Illustrated Lettering with Manual and Digital Techniques
Applying colors
A course by Lygia Pires , Graphic Designer and Visual Artist
About the video: Applying colors
Overview
“Now is the time for colors. In this class, I'll start by first blocking the color masses using my palette and later I'll colorize.”
In this video lesson Lygia Pires addresses the topic: Applying colors, 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
“applying colors In this class, I will block the color areas and work with my chart. As you can see, I merged all my contours, so they are on the same layer. I left only the lyrics part separate, if I need to make any modification or selection throughout my process. It's important that you leave the main contour layer, the one that contains all the stained glass, as reference. So I can color without painting the outline layer. It will always be reserved and clean. I start adding new layers. In this case, I'll leave the layer that I'm going to paint below my contour layer. So if I need to del...”
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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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