Creative Calligraphy: Find Your Style with a Sketchbook
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Experiment with brush strokes and lettering techniques to develop your own unique visual language
“I’ve always thought that words are the best conveyor of meaning, both through their message and their shape.”
Lettering artist and type designer João Varela specializes in using different materials, techniques, and styles to design experimental letter forms based on traditional calligraphy. He collaborates with clients and studios, alongside publishing his personal projects and sharing his creative process on social media.
Begin the course by getting to know lettering artist and type designer João Varela. Discover how he turned a teenage love for graffiti into a career in designing letters, along with the influences that inspire him and his work.
Dive into experimental calligraphy and the rich history of the art form. Then look at the changing function of handwriting over time and the impact of technology. Begin drawing with lines and glyphs, and review different styles of calligraphy along with their characteristics.
Experiment with single strokes before moving on to letters, and eventually words. João shows you how to reinvent classic tools to create new letterform designs. Scale up your letters and explore ink for unexpected results.
Bring all of your exercises together and prepare them in the form of a sketchbook that you can use for future inspiration. To wrap up the course, João guides you through the process of binding your sketchbook, from cutting the paper to stitching and gluing.
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