Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“Next, I will explain a little about Hebrew and how it belongs to a world family of languages and alphabets all originating from the same source in the ancient Middle East. You will also learn that Hebrew is an abjad, as all the letters are consonants and all the vowels are written as dots and lines around those consonants. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: The Hebrew Alphabet, 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

“The Hebrew Alphabet In this lesson, I will show you a chart I've prepared to explain how the Hebrew alphabet is related to many other languages and is part of a world family of languages that all have the same source in the Middle East in ancient times. The Hebrew letter's shapes and names indicate that they come from an earlier source, pictograms. I've prepared this chart with a small sample of the alphabets, and abjads and abugidas which are related to each other and come from the same source. After Cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics, we have Phoenician, which is a Proto-Sinitic and Sem...”

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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