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    Calligraphy

    The Design of Beautiful Hand-Letterings
    by
    Prof. R. K. Joshi,Mr. Achyut Palav,Prof. Santosh Kshirsagarand Others
    IDC, IIT Bombay
    Tool and Strokes
     
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    Do it yourself course - Suggested steps:
    Making or selection of different tools and practicing strokes.

    This exercise is to try out different options for the writing pen as a tool for calligraphy.

    1. Choose paper (A4 size) and ink (any colour).
    2. Choose at least 3 different options for your calligraphic tools - you could also make these or you could improvise using objects that are easily available like a toothbrush, sponge, ice - cream stick, etc.
    3. Make simple strokes using your tools.
    4. Try out at least 3 to 5 options for each of the forms and pick out your best.
    5. Suggested time duration for this exercise is 2 Hours (including making/selection of tools).
    6. These are examples of this exercise done by students at IDC.

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      You can also check video demonstrations for the above exercise.

      • Introduction and Tools
      • Aspects of Calligraphy
      • Exercises
        • Identity through Sound
        • Tool and Strokes
        • From Seed to Tree
        • Birds and Animals
        • Diagrammatic Explorations
        • Multilingual Letterforms
        • Patterns
        • Calligraphic Paintings
        • Growth and Speed
        • Joy and Rhythm
        • Flow and Direction
        • Visual Principles
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