Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering

Painting Your Sign Blue

A course by Christopher Rouleau , Graphic Designer, Lettering Artist, and Sign Painter

100% positive reviews (15)

966 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Painting Your Sign Blue

Overview

“In this lesson, I will guide you in painting the first part of the text.”

In this video lesson Christopher Rouleau addresses the topic: Painting Your Sign Blue, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering. Learn to combine lettering and painting techniques to make an eye-catching sign that communicates a message.

Partial transcription of the video

“Painting Your Sign Blue In this lesson, I'm going to begin painting my sign. I’ve broken my design into four colors, so I'm going to start with blue for my first color, but before I begin, I'm going to remove the sketch and reveal the full transfer onto the signboard. If we look here, the white chalk paper creates a faint sketch onto the board, which is just visible enough for painting, but will disappear nicely for the finished board. I'm going to take the board and place it on my easel. I've added double-sided tape to the back of the board, to make sure that the sign doesn't move while I'...”

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Course summary for: Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (15)
966 students
4 units
15 lessons (1h 54m)
3 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Areas
Lettering, Signage Design, Typography

Christopher Rouleau

A course by Christopher Rouleau

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Graphic Designer, Lettering Artist, and Sign Painter

Christopher Rouleau is a Canadian graphic designer, lettering artist, and sign painter. Growing up in a small town in Saskatchewan, he remembers being inspired by the hand-painted signs in grocery stores and storefronts. After completing his studies at the University of Calgary, he began his professional career in stock photography and fonts, which helped him discover his passion for hand lettering. Soon, he became a full-time freelance designer, and co-founded Ligatures, a hub for typography and lettering in Toronto.

His work has been part of numerous exhibitions throughout Canada, and he has given talks and workshops at events like ATypl Montreal, Adobe Creative Jam, and Creative Mornings. He has collaborated with clients like the City of Toronto, LG, The Body Shop, Pepsi, the University of Toronto, Greenpeace, Pride Toronto, and more. He is also a regular contributor to Uppercase Magazine, and has been featured in publications like Flare Magazine, Globe & Mail newspaper, CTV News, and more. Christopher is the recent recipient of the Communication Arts Award of Excellence in Typography.