Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
Lowercase: Ascenders and Descenders
A course by Paola Gallegos , Calligraphy and Lettering Expert
About the video: Lowercase: Ascenders and Descenders
Overview
“Continuing with the lowercase letters, I will now show you some examples of swashes in ascenders and descenders. ”
In this video lesson Paola Gallegos addresses the topic: Lowercase: Ascenders and Descenders, 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
“Lowercase: ascenders and descenders In this lesson we will know the areas and opportunities where we can place our flourishes in the ascending letters and descending in the lower case. ascending strokes As previously explained, in the case of ascenders and descenders, is the easiest or most common area to add flourishes. We already know that we first write the structure of the ascending letter, but we leave the part of the upper loop undone. The first and best known would be the open loop. As we can see, and this is optional, here we can exert a little pressure. We can also do the same and ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
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Calligraphy & Typography -
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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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