Brazilian Popular Lettering
A course by Filipe GrimaldiGraphic Designer
A course by Filipe Grimaldi, Graphic Designer
Take your design skills to the next level with Brazilian popular lettering. Master the art of brush and paint to create authentic lettering and symbols.
In this online course by Filipe Grimaldi, a designer and sign specialist with expertise in visual identities, lettering, and illustrations, you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Brazilian popular signs. Discover how to use letters, symbols, and colors to create unique pieces that evoke the nostalgic memory of posters, trucks, and typical facades from Brazil and other Latin American nations.
Throughout the course, you'll learn commercial lettering techniques suitable for businesses, especially on social media, to attract customers seeking a regional touch. Filipe will guide you in developing a Brazilian-style popular sign using brushes and paint. You'll also have the option to learn how to digitally finish your work.
Explore the cultural richness of Brazil through letter painting and regional art! Learn to create popular signs that will captivate your audience and uncover the secrets of letter painting with Brazilian and Latin American styles.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 22 downloads
Paints, colors and surfaces
3 minutes, 23 seconds
surface preparation
2 minutes, 14 seconds
Basic strokes and first letters
12 minutes, 16 seconds
Popular alphabet (from A to Z)
11 minutes, 35 seconds
Numbers, shadows, elements and decorations
17 minutes, 43 seconds
Paint letters and shadows in the composition
8 minutes, 57 seconds
What's included in this course?
To start, Filipe will show you the tools you need to paint letters and how to adapt them to your reality. You will learn the correct position of your hands when painting, how to prepare the surface and the first basic touches.
Then, you will be immersed in popular Brazilian forms to learn the alphabet, numbers, shading and ornaments, as well as learning other examples of Latin American letters.
Then, you will explore composition formats and create a composition for your work. Luego, you will choose the colors and unfold your board, paying attention to the details.
You will also learn how to adapt your work to the digital environment and the step-by-step guide to vectorizing it. Finally, you will discover the commercial applications of this type of work.
At the end of the course, you will be able to create creative labels with the originality of regional art and you will know a series of techniques to express messages with this unique and charming aesthetic.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
The final project will allow you to create a piece of letter painting with a Brazilian style. You will use accessible materials such as brushes and paint, and if you want, you can finish your work digitally.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is aimed at all people interested in popular culture, the painting of letters and the transmission of messages within this aesthetic. If you want to explore the colors and shapes of charming Brazilian and Latin American popular letters, this course is perfect for you.
Requirements and materials
To participate in this course, you will need to prepare a flat brush, paint, cardboard and, if you want to process the result on the computer, you can use Adobe Illustrator. It is not necessary to have previous experience or access to the internet, just want to learn and immerse yourself in the art of Brazilian lettering.
Reviews
- 28 days ago
Gostei muito do curso de Lettering com o Felipe Grimaldi. As explicações são claras e práticas, e o conteúdo é apresentado de uma forma fácil de acompanhar. Foi uma ótima oportunidade para aprender novas técnicas e praticar lettering de um jeito leve e criativo. Recomendo!
- 4 months ago
Ótimo curso, muito didático, recomendo!
- 6 months ago
Curso muito bom, aprendi muito!
- 1 year ago
Un amor el profe, muy generoso ! me encanto el curso !
- 1 year ago
Curso fantástico! Incrível trabalho de lettering popular brasileiro.
Filipe seeks to honor the aesthetics of popular signs and their cultural richness, using letters, symbols and colors to rescue the emotional memory present on signs, trucks and facades. With a strong passion for maintaining tradition and social representation, Filipe shares his knowledge about creating creative labels with the charm of regional art.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Popular letter painting
- Getting to know a lyricist's brushes
- Paints, colors and surfaces
- Hand positioning
- surface preparation
- Basic strokes and first letters
- Popular alphabet (from A to Z)
- Numbers, shadows, elements and decorations
- Other font styles
- U3
Composition of popular signs
- Know the orientation of the letters
- Sketch of a sign composition
- Paint letters and shadows in the composition
- Paint reserves, ornaments and "caqueados"
- U4
Digital finishing of signs
- Digitization
- Vectorize and edit
- Developments of the painting work
- FP
Final project
- Brazilian popular lettering
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FAQs
The course is intermediate level, recommended for those with basic knowledge of calligraphy, drawing, or painting, but no prior experience in popular hand-painted lettering is required.
You’ll need specific brushes (lettering and lining brushes), latex paints, liquid dyes, poster board, dermatograph pencils, and surfaces like walls or cardboard. The course guides you on how to adapt with accessible materials.
You’ll learn everything from choosing brushes and diluting paints to letter construction techniques, sign composition, ornamentation, shading, and digitizing for commercial use.
Yes, the course covers popular Brazilian, Amazonian, and Latin American lettering styles, including Buenos Aires-style lining and popular Peruvian alphabets.
The course teaches how to prepare the surface by marking guidelines with dermatograph pencils or simple tools to ensure proper letter alignment and proportion.
It’s not mandatory, but the course includes modules on digitizing and basic Illustrator use for those who want to vectorize and apply signs in digital projects.
Yes, there are modules dedicated to mapping, analyzing, and cataloging regional styles, including Brazilian and Latin American references.