Floral Lettering with Procreate
Hand Release Exercises
A course by Bren Navarro , Illustrator and Lettering Artist
About the video: Hand Release Exercises
Overview
“It's time to get to work! In this lesson, I'm going to teach you some exercises that will help you loosen up your hand a bit. Then I'll show you some tracing exercises and trace two styles of alphabet letters. ”
In this video lesson Bren Navarro addresses the topic: Hand Release Exercises, which is part of the Domestika online course: Floral Lettering with Procreate. Learn to design harmonious lettering compositions with floral motifs by exploring the program’s tools and creative possibilities.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hand release exercises In this lesson you will open some JPGs in Procreate to start letting go of the hand. These exercises are essential when starting to draw letters. This is like when you play a sport, you can't get directly to the match. First you have to warm up so you don't injure any muscles. Here it is a bit similar. You won't get hurt but you do have to warm up your hands before you start drawing letters so that your strokes flow more. If you are not yet an expert in lettering, this will help you to know when you have to make a thick stroke and when a thin one. Join me to do these ...”
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Course summary for: Floral Lettering with Procreate
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Procreate -
Areas
Digital Lettering, Lettering

Bren Navarro
A course by Bren Navarro
Bren Navarro is an illustrator and lettering artist from Mexico City who is now based in Cancún. After studying graphic design, she got into lettering as a hobby, which slowly grew into her profession as she mastered its techniques and intricacies. Since then, she has designed pieces for brands like Starbucks, Bendita Culpa, and Alipay.
Her main source of inspiration is the Caribbean; its warmth and tropical nature greatly influenced her development as an illustrator and lettering artist. She likes to experiment with vibrant colors in her work by interlacing positive phrases with bright flowers.
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