Principles of Brush Pen Calligraphy

What is calligraphy?

A course by user658746 surname658746 , Graphic designer

Graphic designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined January 2018

Get started in the chancery italic hand and free your stroke

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About the video: What is calligraphy?

Overview

“We will talk about calligraphy and lettering so that you know them better and learn to distinguish them. Once you know why they are different concepts, I will show you the scope of each one of them. ”

In this video lesson user658746 surname658746 addresses the topic: What is calligraphy?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Principles of Brush Pen Calligraphy. Get started in the chancery italic hand and free your stroke.

Partial transcription of the video

“What is calligraphy? Now that I've talked a little about my work and what are my influences, I would like to explain the difference between calligraphy, lettering and typography, so that, from the beginning, we have a panorama what each one is and we can move forward in our project. Let's start by defining what is calligraphy. I tell you that calligraphy means the art of writing beautiful, so, unlike the three concepts of those we are going to talk about, Calligraphy focuses on tools, in the gestures of the strokes and how ephemeral they can be. Calligraphy is part of compositions that can ...”

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Course summary for: Principles of Brush Pen Calligraphy

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (121)
  • 2740 students
  • 4 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 39m)
  • 13 downloads
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    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Areas

    Calligraphy

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Graphic designer

Ana Hernández is a graphic designer specializing in calligraphy and lettering . He currently collaborates independently in various visual identity projects, creating unique pieces and intervention of objects.

His work has been featured in various media such as Coolhunter, Molotow and national publications such as a! Design and other international ones such as The Typism book, from Australia or Lindes, from Argentina. He has also participated in various congresses, conferences and giving workshops, in addition to participating in different individual and collective exhibitions, national as in the Franz Mayer Museum and international as in the United States and Russia.


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Principles of Brush Pen Calligraphy. Calligraphy, and Typography course by user658746 surname658746

Principles of Brush Pen Calligraphy

A course by user658746 surname658746
Graphic designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined January 2018
  • 99% positive reviews (121)
  • 2,740 students