Oktoberfest Calligraphy Tutorial

Posted on October 8, 2014 by steveczajka

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

Circular Calligraphy Border – Full Edition – Part 5

Posted on November 12, 2011 by steveczajka

In the fifth and final part of this video tutorial series, lean about the final images and how you can freely use them yourself. Also check out my final thoughts on the project.

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Circular Calligraphy Border Preview – Part 1

Posted on October 16, 2011 by steveczajka

The Project:

For me this was a medium sized calligraphy and graphic arts project. I walk you through the making of the entire project in this 5 part video tutorial series.

If you are using the IE browser and are unable to view this, kindly visit my youtube page to watch the video at: www.youtube.com/user/steveczajka

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The Amber Trailer

Posted on July 31, 2011 by steveczajka

I am proud to say that this amazing artwork was done by my sister, Chris Davis of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. I have been following her artwork over the years, but when I saw this piece (a charcoal sketch) I was absolutely blown away. I think her artwork is incredible. I asked her if she would be willing to do a collaboration with my calligraphy and here is a preview of the works. I will blog about these three pieces in great detail over the next few weeks, but for now check out the Amber Trailer on YouTube: