Specialization in calligraphy: art from fundamentals to ornamentation

Overview

“In this lesson, I'll give you a brief introduction to what a more expressive copperplate can be. These little tricks will help you make your composition more dynamic and personal.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Alternative letters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in calligraphy: art from fundamentals to ornamentation. English calligraphy dominates with plumilla and watercolor techniques to create elegant and artistic works.

Partial transcription of the video

“Alternative letters We've reached a very interesting lesson because I will show you letters that are a bit different in terms of endings or have different connections that are very beautiful and have a more expressive character without being excessive, but which have features that are visually interesting. I'm using the notes we used for lowercase to compare different options. The "I" doesn't have many options because it' a very simple letter but the T, despite its simplicity, can have a feature on the crossbar. This works very well. It can be like this or on top of the stroke, as you prefe...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in calligraphy: art from fundamentals to ornamentation

• Level: Beginner
• 66 students
• 6 units
• 83 lessons (14h 21m)
• 44 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering