Digital 3D Lettering with Illustrated Elements
Starting to Sketch
A course by Ana Gomez Bernaus , Visual Artist
Joined December 2021
About the video: Starting to Sketch
Overview
“I will start drawing out words in Adobe Photoshop. You can also use a pen and paper, a tablet, or any other system you feel comfortable drawing. ”
In this video lesson Ana Gomez Bernaus addresses the topic: Starting to Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital 3D Lettering with Illustrated Elements. Learn how to combine 3D lettering and illustration to make captivating visual compositions using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Cinema 4D.
Partial transcription of the video
“Starting to Sketch Previously, we worked on the mood board. In this lesson, we'll be sketching in Photoshop. As we have the mood board ready, we can move to Photoshop and start sketching. I'll start a new file and I'll bring in the mood board to have as a reference. As we'll be drawing the lettering first, we can select any part of the mood board with the Selection tool and then isolate it with a mask. That way, we can focus on different elements at a time. Since our lettering is crystal based, the strokes will be fairly straight, so I'll be using a 5-pixel brush, 70% Hardness, and 100% Opa...”
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Course summary for: Digital 3D Lettering with Illustrated Elements
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Cinema 4D -
Areas
3D, 3D Design, 3D Lettering, 3D Modeling, Digital Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration

Ana Gomez Bernaus
A course by Ana Gomez Bernaus
Ana Gomez is a visual artist specializing in 3D. As a child, she loved to draw and wanted to be a painter growing up. She went on to study at design school in Barcelona where, in her final year, she was recommended for a job by her teacher. When her boss took a sabbatical year, she became the leader of the company at just 23 years old. After a few years of working in Barcelona, Ana moved to New York and later Los Angeles where she discovered a passion for 3D.
Since then she has worked on projects including Microsoft Originals, designed several covers for The L. A Times, and has been recognized by institutions like the Type Directors Club, Lürzer's Archive, and more. Ana currently works as an art director at Buck alongside working on freelance lettering-based projects for advertising and editorial clients.
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