Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

Options for Sketching

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: Options for Sketching

Overview

“I'll now show you the techniques I use for creating iterations of my designs for both analogue and digital sketching. The principle is very similar for both, and either approach will be fine for this course. ”

In this video lesson Dan Forster addresses the topic: Options for Sketching, 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

“Options for Sketching In this lesson, I'll show you the techniques that I use for both digital and analog sketching. Either approach will be fine for this course. So we'll start with the process that I use for analog. So if you're using pencil and paper, then you can follow along in this way. And in both cases, we're going to be iterating, essentially, so we'll be working with layers. With analog, it's just going to be layers of paper, either a layout pad or tracing paper, whichever is your preference is fine either way. I like to use a layout pad because the show through isn't as much as w...”

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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.