In The Lettering Workshops, you'll learn all about the art and practice of drawing letters using hands-on techniques in five workshops across 30 lessons! Whether you're a beginner or a professional graphic designer, you'll quickly learn how to develop and advance your lettering skills. In this richly illustrated book of lessons and exercises,
In The Lettering Workshops, youll learn all about the art and practice of drawing letters using hands-on techniques in 30 lessons across five workshops. Whether youre a beginner or a professional graphic designer, you''ll quickly learn how to develop and advance your lettering skills.
In this richly illustrated book of lessons and exercises, youll find:
5 Workshops to learn the art of drawing lettersfrom an introduction to brush lettering and lettering script to the decoration of letters; from the secrets of good composition to the process of digitization and vectorization of your type
30 Exercises that gradually develop from beginner through intermediate and advanced levels
16 Analyses of lettering samples to understand what makes good lettering
52 Inspirational contributions in featured galleries from international letterers and brands
160 Pages for all skill levels
26 Letters to learn and explore
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lettering, Calligraphy, or Typography?
Basics and Technical Vocabulary
WORKSHOP 1: DISCOVERING BRUSH LETTERING
Exercise 1: Finding the Right Position
Exercise 2: Setting Up a Grid
Exercise 3: Carrying Out the First Motions
Exercise 4: Drawing the Letters
Exercise 5: Connecting the Letters
Exercise 6: Reworking Your Drafts
Analysis of Lettering Samples
WORKSHOP 2: INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPT LETTERING
Exercise 1: Discovering the Skeleton Technique
Exercise 2: Drawing an Alphabet
Exercise 3: Drawing a Complete Word
Exercise 4: Lettering in a Classic Script
Exercise 5: Leaving Your Comfort Zone!
Analysis of Lettering Samples
WORKSHOP 3: USING TYPOGRAPHIC CHARACTERS
Exercise 1: Embellishing a Letter
Exercise 2: Practicing on a Complete Word
Exercise 3: Going Further with Vintage Style
Exercise 4: Discovering Interlock
Exercise 5: Practicing Interlock with Serifs
Exercise 6: Producing a Complete Interlock Lettering Project
Analysis of Lettering Samples
WORKSHOP 4: THE SECRETS OF GOOD COMPOSITION
Exercise 1: Thinking in Terms of the Block
Exercise 2: Completing the First Sketches
Exercise 3: Choosing the Styles for Each Word
Exercise 4: Drawing the Skeleton
Exercise 5: Developing and Finalizing Your Path
Analysis of Lettering Samples
WORKSHOP 5: DIGITIZATION AND VECTORIZATION
Exercise 1: Digitizing and Preparing Your Lettering
Exercise 2: First Steps in Vectorization
Exercise 3: Testing the Vertex Theory
Exercise 4: Vectorizing the Entire Lettering Project
Exercise 5: Critiquing Your Vectorized Lettering Project
Exercise 6: Preparing Your Lettering Project without Vectorization
Exercise 7: Isolating the Lettering
Exercise 8: Adding Texture to the Lettering Project
Exercise 9: Finalizing the Composition
Artists Represented in this Book
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