Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design
Refining Typographies
A course by Justin Poulter , Graphic Artist
About the video: Refining Typographies
Overview
“Using your chosen basic composition sketch as a guide, you will now create a more detailed sketch that considers all the chosen elements drawn in more detail. In the first step, you will focus on typography, the central element of our cover, to refine it from your chosen options.”
In this video lesson Justin Poulter addresses the topic: Refining Typographies, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design. Explore the sweet spot between art and design by learning how to create memorable book covers with Procreate and Adobe Illustrator.
Partial transcription of the video
“Refining Typographies Now I'm going to import my mood board with my typography reference on. I really like the 3D typography here in the middle, and I think I'll try and do something similar for my word Madrid. First, I'm going to take my composition sketch and turn the opacity right down so I can almost just see it. Next, I'm going to create a new layer to start drawing my typography on. By using the straight line trick I taught you you can draw your lettering neatly. Now I'll carry on drawing the rest of the word Madrid, and I'll see you guys in a moment. I've now finished drawing the wor...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Design, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Procreate -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Poster Design, Vector Illustration
Justin Poulter
A course by Justin Poulter
Justin Poulter is a London-based graphic artist from Capetown, South Africa. Growing up, he loved to draw and always knew he wanted to be an artist. He eventually went on to study communication design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, where he discovered a love for commercial illustrations that inspired his career.
Justin’s work combines illustrations with hand-drawn typography. With over 10 years of experience in his field, he’s designed a book cover for the Britannica Books, and a coloring book for National Geographic. He’s also created illustrations for Nike, Levis, Bud Light, Cadbury, and Delta.
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- Audio: English
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- Level: Beginner
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Recommended software & tools for this course
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