Retro Hand-Lettering: Embracing Imperfections
Ink and color 2
A course by Jay Roeder , Illustrator and Hand-Lettering Artist
Joined September 2021
Joined September 2021
About the video: Ink and color 2
Overview
“You will continue learning how to add a background color and selectively colorize a few areas of the composition. By the end of this lesson, you will have a definite design. ”
In this video lesson Jay Roeder addresses the topic: Ink and color 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Retro Hand-Lettering: Embracing Imperfections. Learn lettering techniques to create original compositions composed of words, letters, and phrases that reflect your personal style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Ink and Color Now that we're ready to add color, let's take a look at the mood board that we have. I'll turn that layer on, I'll go over here and look at the color swatches that we have. I really like what's going on there. Let's try a pink, magenta color as the background. This is a useful little tip for the Procreate users out there: if you take your finger or your pencil and you just hold down, I've just sampled that color and now it appears in the upper right-hand corner, so I don't need to add it as a swatch or anything. It's the color that we'll have in place now. I'm going to turn of...”
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Course summary for: Retro Hand-Lettering: Embracing Imperfections
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Procreate -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration
Jay Roeder
A course by Jay Roeder
Jay Roeder is a freelance illustrator who specializes in hand-lettering. From a young age, he was always passionate about art. In college, he studied graphic design and illustration, and after graduating, he started working in different design agencies, handling projects for a range of international brands. In 2012, he decided to quit his job to focus on hand-lettering.
Since then, he has worked with brands such as Nike, Hilton, and Subway, and agencies on branding, packaging, books and magazine covers, ad campaigns, and murals. He has also written three books on hand lettering: 100 Days of Lettering, Lettering Alphabets & Artwork, and Harry Potter Hand Lettering.
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