand
Overview
“Before learning to manipulate the line, we will start with a preheating exercise and pencil posture. ”
In this video lesson Silvia Cordero Vega addresses the topic: Starting point: soften the hand, 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 unit we will see all the exercises concerned To the manipulation of the lines But to start In this lesson we will do some exercises To soften the hand we will use a pencil, although it seems strange and strange this allows us to work on two things one to decontract and the other to work on pressure not everyone presses in the same way so which this exercise with a pencil will allow us to later when work with the ink we can measure the fluidity and emphasize in each particular stroke something very important to use the line that may also sound strange is the physical posture the line...”
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Course summary for: Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
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Calligraphy & Typography -
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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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