Calligraphy and Gestural Lettering for Packaging Projects
Digitizing and retouching 2
A course by Agustín Pizarro Maire , Designer
Joined February 2018
About the video: Digitizing and retouching 2
Overview
“Now I'll do a quick vectorization of the part using the Live Trace function —called Image Trace in newer versions of Illustrator— and I'll show you some specific settings of this tool. The idea is to keep as many imperfections as possible, typical of what is made by hand, without sacrificing the good shape of the letter. ”
In this video lesson Agustín Pizarro Maire addresses the topic: Digitizing and retouching 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Calligraphy and Gestural Lettering for Packaging Projects. Unleash your creativity and learn to apply calligraphy and lettering to packaging projects..
Partial transcription of the video
“Now we are going to vectorize our drawings and our strokes, everything, everything, everything, everything to start working on the label. Let's start with the lettering. Let's go use a very simple function, very fast and at the same time quite interesting, What is Live Trace or Image Trace in new versions of Illustrator, What it does is vectorize our images automatically. What's good about it is that this also offers different ways to edit it, as to somehow control the detail within certain possibilities of that vectorization. We give it OK, this is just a notice that since there are many m...”
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Course summary for: Calligraphy and Gestural Lettering for Packaging Projects
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Calligraphy, Lettering
Agustín Pizarro Maire
A course by Agustín Pizarro Maire
Agus Pizarro Maire is a graphic designer and art director specialized in typography, lettering and illustration. His passion for the manual techniques of illustration and letter drawing is reflected in his work, where he prioritizes expressiveness and the handmade.
With extensive experience in the packaging universe and collaborations with renowned brands such as Apple, Netflix and Microsoft, Agus has left his mark in the field of typographic design and illustration. As art director at the YaniGuille&Co studio, founded by Yanina Arabena and Guillermo Vizzari, he has participated in projects that combine illustration and letter design, creating unique and captivating pieces.
Throughout his career, Agus has developed an outstanding ability to communicate through the drawing of letters. Her communication approach and her mastery of manual techniques allow her to create packaging designs that convey elegance and authenticity.
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