Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style
Inking on different layers 1
A course by Francis Chouquet , Lettering Artist and Typographer
About the video: Inking on different layers 1
Overview
“Now, you will discover how to manage your project well in Procreate to work on each element separately. You will see that I work on several layers, one per name, to be able to ink my lettering.”
In this video lesson Francis Chouquet addresses the topic: Inking on different layers 1, 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
“Inking on different layers In this lesson, we are going to anchor our sketch. To do this, I created four layers which will represent the four names of the artists. And it's important to have these different layers to be able to reposition the names afterwards, to be able to modify them or maybe distort them a bit. Here, I will therefore use my brush from the Mid-Century Brush pack, the Blotty Inker. I will try to find the ideal thickness to be able to do my lines. There, it's a little too big. I'm going to lower it a bit. Here. And from now on I will focus on the first layer, which is here,...”
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Course summary for: Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Procreate -
Areas
Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Poster Design

Francis Chouquet
A course by Francis Chouquet
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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