Introduction to Brush Lettering
Beginning with a Brush
A course by James Lewis , Lettering Artist
About the video: Beginning with a Brush
Overview
“In this lesson we will begin with the basic strokes with the paintbrush. I will show examples and demonstrate each of them myself. You’ll begin practicing with the brush and understanding how to use it.”
In this video lesson James Lewis addresses the topic: Beginning with a Brush, 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
“Welcome back. So now that we have a good understanding of brush lettering, We're going to be moving on to looking at the brush itself. We've done brush pens. We're moving on to the chiseled edge brush. Now, before we get started with painting letters, we first need to select the correct brush for the letter strokes we're going to be using. Right here, we have a number five brush. As you can see, the edge, very chiseled. A new brush you can see is not very messy. We've got another brush here that's a size six, so the size up, you can see there's a big change here. very much well used bread. ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Brush Lettering
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Calligraphy & Typography -
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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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