Illustrated Lettering: Creativity and Expression
Approach in pencil
A course by Alex Trochut , Designer, Illustrator and Typographer
About the video: Approach in pencil
Overview
“I'm going to draw a little while I explain what I do and what materials I use during the process. ”
In this video lesson Alex Trochut addresses the topic: Approach in pencil, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Lettering: Creativity and Expression. Explore different expressive styles to bring your letters to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well, before you start scanning with your computer, what goes very well is to be able to sketch in pencil what we had done already raised with the examples with the brush and look for what intention our lettering will have. I have selected this one from here because it has quite geometric qualities that will work well for inking style and what I would like now is to make a sketch by hand simply to sharpen the shapes a little and raise the intention a little more in the face of the final result. You will see that these sketches are nothing similar to the examples we saw of people who do lett...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Lettering: Creativity and Expression
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Design -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
3D Lettering, Digital Illustration, Digital Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration
Alex Trochut
A course by Alex Trochut
Alex Trochut was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1981. He studied at the Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny before setting up his own studio in Barcelona. He currently lives in New York where he works as a designer, illustrator, and typographer for a wide range of clients including Nike, adidas, The Rolling Stones, Katy Perry, and Coca-Cola.
His creations have been recognized internationally and featured in magazines and publications around the world. He has given talks and has been honored by the Art Directors Club, the Type Directors Club, Creative Review, Cannes, Clio, D&AD, and more.
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