Design and Creation of Victorian-Style Lettering
Sculpture in vector
A course by Felippe Cavalcanti , Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist
Joined February 2020
About the video: Sculpture in vector
Overview
“In this class, I will vectorize the lettering with Adobe Illustrator using techniques to make the letters perfect and with old shapes.”
In this video lesson Felippe Cavalcanti addresses the topic: Sculpture in vector, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Creation of Victorian-Style Lettering. Explore how to compose Victorian-style lettering with dynamic layouts and embellishments, from the first steps to the final printed piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“Sculpture in vector Now it's time to vectorize. The program that we will use in this step is Adobe Illustrator, but you can explore vectorization in other programs that you master. After our refined draft, I added a layer on it with low opacity and created a new layer so we can work on our vectorization. For starters, I'm going to use the Pen tool or Pen tool, as I prefer to call it, to create two lines that will be our guides for the creation of our lettering. To turn into guides, let's select both, click with the right side and select the Create Guides option. You can also hide, if you wa...”
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Course summary for: Design and Creation of Victorian-Style Lettering
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Graphic Design, Lettering, Packaging, Poster Design

Felippe Cavalcanti
A course by Felippe Cavalcanti
Felippe Cavalcanti is a graphic designer who works in luxury packaging and collaborates on lettering and illustration projects. He studied graphic design at UNIAESO with a major in Brazilian and Danish typography and calligraphy.
In 2018, he began working as a freelancer for a range of clients in the US, UK, Norway, UAE, and nationally. He is currently codirector of art at Holy Studio where he develops luxury packaging for spirits and other alcoholic beverages. In 2021, he received a Muse Award and an LAD Award for typographic and lettering excellence.
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