Cinema Lettering
The Final Composition 1
A course by Ivan Castro , Graphic designer specialized in calligraphy and lettering
Joined February 2014
About the video: The Final Composition 1
Overview
“Let's see how I develop the poster in Photoshop starting from the label that I have already drawn. It is time to integrate some images that will help us complement our sign (if we believe it necessary) and include the credits of the film in the poster to make it absolutely real and functional. ”
In this video lesson Ivan Castro addresses the topic: The Final Composition 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cinema Lettering. Discover the expressive capacities of letters by designing a film poster.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] Well let's go with our final composition. The first thing that we should do is, this label that we have drawn from this wonderful way, we have to digitize from some way to make the final composition in PhotoShop , in Illustrator or in the tool that you want. In my case I'm going to use PhotoShop, okay? So need to digitize this, what usual in the case would be that I grab this drawing and scan it, an acceptable resolution to be able to treat it in PhotoShop and do my composition, but since we are working with an aesthetic that we want to generate certain restlessness, we want it to b...”
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Course summary for: Cinema Lettering
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering, Poster Design

Ivan Castro
A course by Ivan Castro
Ivan Castro's interest in the forms of letters manifests as a child; a passion that has become his work through calligraphy, typography and lettering. On this subject he has recently published the manual The ABC of Lettering , in which he explains the concepts and techniques necessary to master this discipline.
From his studio near Barcelona he works for clients from all over the world, an occupation that is compatible with teaching in schools like Elisava, BAU or Visions and conferences and workshops in different places.
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