Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen

Off-road: FX

A course by Silvia Cordero Vega , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher

Graphic Designer and Calligrapher. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined June 2017
98% positive reviews (216)
3,019 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese

About the video: Off-road: FX

Overview

“In this lesson we will see special effects that will provide more expressiveness in your lyrics.”

In this video lesson Silvia Cordero Vega addresses the topic: Off-road: FX, 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

“What we are going to see now. They are some effects. That will enhance our writing. Especially our tyraline style. For example splash. What are those splashes and those gotons. White ink on black and gouache support. Splash is an effect that is made. Putting the line not so perpendicular to the plane. That is, turning it a little bit forward. I also recommend using very dense ink. Be Chinese ink or wash, tempera. With enough substance. How to perform. Those drips these splashes. The splash, it's basically that. Those splashes. And that broken line broken line. The next thing we're going to ...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen

  • Level: Beginner
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    Calligraphy & Typography
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    Calligraphy, Fine Arts

Silvia Cordero Vega

Silvia Cordero Vega
A course by Silvia Cordero Vega

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Graphic Designer and Calligrapher

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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Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen

A course by Silvia Cordero Vega
Graphic Designer and Calligrapher. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined June 2017
  • 98% positive reviews (216)
  • 3,019 students