Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
Basic Relaxation and Warm-up Exercises
A course by Paola Gallegos , Calligraphy and Lettering Expert
About the video: Basic Relaxation and Warm-up Exercises
Overview
“Now I'm going to show you some warm-up exercises to familiarize yourself with the strokes and practice your hand ease. Always keep in mind that maintaining the correct body position is essential.”
In this video lesson Paola Gallegos addresses the topic: Basic Relaxation and Warm-up Exercises, 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
“Basic relaxation and warm-up exercises The flourishes are curls and many loose strokes that intertwine with each other to create harmony. We are going to warm up and release the hand with the following exercises. Position First we are going to talk a little bit about posture. It is important to sit upright to be comfortable when making these basic strokes and calligraphy in general. If you are right handed you can tilt your paper slightly to the left and, if you are left-handed, you can use the method What do you use to write on a daily basis? The important thing is to follow the inclinatio...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
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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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