Lettering with Illustrator for iPad

Overview

“This lesson is essential for every lettering project. I will share some tips to take calligraphy as a reference and start each letter integrating characteristic features of the style you want to develop. Prepare your pen, eraser, and paper to start drawing your ideas. Remember that it will be very important that you maintain consistency in the weight of the letters, shape, distribution and use of spaces. ”

In this video lesson Alejandro Solórzano addresses the topic: Tips for drawing letters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering with Illustrator for iPad. Learn how to use lettering as a tool for expression in Adobe Illustrator using an iPad and Apple Pencil.

Partial transcription of the video

“Tips for drawing letters In this lesson we will enter fully into the drawing of letters. I like to use different references located on one type of mood board where I can identify some characteristic features of the style that I would like to use for my final project, for example, the use of color, the composition of shapes, how thick lines and thin lines are integrated, as well as understanding the technique used by different sign makers especially to create this style called Casual Script. This style has been a great reference for my work. That is why I have put several similar images, but...”

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Course summary for: Lettering with Illustrator for iPad

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (19)
• 725 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 21m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  3D Lettering, Digital Lettering, Lettering