So many people have asked me how to move authentic traditional calligraphy & illustrations into the digital world. I started calligraphy back in the 1980s, and my first digital calligraphy piece was around the mid 1990s when “Pagemaker” was king. All of my calligraphy today is still authentically created by hand, but the vast majority of my work is digitally post processed. Here are my recommended steps to get you started into this totally creative world of digital calligraphy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Calligraphy Tutorials
Personalized Greetings Cards
Learn how to create personalized greeting cards using GIMP, Inkscape and Scribus. This year I decided to change things up a bit and do some cards for my family, friends, co-workers and calligraphy guild members (card exchange). Continue reading
Oktoberfest Calligraphy Tutorial
Oktoberfest is right around the corner, and what a better way to mark the event but with classic German calligraphy. This calligraphic typeface is based on Klingspore by Rudolf Koch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Koch). This is a beautiful Gothic typeface.
This authentic calligraphy was created using a 6.0 mm Pilot Parallel Calligraphy Pen. It was later scanned, and digitally processed to create the gold raised effect. It was finally draped on top of the two background images. The pooling of the ink by the original calligraphy pen creates differences in height and colour. This effect mixes authentic calligraphy with modern digital arts. The digital effects were created with GIMP & Inkscape (FREE software). Read more at http://flickr.com/steveczajka. And “en Prosit!”
Cheers
Steve
Design Professional Brochures Using GIMP Inkscape and Scribus
Watch this FREE 30 minute video to learn the basics of Scribus software. Scribus software is also FREE and it will enable you to apply your calligraphy and design skills to professional publishing documents.
Twitter Mural
The #TwitterMural project was a partnership between the City of Mississauga and the Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto. The project was completed in the spring of 2013 during Youth Week. Several members of CAGT were involved with the training of students, planning, design, layout and painting of the mural. Learn more about the project in this gallery of slides presentation below…
Toronto Calligraphy 