Course Information
Course Overview
Modern Calligraphy class using digital HW (tablets or touchscreens): from zero to full-piece-of-art
In this class, we will learn how to bring the ancient art of calligraphy into modern world of tablets and touchscreens, using Inkscape as SW (free-SW available online). This means realizing beautiful calligraphy art using stylus pen (aka: pen for tablets/touchscreens) and a tablet/touchscreen.
At the end of the course, you will be able to make your own calligraphy art. This will enable you to make use of it for any special event in your life (birthday of friends/family members, wedding, special occasions,...)
The course is structured as a journey. We will start from the basic fundamentals of calligraphy, building it up in a step-by-step approach in:
making strokes
making letters
making words
making sentences
All of these using Inkscape (including tips/tricks on how to use Inkscape to realize your piece of art)
The course includes and extensive Booklet containing:
all golden rules of calligraphy
all golden guidelines of modern calligraphy
examples for strokes / letters / words
a detailed alphabet
You can download the Booklet directly from the resource material. A video on letter-formation is also made available in order get a feeling of how the course content is made
Looking forward to see you in the course and to start a new journey in bringing calligraphy in our modern world
Course Content
- 6 section(s)
- 15 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction to Calligraphy + HW needed and SW needed
- Section 2 Calligraphy: from 0 to making strokes
- Section 3 Calligraphy: from strokes to letters
- Section 4 Calligraphy: from letters to words
- Section 5 Calligraphy: from words to sentences
- Section 6 Thank You
What You’ll Learn
- Learning the basic rules of modern calligraphy, Learning how to make calligraphy art on a tablet or touchscreen, Learning how to make calligraphy using Inkscape SW, Making your very own alphabet in modern calligraphy