Experimental Calligraphy: Explore Creating Letters with Handmade Tools
A course by Gui Menga , Designer
Unlock your creativity with this course on artistic calligraphy. Craft and use your own tools for unique aesthetics.
Explore the art of calligraphy with a rustic and handcrafted approach. Learn how to create unique posters using manual techniques in calligraphy, lettering, and painting. Discover how alternative handmade tools can add personality and authenticity to your creations. Through a dive into the Wabi Sabi aesthetic, understand how to embrace imperfection and the creative process as a journey of discovery.
Delve into the use of traditional and alternative calligraphy tools while exploring different types of inks and surfaces. Build your own glue pen and brushes using natural materials, expanding your expressive possibilities. Develop skills to compose balanced layouts by experimenting with colors, shapes, and textures. By the end, you’ll be able to create a piece that communicates more than words — a true visual story told through letters.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 24 downloads
- 52 students
- 18 lessons (3h 30m)
- 24 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese, English
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create an A3-sized poster with a phrase inspired by rustic aesthetics, using manual calligraphy, lettering, and painting techniques, exploring alternative or handmade tools. Develop practical skills and creativity in the process.
Who is this online course for?
Aimed at lettering and calligraphy enthusiasts, this course is ideal for those looking to improve their manual skills, explore creative and alternative techniques, and develop artistic projects with a rustic aesthetic using handmade tools.
Requirements and materials
Extensive prior knowledge isn't required, but some practical experience with calligraphy or lettering is ideal. You'll need a small ruler or materials to build a colapen, such as an aluminum can, a craft knife, a toothpick, and masking tape.
Gui Menga
A course by Gui Menga
Gui Menga é um designer especializado em lettering e caligrafia, com mais de 15 anos de experiência na área. Dedicado à arte das letras, sua trajetória profissional é marcada pela criação de soluções visuais que comunicam além do texto, conferindo personalidade e ritmo às palavras. Gui valoriza tanto o aprendizado técnico das técnicas caligráficas tradicionais quanto a experimentação autoral, o que se reflete em seu compromisso com a evolução contínua da arte escrita.
Ao longo de sua carreira, Gui Menga desenvolveu projetos pessoais que expandiram seu repertório e definiram sua assinatura artística. Realizou exposições individuais e trabalhou com marcas renomadas como Ambev, Tiffany and Co., Boticário e PagSeguro. Essas experiências enriqueceram sua visão sobre o valor da arte feita à mão. Apaixonado por história e pela diversidade cultural, busca inspiração em diferentes estilos e expressões artísticas. Seu processo criativo é intuitivo, baseado na experimentação, e guiado pela mistura de referências que encontra na música, no cinema e nas artes plásticas.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Experimental Process, Materials and Tools and a Little Calligraphy
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The art of the process
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History and evolution of writing as an art
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Materials and tools for Calligraphy 1
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Materials and tools for Calligraphy 2
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How to make your tools 1
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How to make your tools 2
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Alternative tools
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The forms of the Latin alphabet
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U3
The Experimental Process in Practice
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Content and Concept
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Finding the voice of the lyrics
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Layout and Composition
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Backgrounds and drafts
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Final Art 1
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Final Art 2
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U4
Other Paths and Possibilities
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Bringing Analog and Digital Together
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New paths and different processes
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FP
Final project
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Calligraphy: Experimental Process with Handmade Tools
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