Illustrated Lettering: Creativity and Expression
Vectorization
A course by Alex Trochut , Designer, Illustrator and Typographer
About the video: Vectorization
Overview
“Since we have our outline ready, it is time to digitize it in order to apply different styles of lettering to our chosen word. We will manipulate the thickness of the layout until finding a good balance between shape and counter shape. ”
In this video lesson Alex Trochut addresses the topic: Vectorization, 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
“Let's start moving from paper to screen. It will be a cleaning process, basically what we had of our pencil sketches, and what we are going to try is to get a very balanced online skeleton. So that the form and the counterform can be seen in a fairly fair sense. See that the inner and outer form Have a good balance. So, let's see it in Illustrator. For this first, as we said, we will do the inking style and for that, I chose this structure because it is quite geometric and allows us to have a certain game with that kind of shapes. It's totally monoline, it has no contrast, and as you see, i...”
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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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