Introduction to Hand-Lettering: Composing Colorful Letters
Bring your composition to life in a photograph
A course by Stephane Lopes , Lettering Artist and Art Director
About the video: Bring your composition to life in a photograph
Overview
“In this lesson, you will use your composition, and you will integrate it into a photo. You will be able to work an overlay in white and also in color. I'll be using Photoshop, but you can use whatever software you want.”
In this video lesson Stephane Lopes addresses the topic: Bring your composition to life in a photograph, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Hand-Lettering: Composing Colorful Letters. Learn hand-lettering techniques step-by-step and give incredible visual strength to your words.
Partial transcription of the video
“Bring your composition to life in a photograph Now that we have our composition, I will show you how to embed it on a photo using Photoshop. Firstly, we have to digitize our lettering composition. For that, you can use a scanner, camera or your phone. Me, I did it with my phone. Then we will do an image search on the Internet. I am using the Unsplash site which allows me to download high quality royalty free images. If you want it, you can also use your own photos. Unsplash is a real search engine for high quality photos. We will have to find a picture with room to integrate our lettering. ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Hand-Lettering: Composing Colorful Letters
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering
Stephane Lopes
A course by Stephane Lopes
Driven by a passion for the creation of logos and graphic identities, Stephane Lopes decided to begin his professional journey studying audiovisual communication. He continued his journey into the world of graphic arts, editing, and publishing and slowly began to specialize in typography, and more specifically, lettering, which allowed him to fully explore his creativity.
It is testament to his Instagram account that he has had the opportunity to collaborate with brands like Pilot, Faber-Castell, and Pierre Hermé. His curiosity and thirst for learning new techniques, especially in the digital arena, are what have fueled his desire to share his discoveries with other passionate artists.
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