Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering
Touch-UPS
A course by Christopher Rouleau , Graphic Designer, Lettering Artist, and Sign Painter
Joined June 2021
Joined June 2021
About the video: Touch-UPS
Overview
“This lesson will focus on the special additions that will refine your piece. Namely, I will show you how to achieve a good level of opacity and do the necessary touch-ups. ”
In this video lesson Christopher Rouleau addresses the topic: Touch-UPS, 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
“Touch-UPS In this lesson, I'll do some final touch-ups on my painting. If I take a look at my final project, I can see a few issues I may want to touch up. If you look, the dark blue paint on my blue Signs text is a bit transparent, as well as the yellow text on Yes. I think those might need a second coat. But if you look, the red text is quite opaque. I don't think that needs a second coat at all. If you're working on your own project, other things to check are any blemishes or anything that's come up on your background or drop shadows. You may also want to use your background color to sha...”
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Course summary for: Sign Creation with Hand-Painted Lettering
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Lettering, Signage Design, Typography
Christopher Rouleau
A course by Christopher Rouleau
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.
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