Expressive Lettering with Swashes and Flourishes

Sketching the Composition in Procreate or with Pencil and Paper 1

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: Sketching the Composition in Procreate or with Pencil and Paper 1

Overview

“In this lesson, I will demonstrate how to begin sketching the lettering for the city. We'll build in the flourishes too and make several iterations using the techniques you've learnt so far. ”

In this video lesson Dan Forster addresses the topic: Sketching the Composition in Procreate or with Pencil and Paper 1, 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

“Sketching the Composition in Procreate or with Pencil and Paper So in the last lesson, we looked at some references and did some research and we chose our city name. So now we're ready to dive in and start doing our lettering work for this piece. So we're going to make several iterations of our piece as we go through, critiquing it along the way. So let's dive in and get started. So I'm just going to sketch out a couple of rough options really for this composition and then we'll review and see which direction we want to go in. The first thing I want to do here is try to make my own interpre...”

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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.