Small-Format Lettering
First strokes and pressure
A course by Little Hannah , Journalist and Designer
About the video: First strokes and pressure
Overview
“Finally, we are going to take our markers and we are going to start practicing with them, starting with the basic strokes, which will always serve as a guide.”
In this video lesson Little Hannah addresses the topic: First strokes and pressure, which is part of the Domestika online course: Small-Format Lettering. Learn to draw letters to design your own messages by applying small-format lettering in your daily life.
Partial transcription of the video
“First Strokes and Pressure We shall now see the first strokes to start learning lettering. The main difference between drawing and writing letters is the kind of stroke. When I write the word "hola", all the strokes have the same thickness, but when we do lettering, the thickness of the strokes varies. It's what we call pressure and we'll focus on this during our first lesson. We'll start with basic strokes. With these strokes, we'll do all the letters of the alphabet. First, we're going to learn the difference between ascending and descending strokes. This concept is very important. We'll ...”
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Course summary for: Small-Format Lettering
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Craft -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration

Little Hannah
A course by Little Hannah
Chris Bravo holds a degree in journalism but has always been drawn to design. In 2009, she launched her blog and publishers soon started to take notice of her tutorials. As a result, she has published two books: Washi Tape Manía and Craftmanía. She also created her own brand and online stationery store the same year as her blog.
There was a time when she had to balance working in the family business and working on her own brand. That was when the bullet journal became her best friend, helping her stay organized and reach her goals. Today, she is completely devoted to her own brand and the creative bullet journal has turned into a way of life.
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