Calligraphic Imagery: Free your Imagination and your Hand
A course by Cláudio Gil , Artist, designer, and calligrapher
Master calligraphy and design! Learn unique techniques for creating high-level, custom compositions.
Unleash your creative potential through calligraphy and transform your ideas into unique visual projects. Explore calligraphic techniques as a starting point for developing graphic and visual compositions, using creative methodologies that stimulate innovation. Begin your journey by learning about the main models of the Latin alphabet, understanding their forms, modules, and techniques. From there, discover how constraint can be a powerful ally in artistic creation, focusing on essential decisions to build a visual identity.
Learn to handle different calligraphic tools, exploring their characteristics and possibilities. Develop your own rules and methodologies through practical exercises, from simple to complex, enhancing your sense of space and rhythm. Finally, apply all the knowledge you have acquired to a graphic design project—such as a book cover—and discover other possibilities for application across various products and environments. Broaden your horizons and enrich your projects with the beauty and precision of calligraphy.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 18 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (4)
- 191 students
- 16 lessons (3h 28m)
- 18 additional resources (10 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese, German, English, Spanish (Latam), French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
The student will develop calligraphic skills by applying simple creative methodologies, explore two alphabets to create a visual graphic product, such as a book cover, and learn to apply composition techniques in various formats, such as t-shirts and posters.
Who is this online course for?
Calligraphy enthusiasts, graphic designers, and creative professionals looking to explore new artistic techniques are all welcome. This course is ideal for those seeking to improve their calligraphy skills, develop unique visual projects, and learn creative methodologies applied in practical contexts.
Requirements and materials
No extensive prior knowledge is required, just basic notions of calligraphy or the alphabet. Essential materials include kraft paper, India ink, a fine brush, a flat-tipped pen, reservoirs, paper towels, an inclined table, and quality drawing paper.
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Cláudio Gil
A course by Cláudio Gil
Claudio Gil is a calligrapher, designer, and visual artist known for a practice that brings together research, discipline, and experimentation. Self-taught, he began exploring calligraphy in 2003 and has since taught hundreds of courses in Brazil and internationally, sharing his approach with students, universities, and cultural institutions across Latin America, Canada, and Europe. His work is rooted in paleography, the history of writing, and visual languages, building a bridge between tradition and contemporary expression.
His work stands out for approaching calligraphy as gesture, rhythm, composition, and space, connecting it directly to abstract painting and design. Beyond the letter as text, Claudio explores its visual, symbolic, and emotional potential, creating pieces that have been exhibited, published, and included in museum and cultural center collections. In his courses, he invites students to build a strong foundation through practice and study, then question the rules, embrace error as part of the creative process, and discover calligraphy as a tool for focus, balance, and artistic expression.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
The present moment
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The history of calligraphy and the evolution of writing.
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Form & Graphic Identity
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A foundational alphabet
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Drawing uppercase and lowercase letters with a pen 1
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Drawing uppercase and lowercase letters with a pen 2
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The starting point for breaking the rules 1
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The starting point for breaking the rules 2
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U3
Tearing everything down to build something new.
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Part definition
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Poster design: image alternatives
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Poster design: composition techniques with calligraphy
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Development of the elements
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U4
Final stages
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Digitization and composition
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Construction of a grid to accommodate the compositions.
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Applications
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Final project
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Calligraphic Imagery: Free your Imagination and your Hand
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Recomendable 100%
Professor excelente!!!! conteúdo rico e de grande relevância
Très intéressant au début, les oeuvres de Claudio sont admirables
You are a genius, Cláudio Gil; thank you so much for your detailed, inspiring, and instructive explanation.