Introduction to Foundational Calligraphy
Details and care
A course by Leo Calderón , Graphic Designer and Calligrapher
About the video: Details and care
Overview
“From the options or layouts that we have sketched it is necessary to select the best options and reproduce them with our favorite pens, repeating as many times as necessary, and accompanying it with lighting tips in colors, textures and paper backgrounds, among other; All this to further enhance our composition.”
In this video lesson Leo Calderón addresses the topic: Details and care, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Foundational Calligraphy. Learn the basics of this style and explore the beauty behind it by creating your own calligraphy piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lesson 4 Details and care In this lesson we will make the last adjustments and the care you should have when presenting a composition. The only thing missing now is to correct some deletion details. Taking my paper to avoid stains with grease or some other element, With an eraser I remove the excess graphite I used as a guide for the composition. One of the first cares is always to erase gently, since if you do it very strong you will probably crack the ink or the paper starts to wrinkle. Since I erased all the graphite surplus in my composition, it only remains to take a piece of absorbent...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Foundational Calligraphy
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Calligraphy

Leo Calderón
A course by Leo Calderón
A native of Chile, Leo Calderón is a graphic designer with a specialization in typography from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and also a professor of design and typography at the Instituto Profesional AIEP in Santiago, Chile. He considers his forte to be in calligraphy and lettering, both arts perfected under the teachings of great experts and many years of practice.
With more than 8 years of experience in this trade, he has worked for internationally renowned brands such as Heineken, Visa, Ralph Lauren, Johnnie Walker, Vans, and Guess. Additionally, he has participated in multiple Bienales de Tipografía Latinoamericana in recent years, being recognized in the Emerging category for his typographic project, Picarona.
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