Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style

Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style

“We have come to the end of the course. Thank you for accompanying me! I hope you've taken a liking to it and feel comfortable creating your own retro lettering. Now is the time to prepare your project. I encourage you to make your own design, taking the time to seek inspiration and find the colors that appeal to you. I leave you below the main steps to follow to complete this project. This can be the lettering you already started with the exercises or you can create a new one! In any case, take care to document the different stages of your creation and add a brief explanation of what you did in each of them as well as your choices. Inspiration and mood board Look for inspiration in books or on the internet, and collect reference images in a mood board. Sketch Create thumbnails, in small size, to start visualizing your ideas, then choose from these the sketch you will continue with. The skeleton Draw the skeleton of your lettering in the chosen format.

Procreate In Procreate, proceed to inking your lettering and artwork. You can then research color palettes and try out a few to choose the one that works best for you. Once done, apply the colors. Add textures and retro effects to your visual, and polish everything. Printing Finally, you can prepare your visual for printing, using the layering technique. I can't wait to see what you've created! Don't forget to share your final project on the forum. To do this, click on the “Create your project” button. If you have any doubts or remarks, do not hesitate to go to the forum to ask me your questions. I will respond as soon as possible and comment on your posts. In the meantime, I encourage you to talk with your classmates and see their project. It can be a big help. Thank you and see you soon !”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We are in the last lesson. I hope you enjoyed this course. I want to do a little recap of the different steps to successfully complete your final project. First, you will seek inspiration a little in books or on the internet. I have created Pinterest boards for you that I advise you to use. From there, you will create thumbnails. You can do a lot and do some kind of brainstorming and just put the ideas down on paper. Then you will choose some sketches and set the final track. You will create a skeleton of it in a larger size which will occupy a good part of the A4 paper. This ...”

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Course summary for: Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style

• Level: Beginner
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• 1609 students
• 5 units
• 20 lessons (3h 27m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Poster Design