Hand Lettering Specialization: From Basics to Creative Storytelling

Course summary

• U1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences | Grace Frösén

  • Influences | Stephane Lopes

  • Influences | Scott Biersack

  • Influences | David Leutert

  • Influences | Little Hannah

• U2: Creative Doodling and Hand-Lettering for Beginners

  • How to Use the Materials

  • Getting the Creative Juices Flowing

  • Conquering the Blank Page

  • Colour Theory

  • Lettering 1

  • Lettering 2

  • Lettering 3

  • Doodling and Illustration 1

  • Doodling and Illustration 2

  • Combining Elements, Style, and Composition 1

  • Combining Elements, Style, and Composition 2

  • How to Address an Envelope Creatively

  • How to Share on Social Media

  • How to Sell Your Postcard

• U3: Introduction to Hand-Lettering: Composing Colorful Letters

  • The universe of lettering and the visual culture of the letter

  • Discover the tools

  • Typographic styles

  • Focus on the script

  • The inspiration and the message

  • First sketches

  • Composition and final choice

  • Decorative elements 1

  • Decorative elements 2

  • The color, the palette and the gradients

  • The final composition

  • Bring your composition to life in a photograph

  • How to share your work on Instagram

• U4: Custom Hand-Lettering for Playful Compositions

  • Typography Classifications

  • Composition and Hierarchy

  • Spacing, the Most Important Lesson

  • Your Best Friend, Observation

  • Exploring Endless Compositions

  • Packing and Cleaning It Up

  • Finesse to Death

  • Vectoring Techniques

  • One Step Further: Coloring and Texturing

  • Presenting and Sharing Your Masterpiece

• U5: Visual Storytelling with Hand-Lettering and Illustration

  • What Is Hand-Lettering and What Will You Need for the Course?

  • The Lettering Styles We Will Focus On

  • Lettering Styles in Practice

  • How to Find a Good Saying and Concept

  • Analog Mood Board

  • Digital Mood Board

  • Illustration and Storytelling

  • Free Sketches and Composition

  • Introduction to Procreate

  • Refining the Sketch 1

  • Refining the Sketch 2

  • The Final Design

  • Colour

  • Details and Shading

  • Presentation Options and Export

  • Finding Your Style

• U6: Small-Format Lettering

  • What is lettering?

  • Materials

  • First strokes and pressure

  • Lower case 1

  • Lowercase 2

  • Uppercase 1

  • Uppercase 2

  • Unions

  • Numbers and symbols

  • Bounce lettering

  • Digitization of your lettering

  • Creating a stationery set 1

  • Creating a stationery set 2

• Final project

  • Hand Lettering Specialization