Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application

Illustrating based on lettering: different processes - Part I

A course by Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) , Designers, illustrators and lyricists

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Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Illustrating based on lettering: different processes - Part I

Overview

“In this lesson we will learn to create letters in different ways: -Using a brush pen and other materials, polishing it with a albanene, until having a result that we like. -Taking a formal letter model and, modifying some of its variables such as weight, height, width, etc., we will create our own letters. This technique can be very useful if you are not very familiar with the forms yet. -Finally, we will create letters directly in Photoshop by using some brushes and we will also draw digitally based on a formal model. ”

In this video lesson Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) addresses the topic: Illustrating based on lettering: different processes - Part I, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application. Learn to combine letters and illustration in an effective way.

Partial transcription of the video

“Well, once we're happy with our layout, let's move on now to do the letterings and illustrations. I'm going to show you some techniques that I use to ... make letters, later Reddo will ... intervene and will do some illustrations with them. Well, before I start I would like to talk to you ... About some tools I use. There are people who are very expert in ... Calligraphy and they use their own pens, or buy tools ... specialized, including bird feathers. But I would like us to use simple tools, I am not an expert in calligraphy ... and I imagine that many of you either. So, this down, for ex...”

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Course summary for: Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (243)
3212 students
6 units
29 lessons (5h 33m)
12 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO)

A course by Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO)

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Designers, illustrators and lyricists

Sindy Ethel is an interactive Mexican designer and a great enthusiast of lettering and typography.

She has worked as a digital designer for agencies such as Grupo W, CP + B in Colorado and Vault 49 in New York. Her passion for lettering and typography has led her to work with brands such as Pepsi, Santa Clara, Baileys, Volkswagen, HP, Adobe or Sprite, among others.

To shape your letterings, you are inspired by Japanese cuisine and culture. He likes to know new places and takes advantage of his trips to take references that he includes in his designs.

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Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for studios such as Tixinda, Grupo W and Vault49 in New York.

Currently working as a freelance illustrator, collaborating with brands such as Adobe, Budweiser, Baileys, Google, Volkswagen or HP, among others. Although his personal work, inspired by Latin American folklore and Native American art, is what allows him to experiment and unleash his creativity.