Introduction to Brush Lettering
Influences
A course by James Lewis , Lettering Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll share with you some of the books that inspired me and made me the artist I am nowadays.”
In this video lesson James Lewis addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Brush Lettering. Learn how to use brush pens and lettering brushes to create letters, words, and phrases.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Welcome back. In this lesson I'll share with you some of my creative influences. Having influences is really important because if you try to be isolated and ignore everything from the past, you'll miss out some incredible creative references that you can draw your inspiration from. Let's begin. First of all, one of the best books I found on lettering is this by Ivan Castro, "The ABC of Custom Lettering". He doesn't go into huge amount of detail, but he gives you a great overview of so many different types of lettering. For example, he has a great bit on brush script, where he goe...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Brush Lettering
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering
James Lewis
A course by James Lewis
James Lewis is a multidisciplinary British artist, specializing in calligraphy and lettering, with clients such as Pepsi, Amazon, Montblanc, the BBC and more. He's well-known on both Instagram and TikTok with a combined following on both apps of over 1.5 million.
He began his career as a digital logotype & lettering designer but slowly transitioned from designer to artist by focusing on calligraphy and painting. His passion for letters, social media understanding, and a handcrafted approach have formed the basis of his career.
James has exhibited his art and taught lettering workshops all around the world.
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