Techniques applied to watercolour illustration
Lettering in watercolor
A course by Ana Victoria Calderon , Painter and Illustrator
Joined August 2016
Joined August 2016
About the video: Lettering in watercolor
Overview
“It is very important to generate a personal style of lettering. It is a practice that is currently very saturated and it is very valuable to be able to develop something distinctive. We are going to do some exercises that will give you the tools to achieve this. How to hold the brush? Worksheets, practice and personalization. ”
In this video lesson Ana Victoria Calderon addresses the topic: Lettering in watercolor, which is part of the Domestika online course: Techniques applied to watercolour illustration. Learn to digitize your illustrations, commercialize them, and apply them to design projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“LESSON 3 Lettering in watercolor To create a watercolor project that will end up as a product, we’ll often need some kind of text, a title, some lettering in our illustration. Remember: this is not a calligraphy class, we won’t be too technical with calligraphy in general, the final goal is to use your natural way of writing, but using it more decoratively, making it a little fancier. So, what we’ll do now is, I have some sheets here, they’re alphabets, which you can find on any fonts site. I bought these over time from sites like Creative Market and others. At the end of the day I don’t wa...”
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Course summary for: Techniques applied to watercolour illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Ana Victoria Calderon
A course by Ana Victoria Calderon
Ana Victoria Calderón is originally from Cancún, Mexico, which is why much of her work is closely related to nature and full of organic elements and symbolism.
She graduated in information design from the University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP), while also working towards her degree in visual arts.
It’s easy to spot her illustrations on prints, bags, notebooks, ceramics, kitchenware, greeting cards, book covers, and a wide range of different products. She licenses her art to companies such as Hallmark, Papyrus, Trader Joe's, and more and has collaborated with Vanity Fair, Elle, Editorial Santillana, Travesías, Ray Ban, and Dr. Bronner's.
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