Intro to Hand-Lettering for Inspirational Quotes
The Basic Lettering Styles 1
A course by Nico Ng , Lettering Artist
About the video: The Basic Lettering Styles 1
Overview
“Before we go straight to the concepts of lettering composition, we need to get the foundations right – which is drawing letters correctly. In this lesson, I will introduce you to the three basic lettering styles: Sans Serif, Serif, and Script. I won’t go through how to draw every single letter. Instead, I will teach you how to use the alphabet guides to draw your letters correctly, paying attention to the basic shape, size, and weight. ”
In this video lesson Nico Ng addresses the topic: The Basic Lettering Styles 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intro to Hand-Lettering for Inspirational Quotes. Turn your message into meaningful artwork step by step by exploring lettering styles, composition, color, and decorative details.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Basic Lettering Styles Before we move on to the concepts of lettering composition, we need to get the basics right. In this lesson, I'll introduce to you the three basic lettering styles, which are serif, sans serif, and script. We won't go through the alphabet or all the letters in this lesson because it will take too long, so I'll show you how to use these alphabet guides to draw letters correctly. We'll start with sans serif. Sans serif means no serif. Serifs are the extensions attached to the end of the letters. Sans serif letters are usually used for bodies of paragraphs. I like ...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Hand-Lettering for Inspirational Quotes
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Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Typography, Typography Design
Nico Ng
A course by Nico Ng
Nico Ng is a multidisciplinary designer, educator, and creative entrepreneur from Manila. After completing a degree in engineering, he started to teach himself lettering and before long, it was clear he was destined for a career in the art world. He first shared his work on Instagram in 2014 and began to receive private commissions. His systematic approach was born out of his struggles with aligning larger compositions freehand. During its creation, he used his background in engineering and created his first ever letting tool—the Composition Ruler.
Thanks to his deliberate, carefully structured, and harmonious style, he’s had the pleasure of working with Japanese stationary brand Tombow, for which he was one of the first brand ambassadors in the Philippines, and Manuscript Pen Company. Nowadays, he is into exploring other artists’ processes as well as digital lettering.
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