Specialization in calligraphy: art from fundamentals to ornamentation

Overview

“Numbers and symbols can be just as important as letters, so we're going to dedicate a short lesson to helping you learn them and complete your texts and compositions.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Numbers and signs, 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

“Numbers and punctuation marks In this lesson I'll show you the numbers and punctuation marks we always need for a text to be perfect. I'll show you a framework of numbers, but there are a lot of options; look at manuals and do the ones you like. They range from simple to elaborate and I'll show you a variety of intermediate ones. We start with number 1. We do an upstroke, we go down and we'll add a small decorative stroke. Numbers and letters share common traits. The zero is exactly like an oval or like an O. But you can make them more elaborate and add as many features as you want. For exa...”

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

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

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering