By Hand and On The Cover
materials
A course by Sergio Jiménez , Illustrator and Letter Artist
About the video: materials
Overview
“In this lesson we will see different types of paper , pencils , inks , brushes , markers and different ways to generate textures . It is a very practical way to see how the materials I suggest work to behave. ”
In this video lesson Sergio Jiménez addresses the topic: materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: By Hand and On The Cover. Design with handwritten letters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well now let's talk a little about the materials, The first thing I want to show you is what is the support on which work, the type of paper I usually draw on Usually, as most techniques are techniques wet, or Indian ink or colored ink or watercolors, which What I use is a paper that is specific for drawing with watercolors Normally I usually use a medium weight, since it is not very thick it may be about 160 grams, but that is not very fine because being wet techniques, as I say if we use a very thin paper, as an example could be this which is a normal paper that is a printer sheet, what i...”
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Course summary for: By Hand and On The Cover
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Hand Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration

Sergio Jiménez
A course by Sergio Jiménez
Sergio Jiménez is a freelance illustrator specializing in illustration and lettering. In his works, a manual approach to the drawing of letters and an experimental use of typography feature heavily. He currently lives in Madrid from where he has worked inside and outside the country for clients such as Computer Arts, Random House Mondadori, Etapes, Rolling Stone, Público, El País, Yorokobu, Uno Skateboard, and el Periódico de Catalunya.
He has collaborated with prominent advertising agencies such as Attik London, Coca Cola, Sra Rushmore, Vodafone, Avalancha, and Vallnord Freestyle. In 2010 he was selected as an emerging designer at the IV International Typography Congress in Valencia, and for a few years he has been giving lectures and workshops at different schools and universities.
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