Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style
Lettering Exercises 1
A course by Joanna Muñoz , Illustrator and Lettering Artist
About the video: Lettering Exercises 1
Overview
“Now it's time to draw using the three different lettering styles. In this lesson, I will guide you in playing with different elements to alter the look of your letterforms and to give them character. ”
In this video lesson Joanna Muñoz addresses the topic: Lettering Exercises 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
“Lettering Exercises In this lesson, we'll go over lettering exercises to get you comfortable with drawing so that you're prepared going into your final project. Remember that if you're not sure how to draw a letter, you can reference fonts on your computer or exemplars in any lettering book that you see. Don't be pressured to draw something that you're not sure how to draw. This is all about play and experimentation. First, we'll go over some tips and tricks that I've learned through my lettering practice and start to draw some letters. The first letter we'll draw is the letter S, which can...”
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Course summary for: Typography Sketchbook: Drawing Letters with Style
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
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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