Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“It’s time to move on to letters! In this lesson, you will learn how to create lowercase letterforms. I will demonstrate each letter, showing how to construct the letters in a series of brushstrokes.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Lowercase Letterforms, which is part of the Domestika online course: Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles. Explore modern calligraphy techniques, expressive lettering styles, and creative compositions to develop your own calligraphic style.

Partial transcription of the video

“Lowercase Letterforms In this lesson, I'll demonstrate each of the lowercase letterforms for you. I want you to try to keep the mindset of painting with strokes rather than handwriting because otherwise, I find that many people tend to start trying to do these letters in one continuous stroke, and what happens is that you tend to tense up. You might stop breathing and it won't be enjoyable. It'll be much harder to get into a calligraphy look and feel. We'll be working on the guide sheets, which you can find in the Additional Resources. We'll work with these types of lines as a guide for whe...”

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Course summary for: Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (2)
• 192 students
• 7 units
• 90 lessons (15h 27m)
• 50 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering