Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“The best calligraphers start by finding words that will inspire and move us. This art is about expressing a feeling or message through beautiful letters. In this lesson, I will share my thoughts on creating a little collection of phrases you love and how the wording can help inspire the final layout and colour choices of your artwork. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Choosing a Quote to Inspire Your Design, 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

“Choosing a Quote to inspire Your Design In this lesson, I'll talk a bit about choosing the words for your artwork because that is one of the most important parts. If I have a word or a quote that speaks to me, that gets me excited to capture it in an artwork. It can also help me to create the design. It might inspire the colours or the layout. I would encourage you to create a library of things that you'd like to capture because sometimes it might be that we sit down and we're excited to create things but we don't know what to write. That can hinder your creativity. If I'm reading something...”

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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