Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

Attitude and Approach

A course by Dan Forster , Designer and lettering artist

100% positive reviews (31)

1,267 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Attitude and Approach

Overview

“One thing that I believe can make or break your success as a lettering artist is having the right mindset. In this lesson, I will discuss some of my recommendations for building the right attitude and approach towards your work. I'll share some of the things that have helped to keep me going when things have become challenging, along with insights that have encouraged me to keep striving to make my best work. ”

In this video lesson Dan Forster addresses the topic: Attitude and Approach, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes. Take your lettering to the next level with swashes and flourishes! Learn how to create unique, expressive compositions..

Partial transcription of the video

“Attitude and approach One thing I believe that can make or break your success as a lettering artist is having the right mindset and approach. So in the next lesson, this is what we're going to look at. And these are some things that have helped me to make my best work. Okay so this lesson, it's really a collection of tips and advice that I've picked up from various places and people and from my own experience over the years. And they're all things that have contributed towards a certain mindset or approach with my work. And I wanted to include and share these because they're all things that...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (31)
1267 students
5 units
25 lessons (5h 54m)
22 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Procreate
Areas
Calligraphy, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering

Dan Forster

A course by Dan Forster

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Designer and lettering artist

Dan Forster, a talented lettering artist based in the UK, specializes in creating custom lettering for clients worldwide. With a wealth of experience in various lettering projects, including brand marks, logos, book covers, and packaging designs, Dan's expertise shines through in his craft.

Inspired by his award-winning father, Tony Forster, Dan learned the importance of studying the structures and details within letterforms from an early age. His work often features swashes and flourishes, which provide further expression and tell stories inspired by his travels and the local culture, architecture, and signage.

Drawing inspiration from his journeys, Dan seeks to incorporate aspects of different places into his lettering work, whether through visual references or capturing the attitude and approach of a location. His dedication to scale, detail, and craftsmanship is evident in projects that mirror architectural masterpieces like the Sagrada Familia or St. Peter's Basilica.