Stamp Making with Typography and Imagery
Create drawing 1
A course by Maria López , Artist and Engraver
About the video: Create drawing 1
Overview
“After having defined the concept of our design, we will make the drawing that will serve as the basis for the bookplate. In this lesson, I will share my drawing process with you, guide you and give you guidelines to create your own. I will work digitally, with the Affinity Designer program, but you can work by hand if you wish.”
In this video lesson Maria López addresses the topic: Create drawing 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stamp Making with Typography and Imagery. Learn rubber-engraving techniques to create personalized stamps that combine letters and images.
Partial transcription of the video
“create the drawing After defining the concept of our design, In this lesson we will make the base drawing of this. I will share my drawing process, I will guide you and give you guidelines to create your own. Whether the design is done freehand or digital I prefer to have the base drawing defined before adding text or structure to it. This is mainly because I don't want to lock myself in a structure and create the layout based on that I don't want to marry a typography either, so I have more chances to explore different fonts, different sizes and different structures that will work with tha...”
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Course summary for: Stamp Making with Typography and Imagery
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Engraving, Fine Arts, Printing, Traditional illustration, Typography

Maria López
A course by Maria López
María López is a professional artist and engraver from Colombia. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Colombia, Spain, the US, and Japan.
Over the years, she has come to specialize in customized stamps. Through this medium, she creates pet portraits, logos, decorative motifs, and typography for clients looking to make their products stand out with original branding elements. She also expresses her creativity through etching and metal engraving.
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