Retro American Lettering: Discover the Interlock Style
Textures, grain effects and tweaking
A course by Francis Chouquet , Lettering Artist and Typographer
About the video: Textures, grain effects and tweaking
Overview
“Finally, I'm going to share some tips and tricks to give a retro look to your project. This will include working on textures and grain effects.”
In this video lesson Francis Chouquet addresses the topic: Textures, grain effects and tweaking, 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
“Textures, grain effects and tweaking In this course, we will add a new layer, a layer of texture and grains to give a more retro effect. In the 50s, 60s, the printing was done mainly, or in large part, by screen printing, therefore in an analog and manual way. At times, the printing could fail and leave traces. We will use textures and grains to add that extra layer and give an extra retro touch. We're going to go back to Procreate and see how to put it all together. I have my lettering here. What there is to know, is that in the systems, whether linocut or silkscreen, it was often the edge...”
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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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