Designing 3D Chrome Letters in Procreate
Applying Shadows and Highlights 2
A course by Aurelie Maron , Lettering Artist and Graphic Designer
About the video: Applying Shadows and Highlights 2
Overview
“I will now work with a thinner brush to add even more details! Even if this doesn't seem necessary at first, going this extra mile will make a huge difference!”
In this video lesson Aurelie Maron addresses the topic: Applying Shadows and Highlights 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing 3D Chrome Letters in Procreate. Bring energy and dimension to your lettering compositions by exploring colors, shadows, textures, and effects using the Procreate app.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Applying Shadows and Highlights At this stage, I like to add even more details. Even if it doesn't look necessary, it will make a big difference. I'll go ahead and create a new layer of highlights and then a new layer of shadows. Let's go ahead and do that. On top of everything else, I'll create a new layer and change the blending mode to Add. I'll grab the lighter shade of brown, the same Smooth Details brush, but this time I'll make it even smaller and add some very tiny little details. Essentially, what I'm trying to do is add some highlights and shadows a bit everywhere. I'm trying to...”
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Course summary for: Designing 3D Chrome Letters in Procreate
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Category
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Areas
Typography, Typography Design

Aurelie Maron
A course by Aurelie Maron
Aurelie Maron is a lettering artist based on the Gold Coast. Originally from New Caledonia, she moved to Australia in 2010 to study graphic design, where she fell in love with the art of typography. Early in her career, she became known for her work with chalk typography and monochrome lettering before discovering the possibilities of the Procreate app for digital lettering.
Since then, she’s started her own studio and taught hundreds of design students online and at university. Alongside selling lettering toolkits via her online shop and sharing her work with over 100K followers on Instagram, Aurelie has collaborated with brands like Uber, Cincinnati Magazine, and The Vegilantes.
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