Lettering for Perfectionists
Draw with vectors
A course by Martina Flor , Lettering Artist and Designer
About the video: Draw with vectors
Overview
“When we draw letters, the key to working in the digital environment are the extreme points. In this lesson I will tell you all the secrets to get the best results with the least amount of work possible. Then, we will perfect our pencil drawing in search of "the perfect curves". It is a very important part of the process. Pay attention! ;)”
In this video lesson Martina Flor addresses the topic: Draw with vectors, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering for Perfectionists. Learn to enrich and add character to your lettering.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well now we have the structure and composition Our design defined and is approved by the director of Art now let's start a very part of our process Exciting what digital drawing is Let's see how to draw in vectors Once we get approval for our sketch Handwritten by the editor or art director We can start with our digital drawing to draw letter in Digital I use Adobe Illustrator I really like this tool Because not only is it a very versatile tool for drawing with Vectors but also one can import images add color Add texture make effects then a little incorporate all the elements What my digita...”
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Course summary for: Lettering for Perfectionists
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering
Martina Flor
A course by Martina Flor
Martina Flor combines her talents as a lettering designer and illustrator. Born in Buenos Aires, Martina has lived, studied, and worked in a number of cities throughout Europe including Berlin, where she founded a custom lettering and typography studio. Some of her international clients include The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, HarperCollins, Fontshop, Monotype, and Etsy.
Martina is cofounder of the well-known online “battle” project Lettering vs Calligraphy and founder of Letter Collections. She holds a master's degree in type design from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, and she spends much of her time teaching lettering and type design in Europe and abroad.
Martina is the author of the book The Golden Secrets of Lettering, published in 2017 by Princeton Architectural Press in the United States and by Thames & Hudson in the United Kingdom (Original title: Lust auf Lettering, 2016 Verlag Hermann Schmidt), which has been translated into several languages.
When she isn't drawing letters, she travels the world presenting her work at conferences and universities. In 2016, she spoke at TEDx Río de la Plata before an audience of 10,000 spectators.
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