Illustrated Lettering with Manual and Digital Techniques
Basic Letters and Typographic Concepts
A course by Lygia Pires , Graphic Designer and Visual Artist
About the video: Basic Letters and Typographic Concepts
Overview
“I will give a brief explanation of calligraphy, typography and lettering so that you can understand the differences and relationships between them and I will introduce basic typographic concepts.”
In this video lesson Lygia Pires addresses the topic: Basic Letters and Typographic Concepts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Lettering with Manual and Digital Techniques. Compose a creative image from start to finish by exploring color, texture, and lighting.
Partial transcription of the video
“Basic Letters and Typographic Concepts In this class, we'll learn the three areas that work with letters. and also how to differentiate them. In addition, we will understand how they are built. Let's start with the definitions. of each of the areas that work with letters. Calligraphy First, let's talk about calligraphy. In short, calligraphy means writing. However, it is not everyday writing. She is an artistic writing, so to speak. She works with specific tools like, for example, a square feather or even a quill to generate scripts based on classical calligraphic models, that is, in classi...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Lettering with Manual and Digital Techniques
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration
Lygia Pires
A course by Lygia Pires
Lygia Pires is a graphic designer with a qualification in fashion design from the Faculdade Santa Marcelina, graphic design and motion graphics from the Panamericana School of Art and Design, and drawing and illustration from the Quanta Academy of Arts. She is currently a freelancer and works out of her own studio producing calligraphy, lettering, illustration, and design pieces for big national and international names like Louis Vuitton, Mont Blanc, Budweiser, and Puma, to name just a few.
She also teaches calligraphy and lettering courses across Brazil as well as online since 2015. Her work has been published in the Australian book Typism in editions 5, 6, and 7. In 2020, she received the Communication Arts Typography Award of Excellence and the Type Directors Club New York (TDC 66) Certificate of Typographic Excellence.
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