Vintage Lettering: Custom Compositions From Scratch
Finalization
A course by Mark van Leeuwen , Lettering Artist and Type Designer
About the video: Finalization
Overview
“Nice! Now, I will demonstrate how to finalize the design by retracing it and generating a clean version of the composition. You will also learn the importance of conducting a quality check.”
In this video lesson Mark van Leeuwen addresses the topic: Finalization, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vintage Lettering: Custom Compositions From Scratch. Learn the fundamentals of typography to create an original typeform composition by hand and bring it to life in Procreate.
Partial transcription of the video
“Finalization In this lesson, we'll take our sketch and brush up the final details to end up with a clean lettering composition. Again, we'll use our sketch as a reference and trace over it one more time but this time it'll be one finalized version of our design. I'm going to reduce the opacity of our sketch layer. To retrace it this time, I won't use a pencil brush anymore, I'll switch to an ink bleed brush just so I have a clearer stroke. I'm going to retrace over the curves of the sketch and maybe make some minor adjustments to make sure I'm happy with the final version. I'm drawing small...”
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Course summary for: Vintage Lettering: Custom Compositions From Scratch
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Category
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Areas
Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Lettering, Typography, Typography Design
Mark van Leeuwen
A course by Mark van Leeuwen
Mark van Leeuwen is an Italian-Dutch freelance lettering artist and type designer based in Berlin, Germany. Over the past decade, he has worked with independent clients, agencies and a number of international businesses, creating logo designs, posters, murals, books and album covers.
His client list includes Cadillac, Etsy, Apple Music, DJ Tiësto, Jägermeister, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, and Adobe. He has been featured in numerous publications including AIGA Eye On Design, Goodtype: The Art of Lettering, Rizzoli, and Yearbook of Type. He is also the recipient of the CommArts Typography Annual Award, both in 2020 and 2022.
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