Introduction to Flourishing for English Calligraphy
Blending with Brush Pens
A course by Paola Gallegos , Calligraphy and Lettering Expert
About the video: Blending with Brush Pens
Overview
“Finally, I want to teach you a technique to add color to your compositions. This part is quite entertaining, since you can combine colors and make a text more dynamic. ”
In this video lesson Paola Gallegos addresses the topic: Blending with Brush Pens, 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
“Blending with brush pens In this lesson I teach you how to make gradients with your mini brush pens. This is a really fun additional resource that you can do to create striking and colorful compositions. I'm going to teach you two techniques to blend with your mini brush pens. The first one is the simplest. which is joining two markers of different colors, one darker than the other and contrasting. For example, I am going to use these two. You can see that I'm going to use one magenta and one blue. First we uncover them and now we are going to join one end. Preferably, we put the darkest on...”
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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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