Calligraphy for an Ex Libris
A course by Ricardo Rousselot Schmidt , Calligrapher, Typographer, and Designer
Joined February 2015
Learn the secrets of Chancery hand with a great maestro
Learn the secrets of Chancery hand with a great maestro
Joined February 2015
Ricardo Rousselot–calligrapher, typographer, and designer who has worked for brands such as Nike, La Casera, La Vanguardia, El Corte Inglés, Panrico, Nestlé, and Borges, among others–teaches you the basics to delve into the exciting world of calligraphy.
The Chancery hand is a Renaissance alphabet that emerged at the beginning of the 15th century. In this online course, learn more about its history, ductus, and all the best tips and tricks for doing it to the best of your ability.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 20 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (272)
- 3,884 students
- 17 lessons (3h 26m)
- 20 additional resources (15 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Once you have learned this beautiful and versatile lettering, design an Ex Libris (stamp, label, or seal that used to be placed on the cover of a book and that contains the name of the owner of the copy) or personal mark decorated with pen strokes.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in calligraphy, with curiosity and the desire to create with their hands.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge of calligraphy is necessary. As for materials, you need a wide pen, walnut ink, and kraft paper. You are also provided with a list of addresses where you can buy them.
Reviews
A course by Ricardo Rousselot Schmidt
Ricardo Rousselot from a very young age already had a vocation for drawing letters. In 1957, at Enrique Petersen's studio in Buenos Aires, Rousselot ventured into the world of printing presses and type design.
In 1962, he moved to the city of Chicago, and began working at the Ficho & Corley studio. As a designer, he collaborated on publications such as Playboy Magazine, in numerous advertising campaigns for leading agencies such as Wunderman Thompson, Young & Rubicam, and packaging lines for Libbys, Bordens Milk, Seven Up, RG Dunn Tobbaccos, Kleenex Tissues, Kraft Foods, and Conqueror papers, among others. During his stay in Chicago, a lot was happening in Europe in the field of design, with the style of the Swiss School (Helvetica and Univers) leading the fore.
In 1975, he settled in Barcelona, influenced by his Modernist career and established his own design, corporate image, and packaging studio. Already in his own studio, using his knowledge of calligraphy and typography, he designs premium packaging: tobacco, perfumery and liquors for companies such as Tabacalera, Tabacanarias, Tabacos de Filipinas, Domecq, Larios, Miquel y Costas & Miquel (Smoking), Perfumerías Dana, Elida Gibbs, Puig y Myrurgia, La Casera, Kass, and Nutrexpa.
He designed the logo of the newspaper LA VANGUARDIA. In 2009, he redesigned the current logo of this prestigious newspaper.
Rousselot, Designers, from the year 2000 it is called Grupo Erre, SCP counts among its clients Casa Tarradellas, Hacendado, Spanair Líneas Aereas, Reckit Benckiser, Bic Iberia, Miquel and Costas & Miquel, (Smoking), Friskies Purina, Nestlé Purina Petcare, BORGES, Agrícola Marcilla, Juvé & Camps, Casa Claramunt and the wineries: Cavas Avinyó, Miguel Merino, and Borton World Brand. Panrico, Dom Perignon, Nike, Gallina Blanca and MN&A, reusable stands, have recently been added.
Rousselot can be described as a scribe, calligrapher, designer, letter artist... whatever he is called, he is definitely a lover of letters. He has devoted practically his entire life to it in his designs, recently all of which has been very well reflected in the work, jointly published by the Museo de la Illustració i la Modernitat de Valencia (MuVIM) and the publishing house Campgràfic ¡La Calligrafía vive!
Content
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U1
This is me
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Presentation of my work and the project of the course
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I introduce myself (Part II)
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Influences
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U2
Let's prepare
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A bit of history about the chancellery
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Writing tools 1
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Writing tools 2
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Paper
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The inks
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U3
Writing Chancellor's
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The Ductus, guided and modules
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Morphology of the letter
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Interlinear, interletrado, digraphs and additional letters
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Uppercase, lowercase, numbers and interrogations
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Continuous writing (Part I)
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Continuous writing (Part II)
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U4
We are going to make an Ex libris
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Creation of the Ex libris (Part I)
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Creation of the Ex Libris (Part II)
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Ex libris application
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FP
Final project
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Calligraphy for an Ex libris
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kminori
Ha sido un placer realizar este curso, desde escuchar la historia y anécdotas del profesor, hasta verlo escribir y trabajar esta letra tan especial. Gracias. Es un curso imprescindible para todo amante de la caligrafía.
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patrihug26
Este curso me ha encantado!!. El profesor es tan práctico que nos recrea con su sabiduría en el tema. Solo escucharlo hablar ha sido un gusto. Lo recomiendo sin dudar.
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gary.lonergan5
Ricardo Rousselet is a master, his love, and passion for the chancery italic as well as his breath taking skill are clearly in evidence here. The translation is idiosyncratic but the man's charm and warmth overcome this. I have followed the course closely and my calligraphic skills -as well as my Spanish have immeasurably improved.
cligeia
un Maestro!
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andrei_retegan
The subtitles are bad. I don't recommend this cause for English speaking students.