Hand-Lettering Techniques for Objects
A course by Nanda TypeLettering Artist
A course by Nanda Type, Lettering Artist
Learn decorative hand-lettering techniques to give a range of objects an artistic and original touch
Personalized lettering can be used to instantly transform any surface—glass, leather, wood, ceramics, you name it! That is the craft of Nanda Type, lettering artist who's collaborated with brands like Dior, Armani, and Sephora as well as on events including the Goya Awards. In this online course, she teaches you hand-lettering techniques to give your work a range of metallic finishes.
Discover how to create your own monogram and learn to print and engrave different materials with embossing techniques, foil, and engraving. Explore all the tricks to customize accessories and produce pieces with an original, shiny, and artistic touch.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 31 downloads
The Materials
7 minutes, 28 seconds
The DNA of Letters
12 minutes, 50 seconds
What Is Lettering?
5 minutes, 12 seconds
Create a Monogram
21 minutes, 7 seconds
What Is Embossing?
8 minutes, 29 seconds
Different Finishes and Supports for Embossing
2 minutes, 59 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by meeting your teacher, Nanda Type. She tells you about how she ended up in the artisan lettering world and how letters have transformed her career. She also shares her biggest influences and sources of inspiration.
Next, go over all the necessary materials for your project and immerse yourself in the foundations of lettering. After doing a few warm-up exercises and creating the entire alphabet in uppercase, it's time to bring your own monogram to life.
Discover two different printing techniques for a metallic effect—embossing and foil. Then learn to apply both to a range of surfaces. Now print your embossed monogram on a card and your foil monogram on a wallet.
Nanda then teaches you how to engrave glass with both automatic and manual tools. Following your teacher's steps, engrave your design on a bottle, before adding metallic effects for an even more personalized touch.
What is this course's project?
You can choose whether you'd like to emboss a card, customize a wallet with foil techniques, or engrave a glass bottle.
Who is this online course for?
Anyone passionate about the shapes of letters and all things artisanal. This course is also for designers, illustrators, and artists who'd like to incorporate hand-lettering into their professional work.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is necessary to take this course.
Your teacher explains all the necessary materials in depth during the course, but make sure you have ready:
- A pencil, brush pens, and different types of paper
- Ballpoint pens, fineliners, and embossing powder
- A heat gun
- A wallet and a glass bottle
- Silver or gold foil and a hot foil pen
- A glass marking pencil and brushes
- White paint and rub-on retouching paste
Reviews
- 1 year ago
Excelente, era lo que necesitaba para iniciarme en este mundo, Los recursus adicionales son increibles, aunque no sepas nada de lettering lo puedes lograr. La profesora al menos en español trasmite los conocimientos de una forma muy clara y precisa
- 2 years ago
muy interesante y muy practic0, excelente expicacion.
- 3 years ago
I was looking for engraving class and happy to find this one. I feel it’s an entry level class and hoping to see an advanced one. It would be great if the instructor could teach us how to protect our eyes and nose.
- 3 years ago
Very informative
- 3 years ago
nice course
She believes strongly in the power of letters for storytelling, safeguarding thought, and challenging the status quo, using their shapes to transform the identity of all manner of objects and surfaces.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Fundamentals of Lettering
- The Materials
- The DNA of Letters
- What Is Lettering?
- Create a Monogram
- U3
Stamping Techniques with Metallic Finishes: Embossing and Foil
- What Is Embossing?
- Different Finishes and Supports for Embossing
- What Is the Foil?
- Different Finishes and Supports for the Foil
- U4
Engraving Technique
- Electrical Engraving
- Analog Engraving
- The Finishes
- FP
Final project
- Hand-Lettering Techniques for Objects
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FAQs
Lettering is the art of creatively drawing letters, while calligraphy is artistic writing with fluid strokes. The key difference is their approach: lettering is drawn, calligraphy is written.
This course is designed for people with basic to intermediate skills in drawing or calligraphy, but anyone motivated to learn manual lettering techniques can benefit.
You’ll need paper, markers, brushes, nibs, tracing paper, embossing powders, a heat gun, foil, engraving tools, and inks suitable for paper, leather, glass, and ceramics.
You’ll learn freehand strokes, sketching, monogram creation, sign painting, embossing, foil application, glass engraving, and customizing objects with hand-drawn letters.
Yes, the course teaches how to apply calligraphy and lettering to jackets, ceramics, leather, glass, and other items, combining techniques like embossing, foil, and hand engraving.
Lettering is drawing letters, calligraphy is writing them artistically, and typography is designing entire alphabets for print or digital use. Each has distinct tools and goals.
The course covers sign painting, long brush strokes, hot embossing, metallic foil, electric glass engraving, plus classic calligraphy and sketching methods.