Uncial Calligraphy for Beginners

Stroke modulation and flourishes

A course by Joaquín Seguí , Graphic Designer Specializing in Calligraphy

99% positive reviews (140)

2,491 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Stroke modulation and flourishes

Overview

“I will give you some tricks to modulate the stroke and achieve more gestural endings. We will make a short list of examples of flourishes for some letters.”

In this video lesson Joaquín Seguí addresses the topic: Stroke modulation and flourishes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Uncial Calligraphy for Beginners. Learn to design modern letters that are full of personality.

Partial transcription of the video

“UNIT III Stroke modulation and flourishes In this lesson, I will explain how to use pen modulation and how to use it to decorate some letters and create some new strokes that are not within the alphabet. The modulation of the pen means those strokes where we are going to modify the position with which we are writing. There are two types of modulation that we can do. The first is a modulation of the angle of the pen, that is, let's start a stroke with an angle and we will finish it with a different angle. The other type of modulation is to change the position of the pen to achieve broken str...”

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Course summary for: Uncial Calligraphy for Beginners

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (140)
2491 students
4 units
18 lessons (3h 13m)
8 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Calligraphy

Joaquín Seguí

A course by Joaquín Seguí

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Graphic Designer Specializing in Calligraphy

Originally from Argentina, Joaquín Seguí is a graphic designer specialized in calligraphy. He began working with calligraphy more than a decade ago and hasn't stopped developing and studying letters since. He uses calligraphy applied mainly to graphic design, editorial design, and advertising and divides his time between calligraphy and abstract art-oriented projects: two things he always felt were closely related

Joaquín has worked with clients such as Nike, Johnnie Walker, Hyatt, Dior, and Tiffany & Co., among others. He is also a teacher and has taught calligraphy at the university level and through various workshops.