Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
The Ornaments
A course by Paola Gallegos , Calligraphy and Lettering Expert
About the video: The Ornaments
Overview
“Now you will see how to add additional details to your compositions, for example, adding botanical ornaments that perfectly complement the flourishes. ”
In this video lesson Paola Gallegos addresses the topic: The Ornaments, 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
“The ornaments I want to show you some resources that will help you complement your flourishes and let's see some ornaments that can help you for your final composition. I'll teach you how to make some botanical resources that will help you decorate your composition. We are going to start making the simplest ones, which are the leaves. To do this, first we are going to make a stem and then we're going to make the leaves. I press and release. I press and release. At first it's thin, then I press and release and these leaves are formed. I make one at the end and complete the form. The other tr...”
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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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