Only Italic Capital & Variations

By Massimo Polello

In this course we will focus the attention only on the elegant shapes of the Italic Capital Letter.

I will show you my personal way of seeing, transform and making them more beautiful and attractive in your work.

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In detail:

• A quick but intense review of the classic forms of Italic capital letters and some historical interpretations: it is important to have a clear understanding of the shapes before transforming them.

• Formal and stylistic variations through automatic pen manipulation, strong contrasts, gestures and stroke’s expressiveness quality.

• more variations inspired by the letters of the Latvian calligrapher Villu Toots.

• decorative elements and color techniques applicable to letters.

• letters compositions and colors technics to create backgrounds and patterns for your calligraphic works.

At the end of the course we will use all the worksheets to compose a small object booklet that will summarize the whole path done together. This workshop is open to everybody.

Note to Students

•  This is a live online workshop via Zoom (please make sure you have a Zoom account to access the workshop)

• All live sessions will be recorded and available for 60 days following the final class.

• All recordings expires on Friday, 03 February, 2023 at 12:00 pm Hong Kong Standard Time.

• Student can submit homework to the discussion corner for Massimo to critique.

• Recommended supply list, handouts, zoom links and recordings are available on the workshop page three weeks (or as soon as practicable) before the first session. Click here for user guide on how to access your workshop page.

• All workshop dates and times are according to the Hong Kong Standard Time. 

All sales are final and fees paid for the online workshop are non-refundable.