3D Lettering: Create a Striking Composition

Photographing the trompe-l'œil effect

A course by Tarwane , Art Director and Lettering Artist

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293 students

Audio: French

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About the video: Photographing the trompe-l'œil effect

Overview

“The shot is an important element in the creation of a trompe-l'oeil. In this video, I'll show you how to approach and exploit it so that you can vectorize it later.”

In this video lesson Tarwane addresses the topic: Photographing the trompe-l'œil effect, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Lettering: Create a Striking Composition. Explore analog and digital drawing techniques to create a 3D lettering composition with spectacular optical illusions.

Partial transcription of the video

“Photographing the trompe-l'œil effect In this lesson, we will shoot our visual to export it in our software which will be used to vectorize it. I will use the iPad, but you can use the phone in order to try to find an angle of view which will give your visual even more perspective. It will accentuate the 3D effect. I will take several pictures. First, a top view photo. Then I will try, tilting, to add more perspective. Neither too much nor not enough. There, we see that it is a little too crushed. We try to raise it a little. This angle does not seem bad to me. We're going to do it again to...”

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Course summary for: 3D Lettering: Create a Striking Composition

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (15)
293 students
5 units
19 lessons (1h 45m)

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
3D Lettering, Design, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering

Tarwane

A course by Tarwane

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Art Director and Lettering Artist

Ever since he was little, Tarwane has been passionate about graffiti and street art. He has taught himself a wide array of amazing lettering techniques and, over time, specialized in embossed lettering and optical illusion effects. He has worked with international clients like Adobe, L'Oréal, Fox Channel, and Éditions Robert Laffont.

Hand drawing is always at the forefront of his creative process, even if he is a wiz at the digital side of things. He draws his inspiration from the words themselves, their shape, and their meaning.