Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

Script Style: Making a Composition with Flourishes 2

A course by Dan Forster , Designer and lettering artist

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1,293 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Script Style: Making a Composition with Flourishes 2

Overview

“From the sketches I've drawn so far, I prefer the second version. In this part of the lesson, I will add weight to the skeleton and nudge it closer to its final form. ”

In this video lesson Dan Forster addresses the topic: Script 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

“Script Style: Making a Composition with Flourishes So, out of these two, I definitely prefer the bottom version. I just think it's a bit more unique and interesting, even though it is a little bit more complicated. But I think with a few tweaks, we can get it to work really well. So the next thing I'm going to do is add some weight, just roughly, but that will really start to give us a sense of how it's going to feel in its final form. So how do we know where to add weight to this skeleton? Well, firstly, I'm starting on a new layer, but then all we really need to do is think about the pen....”

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Course summary for: Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (32)
1293 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.