Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

Serif Style: Making a Composition with Flourishes 2

A course by Dan Forster , Designer and lettering artist

Designer and lettering artist . Leeds, United Kingdom.
Joined October 2020
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1,267 students
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About the video: Serif Style: Making a Composition with Flourishes 2

Overview

“I will now gather the designs I've sketched so far to extract the elements that I like and create a composition I'm happy with. You will see how I adapt the word 'Botanical' to create a unique piece. ”

In this video lesson Dan Forster addresses the topic: Serif Style: Making a Composition with Flourishes 2, 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

“Serif Style: Making a Composition with Flourishes So I've made some more sketches and I've now got three possible options to take forward, which are developments of all of these here, apart from the simple one on the top left. So starting with the one on the top right, what I quite liked about this one was the fact that the flourishes could be circular and they could possibly have a relationship with some of the letter forms which are also circular. So this one actually took me quite a few attempts to get to a composition that I was happy with. This was my starting point and then if I just ...”

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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

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.


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Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Dan Forster

Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

A course by Dan Forster
Designer and lettering artist . Leeds, United Kingdom.
Joined October 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (31)
  • 1,267 students