Creating Endless Designs Of Calligraphy Greeting Cards

Design endless calligraphy-based festive greeting cards creatively AND quickly using only basic shapes!

What you'll learn

How to create endless card designs by changing elements of calligraphy, basic shapes and illustrations

Use basic shapes as a foundation for illustrations

Vary calligraphy styles: monoline calligraphy, single-coloured and ombre brush pen calligraphy

Getting creative and confidence in coming up with your own greeting card designs

Requirements

No drawing skills needed. We are just starting with basic shapes like circles, triangles and squares!

This course assumes a basic familiarity with brush pen calligraphy. But you can substitute with your own style of lettering. Plus, I have a FREE course on 'Basics of Brush Pen Calligraphy' right here on Udemy if you want to get started!

Description

Design endless calligraphy-based festive greeting cards creatively AND quickly! This course is for you if you would love making handmade greeting cards with calligraphy but you are stuck for inspiration.Yup, 'creatively' AND 'quickly' can go together. You don't need  to be an artist to complement your calligraphy with drawings to create greeting cards - we are only using basic shapes as a foundation. Yet, just by varying the combination of basic shapes, drawings and your calligraphy, watch yourself come up with design after design for greeting cards easily!From a basic shape to final piece, each lesson in this course provides an easy entry point that is super accessible but leads to a highly satisfying greeting card. In this class, we are creating 9 cards from just 3 shapes from the principles taught in the course! With your imagination, you can create many, many more.We dive into:1) Using basic shapes as a container for your calligraphy or drawing.2) Varying your illustrations on the basic shapes3) Designing your calligraphy creatively in relation to your basic shapes.By the end of the course, you’ll develop a new-found understanding of your own creativity, plus the confidence to come up with a diversity of designs for greeting cards ready to share with your friends, family, and loved ones this festive period. So grab a pen and let's get creative!Who Is This Class ForThe course is great for all levels; whether at theIntermediate level: Familiarity with using brush pens, brushes and pointed nibs for modern calligraphy would be great for best results; or asBeginners: No experience in lettering or calligraphy? No worries! Get a similar look with your own style of lettering using supplies readily available at craft stores. Or you can start with my FREE Udemy class on "Basics of Brush Pen Calligraphy" first. The drawings in this class are really simple - we start with basic shapes everyone knows!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to Greeting Card Making With Calligraphy And Basic Shapes

Lecture 2 Overview: Combination of Calligraphy, Basic Shapes and Illustrations

Section 2: Triangle-based Designs

Lecture 3 Spiral Christmas Tree (Triangle Card 1)

Lecture 4 Wispy Christmas Tree (Triangle Card 2)

Lecture 5 Snow-Covered Christmas Tree (Triangle card 3)

Section 3: Circle-Based Designs

Lecture 6 Christmas Wreath (Circle Card 1)

Lecture 7 Mr. Snowman (Circle Card 2)

Lecture 8 Snowflakes (Circle Card 3)

Section 4: Square and rectangle-based Designs

Lecture 9 Ombre Colour-Blended Present (Square Card 1)

Lecture 10 Calligraphy In A Box (Square Card 2)

Lecture 11 Christmas Cake (Square Card 3)

Section 5: Bonus Section

Lecture 12 Bonus Lecture

Beginners in brush pen calligraphy,Thise who love making their own greeting cards