Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application
Tips & tricks: Resources for non-illustrators - Part I
A course by Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) , Designers, illustrators and lyricists
Joined May 2017
About the video: Tips & tricks: Resources for non-illustrators - Part I
Overview
“In this lesson R3DO will show you some tips that can be useful if you are not an expert illustrator and have a reference as a reference.”
In this video lesson Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) addresses the topic: Tips & tricks: Resources for non-illustrators - 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
“[Instrumental] Don't worry if you can't illustrate I will show you some tricks So they can simulate illustrations from photographs Or create filters to make illustrations Let's see In my personal case I struggle a lot to draw elements with very realistic proportions With human figure very correctly For the same reason I tend to illustrate in my own way, with my own style But there are times that as a designer I need to illustrate something outside my comfort zone That is why I have used some occasions of resources that I want to share To stylize your images Without even being an expert cart...”
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Course summary for: Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application
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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)
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.
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