Lettering for Perfectionists
How to generate your own textures
A course by Martina Flor , Lettering Artist
About the video: How to generate your own textures
Overview
“Did you know that we can create textures from the objects that surround us? In this lesson I will explain how to do it.”
In this video lesson Martina Flor addresses the topic: How to generate your own textures, 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
“Working with vectors has the advantage of allowing us to control shapes much more precisely and accurately. A downside to this. or what I think isn't so nice. is that designs often appear somewhat harsher and more "digital." In this lesson. i'll teach you how to incorporate texture into your designs. enhancing their tactile value. to give them more real richness. to make them look more lifelike. Let's see how. As previously noted. using digital tools enables us to manage form with greater precision due to their accuracy. However. art and illustrations crafted digitally often appear flatter....”
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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
Buenos Aires-born Martina Flor has been based in Berlin for several years, where she runs a custom lettering and typography studio working internationally for clients such as The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Harper Collins, Fontshop, Monotype, and Etsy, among others.
Martina is cofounder of the popular online battle "Lettering vs Calligraphy" and founder of "Letter Collections." When she's not drawing letters, she travels to present her work at conferences and universities. She is the author of the book The Golden Secrets of Lettering, originally published in German and later translated into English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Japanese.
She also teaches the Domestika lettering courses The Golden Secrets of Lettering and Lettering for Perfectionists, as well as Freelance: Keys and Tools to Find Success as Your Own Boss , in which she reveals the secrets to the self-employed essentials.
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