Ornamental Lettering

Final details

A course by Havi Cruz , Designer and Illustrator

Designer and Illustrator. Saltillo, Mexico.
Joined November 2016
98% positive reviews (178)
4,081 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Final details

Overview

“Our lettering is almost finished. Now we just have to add some details that will make it stand out, giving it its own personality and achieving the final finish we are looking for.”

In this video lesson Havi Cruz addresses the topic: Final details, 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 that we have finished our lettering you will be able to realize that you have a very perfect finish and I would like add a little detail and personality that will give a unique style to our lettering. Personally, what I like to do is always making them look worn the letters, as if they were dented, that have some scratches, so that it gives that worn look, I feel like it gives it a bit of personality. Now I want to show you how I make these details, for this we are going to create a new layer and we are going to name it Details. Let's select our brush, apparently ... Alright. If you wan...”

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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

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 (178)
  • 4,081 students
  • 15 lessons (2h 16m)
  • 9 additional resources (5 files)
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  • 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 (178)
  • 4,081 students