Introduction to Italic Calligraphy
Cómo hacer guías caligráficas
A course by Belén La Rivera , Graphic Designer and Typography Artist
About the video: Cómo hacer guías caligráficas
Overview
“The construction of guides will always depend on the tool you want to use and the expressive style of the piece. In this lesson, I will teach you how to build a classic grid to begin the exercises, and thus be able to rest in it while you practice your letters.”
In this video lesson Belén La Rivera addresses the topic: Cómo hacer guías caligráficas, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Italic Calligraphy. Learn to express yourself in italic letters by exploring shapes and variations.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to make calligraphic guides In this course I will teach you how to make calligraphic guides. Building a good calligraphic guide, or also known as a reticle, It will help you understand the proportions of the letters and also to trust their proportions and the proportions presented by the sheet. Thing you focus only on how to make the letters. Once you handle that knowledge, you will be able to decrease the amount of guides you use and then, perhaps, go and do it one. But, as we are just learning to do the lyrics, I'm going to show you how to build a good calligraphy grid. First, we will...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Italic Calligraphy
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Calligraphy
Belén La Rivera
A course by Belén La Rivera
Belén La Rivera is a Chilean graphic designer and lover of good music and drawn letters.
She has been specializing in typography for branding for five years, and four years in calligraphy. She has worked in agencies in Chile and New York using the written word as a communication engine to express a message.
She has collaborated with the Department of Typographic Studies DET UC and Deutsch Inc NY, and her work has been exhibited at the Type Directors Club, the Society of Scribes, and the Tipos Latinos Biennial. She also edited the book El diseño que pasa inadvertido.
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