Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application

How to vectorize letters

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

99% positive reviews (243)

3,213 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: How to vectorize letters

Overview

“In this lesson, Sindy will show you a simple process to vectorize letters orthogonally in Adobe Illustrator.”

In this video lesson Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) addresses the topic: How to vectorize letters, 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

“[instrumental] Well, we already showed you some techniques for making letters. Now I'm going to show you something that can not miss in your repertoire, which is how to vectorize them. There are some points that I would like us to consider, when vectoring our letters. The first of them as it says here. is to keep things as simple as possible, fewer points we have in our forms, easier it will be to edit them, Adobe ilustrator for example, to build a circle I only use 4 points, and I do not need more. I see it here more closely. These are positioned in the most extreme points of the circle. I...”

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

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (243)
3213 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.