Lettering with Metallic Watercolors
Composition and Sketch
A course by Letters by Jess , Lettering and Watercolor Artist
About the video: Composition and Sketch
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach you how to sketch your chosen phrase. You will learn to distribute the words correctly. Also, you will see how to choose the shape that best suits you so that your phrase looks harmonious within the dimensions of the final surface. ”
In this video lesson Letters by Jess addresses the topic: Composition and Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering with Metallic Watercolors. Learn to design and paint script-style letters from scratch using metallic watercolours and a brush.
Partial transcription of the video
“Composition and sketch In this lesson you will learn how to compose a phrase starting from a sketch. Here I have the phrase I have chosen written in print. I tried to make it all the same size to see how much space each word takes up. Then I highlighted each word with a rectangle in red to make it easier to calculate how much space it takes up. Now I'll group the words ensuring that they occupy almost the same space. The first word, "dedicate", I'm going to leave it alone, Well, if I group it with the following, "time", I'm going to have a very long line. Now let's see if we join the word "...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Lettering with Metallic Watercolors
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering, Watercolor Painting

Letters by Jess
A course by Letters by Jess
Jessica Cok is a specialist in lettering and watercolors. Since she let art into her life, she has collaborated with brands like Samsung and Faber-Castell, painted at live events like ExpoVino Wong 2019, and published a book titled Lettering desde cero.
She also has her own brand, Letters by Jess, and is well known for applying her work to all kinds of surfaces such as walls, glass, acrylics, clothing, and stationery.
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