Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style
How to Draw Letters 1
A course by Joanna Muñoz , Illustrator and Lettering Artist
About the video: How to Draw Letters 1
Overview
“Every letter in the alphabet is formed according to three basic shapes: the square, the circle, and the triangle. In this lesson, I will discuss how these shapes are used to create letters and how to make optical adjustments when drawing to achieve visual balance. Then, I'll show you three drawing methods: component drawing, area drawing, and perimeter drawing.”
In this video lesson Joanna Muñoz addresses the topic: How to Draw Letters 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style. Explore the art of hand lettering by filling a sketchbook with typographic compositions using a variety of creative techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Draw Letters In this lesson, I'll teach you how to draw letters. First, every letter in our alphabet is formed using three basic shapes, the square, the circle, and the triangle. For square letterforms, if you think of the letters E, L, H, and T, those are based on the square shape. Circular letterforms would be C, G, O, and Q. For triangular letterforms, you have letters like A, V, and W. You can also combine shapes to create letters. If I took a square and a circle, I could draw a letter D. D would be taking a square or here, a rectangular letterform... and combining it with half o...”
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Course summary for: Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Drawing, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Sketchbook, Sketching
Joanna Muñoz
A course by Joanna Muñoz
Joanna Muñoz is a lettering artist, and illustrator based in Los Angeles. She’s the artist behind the studio Wink & Wonder. Her work is a fun blend of whimsical letterforms, rainbow palettes, and uplifting messages. Though she started out studying computer science, and later graphic design, she finally found her niche in hand lettering, and now shares her work with her 42K followers on Instagram.
She has created custom lettering for brands like HBO, Nickelodeon, Pottery Barn, Michael Kors, Microsoft, and PayPal, as well as for small, local businesses. She also hosts lettering events and teaches workshops in Southern California. Her goal is to create artwork that resonates with people and encourages them to be their most authentic selves and live their best lives.
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