Introduction to Sign Painting

Overview

“Another important group to practice, are numbers, probably the most important element in a supermarket sign. Now we will learn how to build them, along with some punctuation marks and other elements of the alphabet.”

In this video lesson Miguel Reyes addresses the topic: Numbers and special characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Sign Painting. Learn the basic principles of signage with brushes.

Partial transcription of the video

“[Music] One of the most important elements of the supermarket poster is the numbers. In this lesson we are going to learn how to build them. They share the same base as the uppercase letters. [Music] The numbers we're going to start in order, first we start with the number 1. It's a vertical stroke ... [Music] And then a little trace that starts at the top ... [Music] and we can refine it with another little trace ... [Music] to close its form. [Music] The next number is number 2 and is a variant of the curved line, but ends in diagonally ... [Music] and then we can start with the base, wit...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Sign Painting

• Level: Beginner
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• 1851 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 6m)
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• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

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  Lettering