Intro to Hand-Lettering for Inspirational Quotes
The Basic Lettering Styles 2
A course by Nico Ng , Lettering Artist
About the video: The Basic Lettering Styles 2
Overview
“Here I will complete the Serif exercise, before demonstrating the third lettering style: Script. This style is one of elegance; it captures the artistry of calligraphy with a handwritten aesthetic. For this reason, it can be more challenging to master. In this lesson, you will learn key tips and tricks. ”
In this video lesson Nico Ng addresses the topic: The Basic Lettering Styles 2, 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 Now, let's move on to the next letter, which is the letter E. Looking at our alphabet guide, the E is composed of a thick vertical bar and three thin horizontal bars. They have serifs here, here, here, here, and two in the bar. Let's draw the thick horizontal bar first. You want to draw the circle so that you get the same thickness. There's your vertical bar. Next are the thin horizontal bars. Drawing these small circles will do the trick in drawing consistent thicknesses. Now, let's add the serifs to the letter E. We have one here in the upper left corner. Let'...”
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Course summary for: Intro to Hand-Lettering for Inspirational Quotes
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Category
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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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