Lettering with Illustrator for iPad

Overview

“To add depth and volume to your letters, it is necessary to understand the behavior of light in a 3-dimensional object, so in this lesson I will help you discover how to set lighting using highlights, shadows, and gradients in your design.”

In this video lesson Alejandro Solórzano addresses the topic: Lighting and volume, 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

“Lighting and volume In this lesson we will add depth and volume to our lyrics. For that we must understand how light behaves as if they were objects. We will take advantage of the use of Apple Pencil in Illustrator to replicate these effects and bring them to the digital world. Join me to find out. Before starting, I would like to give you a brief explanation to understand how it would behave in different types of finishes in the letters. For example, in option A if we wanted to have a letter that had a relief or a figure with a certain bevel, maybe setting our light source coming from the ...”

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Course summary for: Lettering with Illustrator for iPad

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

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  3D Lettering, Digital Lettering, Lettering