Calligraphy with a Ruling Pen
Landscapes: composition
A course by Silvia Cordero Vega , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher
Joined June 2017
About the video: Landscapes: composition
Overview
“We will see which words are the most formally rich for our traveling project and the poster.”
In this video lesson Silvia Cordero Vega addresses the topic: Landscapes: composition, 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
“Well now let's work on the sketch. Previous in our poster. Let's try to put a theme. I chose the one from the (inaudible) trips. We can choose cities. Or gastronomic things. Or whatever comes to mind. Or we can choose only one city. That we like it very much. And let's go testing. Let's see what comes up. Of all this theme, chosen for the occasion. I liked how the word Tokyo was. So I'm going to try other papers. And I'm going to start working a little bit. With the composition. I was trying words. Different cities that I love. And when I wrote Tokyo. Something magical appeared It will be f...”
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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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