Calligraphy Specialization: Cross-Cultural Techniques and Styles

Overview

“With the skeletons in place, it's time to analyze the key ingredients that make up the recipe for good letter and word spacing. We will look at the appropriate line spacing later. I will show you examples of good spacing and bad spacing and explain the reasoning behind them. Then, I will talk about the open and closed letterforms and how that affects spacing. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Spacing and Pacing: The Key to Beautiful Writing, 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

“In this lesson, we'll look at the ingredients that make up the ideal recipe. for appropriate spacing and pacing between letters and words and lines. The word calligraphy is from the Greek, calligraphia, which means beautiful writing or beautiful lettering. Good calligraphy is not simply doing the perfect letter or writing the perfect alphabet. There's so much more to it than that. You have to be aware of the rhythm that you create with your writing. because it should be pleasant to look at and it should have an appropriate balance of light and dark. When you have appropriate spacing between...”

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

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

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering