Introduction to Brush Lettering

Showcasing your work and building an audience

A course by James Lewis , Lettering Artist

Lettering Artist. Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Joined September 2019
99% positive reviews (75)
3,023 students
Audio: English
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About the video: Showcasing your work and building an audience

Overview

“In this lesson I will talk about why I use this technique as practice, and why I share the process on Instagram. I’ll give key pieces of advice and tips on how they can get started themselves with the camera on their phone focusing on color, lighting, and editing. I’ll take you through the process with the iPhone native editing software. I will also speak about how to use these skills to attract clients by showcasing your skill set online, and I’ll give key pieces of advice and tips on how you can leverage your skills to solve the problems of businesses and profit from something you enjoy to do.”

In this video lesson James Lewis addresses the topic: Showcasing your work and building an audience, 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

“Showcasing Your Work and Building an Audience Welcome back. In this lesson I'll talk to you about sharing and showcasing your work. What I've found over the past 7 years of doing lettering is that the process is usually a lot more inspiring than the final result, so I document it as much as I can. In this lesson I'll be showing you how I document my work. I'll give you a little insight into some of the processes I go through to record what I do, take photos, edit them and finally share them with people. At the end of this lesson I'll get you to do the same, so make sure to listen up closely...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Brush Lettering

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (75)
  • 3023 students
  • 4 units
  • 17 lessons (2h 28m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Areas

    Hand Lettering, Lettering

James Lewis

James Lewis
A course by James Lewis

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Lettering Artist

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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Introduction to Brush Lettering. Calligraphy, and Typography course by James Lewis

Introduction to Brush Lettering

A course by James Lewis
Lettering Artist. Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Joined September 2019
  • 99% positive reviews (75)
  • 3,023 students