Ornamental Lettering

Baselines Part 1

A course by Havi Cruz , Designer and Illustrator

98% positive reviews (178)

4,081 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Baselines Part 1

Overview

“Since we have our guidelines, we will begin to vectorize on our fine sketch the lines that will be the basis of our digital lettering.”

In this video lesson Havi Cruz addresses the topic: Baselines Part 1, 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

“Now we will begin to draw our baselines. This will help us give the look what we want to give to our lettering, now to the final composition that we will be managing. Our next lesson is something what I call "baseline" and consists of tracing all our lettering. This line is the one that will help us define everything, take out fillings, to take out the sides to mark each of our lines to create the effects. And now I want to show you how I get started. We always make another layer, We name it, we give it a "baseline". Ready... Here we are going to lower the opacity of our guide lines Ready. ...”

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Course summary for: Ornamental Lettering

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (178)
4081 students
4 units
15 lessons (2h 16m)
5 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Software
Adobe Illustrator
Areas
3D Lettering, Digital Lettering, Lettering

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.