Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“Next, I will show you how to plan your lettering once the background is dry. For this step, I will use a piece of tracing paper and look at my sketches for reference.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Putting It All Together: Words, Texts, and Media 2, 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

“Now that the page is dry, we can begin planning our lettering. I'll start with a piece of tracing paper. Placing the paper over the surface, I'll start to look at my sketch and refer to it as I plan where the lettering is going to go. The lettering doesn't have to match the sketch exactly, but it's a great reference to just translate it to the surface. At this point, I'm being especially mindful of the colors in the background and the tones, which inks will work over this so you can see most of them. You do not have to read every word. In my opinion, a little abstraction goes a long way. It...”

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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