Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style

The first sketches

A course by Francis Chouquet , Lettering Artist and Typographer

Lettering Artist and Typographer. Neuwiller, France.
Joined July 2016
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1,915 students
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About the video: The first sketches

Overview

“I can now move on to making my first sketches. I'll draw these as thumbnails, just to get a first visual look at my project.”

In this video lesson Francis Chouquet addresses the topic: The first sketches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style. Create a unique poster with striking compositions by exploring hand lettering techniques in Procreate.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson. we'll make the initial sketches of our final project. I typically begin with thumbnails. starting with small sketches. From there. we proceed to larger sketches. selecting from our initial options. Ultimately. we create a final sketch that will serve as the definitive version of our project. I'll begin by crafting small frames to design my thumbnails for the project. compared to the ideas I found in the inspiration. In the inspiration. i found elements I really liked. such as bubble effects. These bubbles could be used to display the names of my artists. adding a creative to...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


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

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (48)
  • 1915 students
  • 5 units
  • 20 lessons (3h 27m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Software

    Procreate
  • Areas

    Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Poster Design

Francis Chouquet

Francis Chouquet
A course by Francis Chouquet

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Lettering Artist and Typographer

After a career in web design and evening classes in art school, Francis Chouquet finally started lettering, an art form he has been passionate about since he was young.

One meeting with artist Ken Barber and a few strokes of the pencil later, he found himself working for Adobe and Fontself, as well as surfing clubs, for whom he designed many logos and posters.


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Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Francis Chouquet

Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style

A course by Francis Chouquet
Lettering Artist and Typographer. Neuwiller, France.
Joined July 2016
  • 100% positive reviews (48)
  • 1,915 students