Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital
From paper to nodes
A course by LetterMafia , Creative Collective
About the video: From paper to nodes
Overview
“Once you have your piece scanned, in this lesson you will import it into Adobe Illustrator and learn a vectorization method. ”
In this video lesson LetterMafia addresses the topic: From paper to nodes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital. Explore the basics of hand lettering and the possibilities of digital tools to create compositions inspired by your favorite places.
Partial transcription of the video
“From paper to nodes Now that you have your sketch, we are going to import it into Adobe Illustrator and we are going to show you a way to vectorize it and be able to work it digitally. Although there are many ways to vectorize, we will teach you one in particular which seems to us the best and the most effective. During the lesson I will be naming you some of the panels that are here on the right, but as these I use them in my day to day, if there is one that you do not see, you can search for it in Window and here will be all the panels you have available. The first thing you are going to ...”
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Course summary for: Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Digital Design, Digital Lettering, Lettering
LetterMafia
A course by LetterMafia
LetterMafia is a group of designers specializing in lettering, calligraphy, and typography who take a collective approach to their projects, combining their skills to overcome challenges while exploring the rich versatility of letters. Since 2018, they've collaborated with major clients like Hermès, Spotify, Bodega Portillo, Persol, the Buenos Aires City Government, and Canal Encuentro.
In addition to working with letters, they've organized a variety of initiatives to foster learning and the exchange of knowledge: they held three workshops at the eighth Bienal de Tipografía Latinoamericana Tipos Latinos, participated in TRImarchi with an intensive lettering workshop, and hosted a comprehensive one called Letterbondi at Prints&Crafts. They also have their own podcast titled Familia Tipo.
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- Level: Beginner
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