Animated Lettering for Advertising Using Procreate
A course by Eduardo MejíaGraphic Designer
A course by Eduardo Mejía, Graphic Designer
Create striking animated lettering projects to promote your portfolio or your clients' projects
More and more brands are looking to lettering to convey their messages. That’s why, as a professional, it's important to stay up to date on trends, learn the latest techniques, and master your art form. Bring your letters to life by animating them with graphic designer Eduardo Mejía, an expert in lettering and branding.
In this course, learn how to create an animated lettering design using Procreate. Take your creativity to new heights with this program using its exceptional design and animation capabilities to turn your work into art in motion so you can use it as advertising material for clients or even your own portfolio.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 21 downloads
What will we do in the course?
1 minute, 40 seconds
Basic principles of lettering
7 minutes, 53 seconds
Composition techniques 1
14 minutes, 12 seconds
Composition techniques 2
10 minutes, 10 seconds
Mood board
9 minutes, 23 seconds
Procreate: introduction to the application and tools
6 minutes, 53 seconds
What's included in this course?
Meet Eduardo and find out how he came to be an expert in lettering and turned his passion into a profession. Get an inside look at his career and his work and see how he draws inspiration from travel and professional experiences. Discover some of the artists and designers that have also influenced his work and career.
Get the ball rolling with basic lettering concepts and composition techniques you can use for your design. Next, gather inspiration for your project in a mood board and explore the Procreate tools and interface.
Now it’s time to get to work, grab a pencil and start on your sketch. Explore different variations until you find the right balance between shape, depth, proportions, legibility, and other composition elements. Then, jump into Procreate to understand how frame by frame animation works so you can bring your project to life.
Finish off the course by learning how to incorporate video and music into your project and take your animation to a professional level. Once you’re happy with the results, explore the best options for promoting your work on social media and see how you can publish your piece including your design process.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create a lettering design, with a word or phrase, for advertising and animate it using Procreate.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Letter enthusiasts, designers, artists, calligraphers, or anyone who wants to learn a new digital technique for their art, design, or other personal projects.
Requirements and materials
This course reviews basic lettering and drawing concepts, but you’ll be better prepared if you have some experience in calligraphy and drawing letters.
The materials you need for this course are drawing and calligraphy tools, an iPad with a digital stylus, like the Apple Pencil, and the Procreate app (version 5.0 or later), and a computer.
Reviews
- the_nexoraPLUS1 day ago
Muito bom, exatamente o que procurava
- 8 months ago
Hola, el curso me parece una excelente oportunidad de crecimiento para los que deseamos integrar este tipo de producciones en el ámbito que uno se desempeña. Yo soy arquitecto y busqué este curso para poder integrar el lettering en mi portafolio, ya que el dinamismo que entregan estas estrategias me posibilita la opción de mostrar mayores capacidades y destacar si algún cliente busca lo que estoy ofreciendo.
- 1 year ago
Informative course specifically for those who know nothing about calligraphy. The animating part was about third of the course which was less than ideal for me but at least the artist did hint to several ways to animate creatively inspired by the text itself. Overall I liked the course and do recommend it.
- 2 years ago
EXCELENTE CURSO :)
- 2 years ago
Gostei muito este curso. Foi excelente!
Over the course of his career, his work has focused heavily on the gastronomy sector including projects for different tequila and spirit companies as well as cafés. He has also collaborated with visual artists and has clients in the US, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Spain. When he’s not designing, he travels to different cities in Mexico to share his knowledge giving workshops and talks.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in the course?
- U2
A review of the world of lettering
- Basic principles of lettering
- Composition techniques 1
- Composition techniques 2
- Mood board
- Procreate: introduction to the application and tools
- U3
From theory to practice: hands on "paper"
- Sketching in "pencil" 1
- Sketching in "pencil" 2
- Variations and adjustments 1
- Variations and adjustments 2
- Understanding movement
- Bringing your project to life
- Applying last details
- U4
Postproduction
- Video and audio montages
- How to share your animation
- FP
Final project
- Animated Lettering for Advertising Using Procreate
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FAQs
You’ll master digital lettering techniques, typographic composition, frame-by-frame animation in Procreate, logo and branding design, vintage style integration, and creating digital portfolios for social media like Instagram.
The course is designed for those with intermediate knowledge of graphic design or calligraphy, though motivated beginners can keep up if they’re willing to practice and explore basic typography and Procreate concepts.
You’ll need a compatible iPad, Procreate installed, an Apple Pencil (or similar stylus), and internet access. It’s also helpful to have paper and pencil for sketches and visual references for inspiration.
Animated lettering lets you create unique, dynamic visual identities that make brands and logos stand out on social media with custom animations that grab attention and strengthen visual communication.
You’ll learn frame-by-frame animation, how to use Procreate’s Animation Assist, add visual effects, create transitions, adjust clip speed and duration, and export animations optimized for social media.
Yes, the course teaches you how to create animated lettering pieces tailored for Instagram, plan posts, manage formats, and leverage visual impact to boost your brand presence.
Calligraphy is the art of handwriting, typography is designing digital fonts, and lettering is the creative, custom drawing of letters for unique visual compositions.