Urban Brush Lettering Technique
The digitization of letters
A course by Otto Baum , Artist
About the video: The digitization of letters
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll show you how to digitize the analog letters of your slogan. To do this, the letters are imported into the computer and edited in Photoshop in different layers. ”
In this video lesson Otto Baum addresses the topic: The digitization of 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 the last lesson I created the letters and photographed them with my smartphone and now we come to digitizing. I import the letters into the computer and create the next layers in Photoshop. So now we're on Photoshop. I now select my Letters folder and am now looking for the letter W for my quote. After opening the photo with the desired letter, I select with the L key, crop tool, the area, which I simply cut out in the next step, by picking apple X and press apple V again. Now my single letter remains. Up here is still a black area that I delete and with Apple L, i.e. the tonal value cor...”
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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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