This Flourish Online Course will open your eyes and teach you how to flourish properly.
Did you ever marvel about how these beautiful curves around the letters are actually made? This self-study course gives you the clarity you were looking for to finally understand the system behind flourished artwork.
The unique approach and proven exercises help you learning them to create your own flourishes. You will be guided from a single curve to a complex composition with a detailed tutorial included.
Course plan
Intro
Disclaimer - Read before you start
Intro and handouts
Module 1: Flourishes
The beauty of the oval
Practice: The beauty of the oval
The 3 golden flourishes
Practice: The 3 golden flourishes
Magic combinations
Practice: Magic combinations
Standalone flourishes
Practice: Standalone flourishes
Module 2: Letters
Ascenders & descenders
Practice: Ascenders & descenders
Capital letters
Practice: Capital letters
Entrance & exit points
Practice: Entrance & exit points
Architecture of words
Practice: Architecture of words
Module 3: Style
Display of different styles
22 different expressions
Practice: Tracing, drawing and writing
Specific characteristics
Practice: Experimenting
Tutorial with floral elements
Module 4: Composition
Where is the negative space
Tips & traps
Complex flourishes
Practice: Complex flourishes - 1
Practice: Complex flourishes - 2
Rules & considerations