Specialization in calligraphy: art from fundamentals to ornamentation

Overview

“I will briefly explain where and how chancery writing, italic, and the two most widely taught historical styles were created: formal and cursive.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Un poco de historia, 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

“In this lesson. i'll give you a brief overview of the history of italic calligraphy. Italic calligraphy developed between 1400 and 1600 in Italy. And later. it also developed at a later stage in the rest of Europe. It had three periods. the informal. semiformal. and formal periods. The informal. as we see here. is a type of cursive writing. is it called cursive? Because it flows. Hence the etymology. and basically. there were very few lifts The writing style is linked to Nicolás Nicólif. Many students of that era would jot down notes in the of books and manuscripts they were studying. using...”

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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