Urban Brush Lettering Technique
Font finding
A course by Otto Baum , Artist
About the video: Font finding
Overview
“I will now show you some books that inspire me and my font folder with all the fonts that I have collected over the last few years and that are among my favorite fonts. I will show you typical characteristics of some fonts and go into them in more detail. ”
In this video lesson Otto Baum addresses the topic: Font finding, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Brush Lettering Technique. Discover the secrets of creating stunning urban brush lettering with our comprehensive course. .
Partial transcription of the video
“In In this lesson I will go into my inspiration. You have learned how to use the individual you draw brushstrokes and you will understand better now, when I explain certain scriptures, what matters. I have a great book by Ivan Castro here, The ABC of Custom Lettering. It describes the individual steps quite well, how to sketch different fonts. Because sketching is actually an important step, which one unfortunately always hides. But sketching is, so to speak, the basis for what you ultimately do with the brush. What I find very interesting here is the drawing of the letter S. So he explains...”
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Course summary for: Urban Brush Lettering Technique
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Procreate -
Areas
Digital Lettering, Lettering
Otto Baum
A course by Otto Baum
Otto Baum is a versatile artist originally from Berlin, where he works in his studio in Lichtenberg. His training in Textile and Surface Design at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee has enabled him to explore and combine various artistic disciplines.
As a member of the KLUB7 art collective, Otto has contributed to numerous public artworks, known for their large-scale murals and his skills in woodworking and creating unique drawing tools.
His focus on calligraphy and brush lettering reflects a passion for reviving traditional techniques in a contemporary context. His emphasis is on creating letters with a distinctive "flow" that evokes a time when handwriting was predominant.
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- Level: Beginner
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