Ornamental Lettering

Letter style

A course by Havi Cruz , Designer and Illustrator

Designer and Illustrator. Saltillo, Mexico.
Joined November 2016
98% positive reviews (179)
4,084 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Letter style

Overview

“Now we will use creativity and our references. We will explore and sketch different styles of letters, from which we will choose the one we like most to use in our fine sketch.”

In this video lesson Havi Cruz addresses the topic: Letter style, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ornamental Lettering. Learn to design, sketch, and complete a piece of complex lettering drawn by hand..

Partial transcription of the video

“Since we have several compositions we are going to choose one In particular, I like this one here because it has a little more of fluency and I can play with the letters that are at the beginning and at the Finally, now what we are going to do is draw some lines of a very fast way. For this step we would have already selected some composition from the previous year in this case I liked the one that is in curved and ascending shape which is what I think it may have a better game now let's trace the first letters. We can make a normal letter but remember that how is it going to be an ornament...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Ornamental Lettering

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (179)
  • 4084 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 16m)
  • 5 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator
  • Areas

    3D Lettering, Digital Lettering, Lettering

Havi Cruz

Havi Cruz
A course by Havi Cruz

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Designer and Illustrator

A decade ago, his passion for design and illustration became his means of work. Currently, he focuses all his efforts on a discipline that allows him to develop his full potential as a craftsman and creative person with attention to detail: ornate lettering. In addition, he has also made inroads into the world of tattooing.

He has worked in advertising agencies such as Grupo W and is currently part of the Lettres studio. In addition, he has founded his own studio, from which he designs for all kinds of brands and businesses related to his style, such as barbershops, tattoo studios, restaurants, and wine, gin, mezcal, and beer brands.


  • 98% positive reviews (179)
  • 4,084 students
  • 15 lessons (2h 16m)
  • 9 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Ornamental Lettering. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Havi Cruz

Ornamental Lettering

A course by Havi Cruz
Designer and Illustrator. Saltillo, Mexico.
Joined November 2016
  • 98% positive reviews (179)
  • 4,084 students