Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“To end this unit, we will start putting it all together to create beautiful words. I will show you how to connect your letters paying close attention to proportions and harmony in the spacing. I will also discuss some tricks for adding a more modern feeling and expression to your words. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Joining It up to Create Beautiful Words, 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

“Joining It up to Create Beautiful Words In this lesson, I'll teach you how to take those beautiful letters and turn them into lovely words. We will start by joining things and we will look at some ways to make it feel a bit more modern and fun. When I think of calligraphy, what springs to mind is that it all feels very effortlessly connected. It feels like you've done it in one single stroke, but we've broken up the letters, so we'll do the same with the letterforms. To begin, I'll choose a word, and I'll write each letter for you with the entry stroke and the exit stroke. I'll write "playf...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 192 students
• 7 units
• 90 lessons (15h 27m)
• 50 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering