Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
Practice with the Brush on Glass 1
A course by Elena Albertoni , Lettering Artist and Gilder
About the video: Practice with the Brush on Glass 1
Overview
“I'm going to show you the basic strokes you need to learn to create many letter styles. But first, I'll show you different exercises to get you used to the brush.”
In this video lesson Elena Albertoni addresses the topic: Practice with the Brush on Glass 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding. Learn the basics of reverse glass gilding and create unique and shiny decorative lettering by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“Practice with the brush on glass Now we're going to do some basics learn brush lettering. If you can, I recommend you to take additional courses on lettering. This will help you get more security. Even if you already have experience with the brush you will see that working on glass is different than paper, because the surface is so smooth that it offers no resistance to the brush. The brush almost slips and it's harder to control. A stable background in the brush lettering but is really a basis for good gilding. It is inconceivable to gild professionally, if you have no experience or not en...”
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Course summary for: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
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Category
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Areas
Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering
Elena Albertoni
A course by Elena Albertoni
Elena Albertoni was born in Italy and has lived in Berlin since 2004, where she works as a typeface artist, gilder, and sign painter. After studying graphic design and typography in France, she moved to Berlin and started working as a typeface designer. She has developed various styles typefaces and fonts, and has worked for Lucas De Groot for years, mainly producing his internationally known typefaces.In parallel, in 2005 he founded his own foundry, Anatoletype, to publish typefaces that emerged from his own initiative.
In 2013, to rediscover calligraphy and lettering and further develop her skills, she started organizing a series of events and workshops with foreign specialists (MAKE! Skilled Hands). In 2015, he founded his own studio, La Letteria, where he dedicates himself to all kinds of lettering and creates different and original solutions, each one adapted to the needs of his clients. In 2017, it won first prize for the most beautiful shop in Vienna at Sign Week Vienna.
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