Digital Lettering Inspired by Natural Patterns

Polishing, retouching and effects

A course by Adrià Molins , Art Director and Graphic Designer

Art Director and Graphic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined July 2014
100% positive reviews (15)
483 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Polishing, retouching and effects

Overview

“Once we have achieved the desired design, we are going to learn how to transfer it to high resolution in order to be able to retouch it and polish details. In addition, we will learn to apply color to our design and some effects to achieve nuances that will give us depth and dynamism.”

In this video lesson Adrià Molins addresses the topic: Polishing, retouching and effects, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Lettering Inspired by Natural Patterns. Learn to design powerful typefaces by replicating the geometric shapes found in nature using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Partial transcription of the video

“Polishing, retouching and effects In this lesson we will polish our handwriting, touch up and we will learn an extra effect that gives us dynamism. Now we will apply some effects to our letter, additional effects. The truth is that I really like it in black because of what we have been working on, but you can get a lot out of this. We will do it in the following way. We are going to go to Adjustments and we will apply color, but keeping all the values. We will create a new gradient map. It is a very useful tool. I use it a lot for coloring in Photoshop. Here right now it's blank, but we wil...”

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Course summary for: Digital Lettering Inspired by Natural Patterns

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (15)
  • 483 students
  • 5 units
  • 17 lessons (2h 1m)
  • 5 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Digital Lettering, Lettering, Pattern Design, Typography, Typography Design

Adrià Molins

Adrià Molins
A course by Adrià Molins

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Art Director and Graphic Designer

Born in Barcelona and passionate about the city's culture, Adrià Molins is a graphic designer and art director, as well as the founder of the creative community Glashaus. His specialty is typography and lettering from an expressive and experimental viewpoint, yet his work ranges from branding and illustration to packaging and art direction.

His style draws on street art and music, so all his creations have that touch of psychedelia, surrealism, and pop art. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with clients such as Bershka, Australia Editorial, and Yorokobu.


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Digital Lettering Inspired by Natural Patterns. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Adrià Molins

Digital Lettering Inspired by Natural Patterns

A course by Adrià Molins
Art Director and Graphic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined July 2014
  • 100% positive reviews (15)
  • 483 students