The Lettering Workshops : 30 Exercises for Improving Your Hand Lettering Skills EPUB
by Francis Chouquet
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Description
In The Lettering Workshops, you'll learn all about the art and practice of drawing letters using hands-on techniques in 30 lessons across five workshops. 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, you'll find:
- 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
- Exercises that gradually develop from beginner through intermediate and advanced levels
- Analyses of lettering samples to understand what makes good lettering
- Inspirational contributions in featured galleries from international letterers and brands
- Pages for all skill levels
- Letters to learn and explore
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What Is Lettering
- Why This Book?
- First Lesson
- 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
- Gallery
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
- Gallery
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
- Gallery
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
- Gallery
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
- Gallery
- Artists Represented in this Book
- Resources
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Rocky Nook
- Publication Date:29/11/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781681984469
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Information
-
Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Rocky Nook
- Publication Date:29/11/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781681984469
