Urban Lettering: From Drawing to Digital
Clipping masks
A course by LetterMafia , Creative Collective
About the video: Clipping masks
Overview
“Now we will continue with Adobe Illustrator, but now you will see how to make clipping masks and how to place elements within your lettering. ”
In this video lesson LetterMafia addresses the topic: Clipping masks, 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
“clipping masks Your design is already beginning to take shape. Now that you've worked through the non-literal issues, let's start working with what happens inside. For that we are going to work and learn how to make a clipping mask and different effects within it. You will see that in this file I have the background separated in a layer, the design on another layer. Then I added in another layer too the "Greetings from Argentina" that we had vectorized in Lesson 1. Then I have some other layers with effects which I will show you later. Since we are always going to work on what happens insid...”
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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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