Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
Calligraphic Grids
A course by Paola Gallegos , Calligraphy and Lettering Expert
About the video: Calligraphic Grids
Overview
“Now I will teach you how to use calligraphic guidelines or grids to practice English or Copperplate calligraphy.”
In this video lesson Paola Gallegos addresses the topic: Calligraphic Grids, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy. Learn to enrich your English calligraphy using fine-tip brush pens and transform words into authentic works of art.
Partial transcription of the video
“calligraphic grids In this lesson I will teach you how to use calligraphic grids and we will review Copperplate calligraphy. Let's see it. In the attached documents I left three types of grids that you can use with your mini brush pens. The guidelines that we will use in this course they will be 6 mm, but, if you feel more comfortable making slightly larger letters, I also left you some 7 mm grids. I am going to show you in detail what these grids are. First we have the 6mm guide lines with a 55 degree tilt. We know that Copperplate calligraphy has that slant mostly. You have the same versi...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering
Paola Gallegos
A course by Paola Gallegos
Paola Gallegos, also known as Calligraphilic, has a degree in tourism and is wildly passionate about anything to do with letters. She currently works as a calligrapher and lettering artist, and has been slowly gravitating towards italics since she can remember. During her studies she decided to specialize in English calligraphy, also known as Copperplate. It was then that she discovered and fell in love with flourishes.
As a content creator, her aim is to help hand-traced art maintain its value in the digital era. She also shares her knowledge with new generations through modern teaching methods without losing sight of the rules and regulations of traditional calligraphy. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with brands such as Claro, Cyzone Community, Staedtler, Artline, and Faber Castell.
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