Introduction to Script Lettering

Overview

“You will start by choosing your phrase of maximum 3 words, so you can focus on quality and not on quantity. We will start to see composition and explore several options of diagramming through containers. You will face problems like the collision of ascending with descending, spaced or optical adjustments and we will solve them in the forum.”

In this video lesson Ximena Jiménez addresses the topic: Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Script Lettering. Get started in italics with a brush pen and create a unique composition.

Partial transcription of the video

“We have already examined our complete calligraphic foundation and mastered the entire alphabet. Now it's to put this knowledge into practice by drawing letters. Before. all of our work was confined within x-boxes. and we never considered how words would interact with each other compositionally. and how they worked together when we started playing with different lines. For this. we are going to choose phrase of a maximum of three words. minimum two. This way. we focus on quality and not quantity. I selected my phrase with the idea of designing a t-shirt that aligns with the audience I'm targ...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Script Lettering

• Level: Beginner
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• 7629 students
• 6 units
• 18 lessons (3h 11m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography

• Areas

  Hand Lettering, Lettering