Urban Brush Lettering Technique
Building technique using block letters
A course by Otto Baum , Artist
About the video: Building technique using block letters
Overview
“Using block letters in the building technique, I will now show you how to create letters from sketching to implementation with the brush. ”
In this video lesson Otto Baum addresses the topic: Building technique using block letters, 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 also show you a constructive scripture, namely the block letters, it stands out a bit from the casual fonts. I will now briefly describe the characteristics of this typeface, and you can see these pointed edges, that we practiced with the brush strokes, where it comes to these pointed inlets goes. They are used here and that is a very important feature of this writing. With the D or the E there are always sharp edges, there are actually hardly any soft transitions. Here one could, for example, use a center line to orientate oneself that you put these inner parts of ...”
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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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