Modern Calligraphy: Creating Expressive Letterforms

Creating and Refining Your Artwork with Ink

A course by Mathilda Lundin , Calligraphy Artist

100% positive reviews (36)

1,405 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Creating and Refining Your Artwork with Ink

Overview

“Now it’s time for the most exciting part: creating your final artwork with your nib and ink! At this stage, you're welcome to use the ink you've been practising with. But, I personally love the possibilities for experimentation that open up when you know how to use gouache and metallics. So in this lesson, I will demonstrate how to use these in the creation of my artwork. ”

In this video lesson Mathilda Lundin addresses the topic: Creating and Refining Your Artwork with Ink, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Calligraphy: Creating Expressive Letterforms. Celebrate the art of calligraphy, using a traditional nib pen and ink with modern techniques to discover your own creative style.

Partial transcription of the video

“Creating and Refining Your Artwork with Ink In this lesson, I'll show you how I create my final artwork using white gouache and metallic gold. This is my favourite part. We have everything prepared and I just have the calligraphy left. Just looking at the things I'll use. I have my black paper with my new sketch on. I have my other sketch close to hand. I'll move this because when you get into the calligraphy, sometimes you will focus a lot on the strokes and you forget what you're writing and doing in calligraphy. If there are some bits here, because it's so faint, I might not quite see wh...”

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Course summary for: Modern Calligraphy: Creating Expressive Letterforms

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (36)
1405 students
4 units
17 lessons (3h 11m)
3 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Areas
Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering

Mathilda Lundin

A course by Mathilda Lundin

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Calligraphy Artist

Mathilda Lundin is a calligraphy artist, hand engraver, and designer. Growing up in Sweden, she loved drawing and crafts, and eventually went on to study advertising and visual communication at university. After graduating, she moved to London, where she worked as a designer in digital agencies. Mathilda first fell in love with pointed pen calligraphy after attending a workshop in 2014. After being asked to teach the craft to others, she decided to pursue her passion for calligraphy as a career.

A few years later, Mathilda set up her own calligraphy studio in London, where she works on commissions for luxury brands and individuals around the world. She also personalizes gifts and teaches workshops on the art form. Mathilda has worked on projects for events like The Queen’s Polo for Cartier, and created personalized items and packaging for brands like L.K Bennet, Paperchase, and Goop.