Specialization in calligraphy: art from fundamentals to ornamentation

Overview

“In this lesson you'll learn the importance of the angle of the stroke in letters and how words are written continuously. I'll teach you the meaning of calligraphic color and how it influences the development of good word composition. To do this we'll do simple exercises like the famous MINIMUM, as well as the creation of pangrams (sentences that contain all the letters of the alphabet).”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Continuous writing, 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. we will practice our alphabet in writing by distinguishing between lowercase and letters. We know they each occupy separate spaces: one for ascenders/descenders extending beyond the x-height line. another confined strictly to the space between baseline and x-height. This is mainly regulated by the width of the pen used. Additionally. we have ascenders and descenders. These are the three spaces or boxes that characterize the lowercase letter. The difference is that the uppercase only gets one box. which extends precisely from the baseline up to the ascender line of a lowercas...”

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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