Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
The great contortionist: variations and postures
A course by Silvia Cordero Vega , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher
Joined June 2017
Joined June 2017
About the video: The great contortionist: variations and postures
Overview
“We will learn to develop a certain skill in the manipulation of the line to obtain modulations in the strokes and new forms of signs when writing.”
In this video lesson Silvia Cordero Vega addresses the topic: The great contortionist: variations and postures, 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] Well, in this lesson we're going to expand our knowledge on string because we're going to see contortions, variations and let's see how they work some of the line of the genealogy of the big family of the tiraline. Well, remember that we always talk about having fingers quite close to the ending or the beginning of the grid, and so far ... we always work with a stroke, with an inclination ... contrary to what is used for formal calligraphy. Think that the line can ... put perpendicular to the plane, can put parallel to the base line of writing and can rotate it ... in the sense oppo...”
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Course summary for: Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
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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