Introduction to Custom Lettering

Overview

“It's time to start thinking about the course project! I'll give you tips to choose a theme for your lettering and show you how to create a mood board that will help me to define well the concept that I want to pass on in my creation.”

In this video lesson Cyla Costa addresses the topic: Project mood board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Custom Lettering. Learn how to create expressive letters in your own signature style by combining manual and digital techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“Project mood board Now that you’ve learned the basics, prepared and practiced the layer technique, it's time to think about the project. First of all, choose something you like for the lettering theme. It could be a song, a band, a movie, a book. I think it's cool to have this emotional connection, to talk about something you know. So, I think it's cool that you choose something that you really like. For example, in my case, I’ve been listening to Beatles since I was little, I'm a huge fan, so I chose one of their songs, Golden Slumbers. For your project, I recommend choosing something with...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Custom Lettering

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (139)
• 2562 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (3h 35m)
• 12 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering