Lettering with Adobe Fresco: Create Tasteful Images with Words
A course by Nubia Navarro (nubikini), Lettering Artist
Joined March 2016
Draw typographic compositions full of exquisite colors and textures inspired by food
Joined March 2016
Food can be an infinite and delicious source of inspiration for your lettering projects. Lettering artist Nubia Navarro, better known as Nubikini by over 49K followers on Instagram, has found that the right combination of food textures and colors is a great way to spice up letters.
After teaching Calligraphy and Lettering for Instagram with Procreate, Nubikini is back to show you how to create food-inspired typographic compositions with Adobe Fresco. In this course, master the tools of this app and learn how to digitally paint with original, mouth-watering textures. Transform your design into physical art by putting it on a tote bag or framing it to decorate your kitchen.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 35 downloads
What's included in this course?
To start the course, meet lettering artist Nubia Navarro, better known as Nubikini on social media. Hear about how she built her career letter by letter and everything that inspires her to create, from graphic design to delicious food.
Put together an appetizing mood board with your favorite textures and dishes. Then, dig in and explore the Adobe Fresco interface to get familiar with the program. Nubia explains the importance of clipping masks and shows you how to use texts and shapes.
Before you start drawing, discover the key to creating quality letters by understanding how they're formed and the best way to use them in your projects. Learn basic concepts about structure and lines, and then apply them to draw your first sketches.
Next, try out all the different brush types in Adobe Fresco, including bitmap and pixel brushes, live brushes with realistic textures, and vector brushes you can use with other Adobe programs. Mix and match to create fun and colorful works of art with exquisite taste.
For the final course, Nubikini shows you the best formats for sharing your work digitally. And for dessert, learn how to easily record your creative process.
- 98% positive reviews (41)
- 1,443 students
- 20 lessons (4h 4m)
- 35 additional resources (13 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
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- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe FrescoWhat is this course's project?
Create a tasteful typographic composition inspired by your favorite foods and transform your design into physical art by putting it on a tote bag or framing it as a decorative painting.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Typography and lettering lovers as well as anyone who enjoys experimenting with different techniques, approaches, and materials to express their creative side.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of lettering is needed to take this course.
As for materials, all you need is an iPhone, an iPad (both with iOS 13 or later) or a computer with Adobe Fresco.
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Nubia Navarro (nubikini)
A course by Nubia Navarro (nubikini)
Nubia Navarro is a Venezuelan graphic designer living in Bogotá, Colombia who loves typography and lettering and also likes to do photography for fun. She has more than five years of experience creating lettering compositions and content for social media and has worked for major brands such as Facebook, Marriott, adidas, Samsung, Coca-Cola, and UNICEF.
Nubia enjoys sharing her knowledge with people who are equally passionate about calligraphy. She is also a firm believer that letters have the power to change both brands and lives, and when combined with music, nothing can go wrong.
Content
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U1
The snack
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Presentation
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Influences 1
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Influences 2
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U2
The entrance
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Mood board
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Work flow
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Fresco 1 interface
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Fresco 2 interface
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U3
The garrison
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Parts of the letter: Proportions
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Guide lines: Grid
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Sketches 1
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Sketches 2
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U4
The main course
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Using Pixel Brushes 1
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Pixel brush 2
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Live Brushes 1
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Live brush 2
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Vector brush 1
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Vector brush 2
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U5
Dessert
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Export types
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Export formats
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Configure and Export video interval
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FP
Final project
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Lettering with Adobe Fresco: cook pictures with words and letters
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FAQs
Digital lettering is the art of drawing custom letters using digital tools. It’s different from calligraphy, which is stylized handwriting, and typography, which uses pre-made fonts.
This course is aimed at people with basic digital design knowledge, perfect for intermediate learners wanting to deepen their skills in digital lettering and typographic composition.
You’ll need a compatible tablet or iPad, an Apple Pencil or other stylus, access to Adobe Fresco and Adobe Illustrator, plus a Creative Cloud account.
You’ll learn how to create typographic layouts, use digital brushes, apply textures, draw inspiration from food, export your projects, and professionally showcase your work on platforms like Behance.
Yes, the course covers how to create, modify, and customize raster, vector, and Photoshop brushes in Adobe Fresco to achieve unique creative effects.
You’ll learn how to export files in formats suitable for professional printing or digital use, adjusting resolution, size, and compatibility based on the final purpose.
Yes, the course teaches how to add textures, highlights, shadows, and volume to letters using layers, brushes, and masks in Adobe Fresco for realistic, eye-catching results.
Adobe Fresco
Me gusta mucho como explica, y me encanta su trabajo <3
An interesting course, which gives lots of information on texture and ideas on lettering.
voy por la primera unidad y me encanta, ya he tomado otro curso con esta profe y es muy didáctica. Gracias!!!
Las explicaciones son buenas, detalladas es un programa muy parecido a procreate pero en mi gusto mas fácil de entender de desarrollar.
Excelente curso, para aplicar lo aprendido se debe practicar y practicar