Lettering in Procreate: Illustrating Landmarks with Type
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
For graphic artist and muralist Pieter Boels, typography is more than just written language: it's a playground!
Letters are incredibly flexible, and so a perfect way to express your creativity. Using existing typefaces can only take you so far, and where they end, this class begins! By bending letterforms into new and interesting shapes, you can create typographic illustrations with loads of personality.
In this class, Pieter will show you how he creates a lettering piece in his signature style, using Procreate.
You'll learn how to create a typographic illustration from start to finish, including how to:
- Use reference material
- Lay the groundwork for your lettering
- Rough sketch
- Flesh out the lettering skeleton
- Polish your piece with color & texture
Whether you're an illustrator, graphic designer, or any other type aficionado, if you follow along you will pick up an addictive and super versatile lettering technique!
Image credits
Port House images
- Helene Binet
- Hufton+Crow
Monograms
- Miguel Angel
Fonts
- Cortese by Hanoded
- Ed Interlock from the Ed Benguiat series by House Industries
- Changing by PintassilgoPrints
- Tropika Island by Aiyari
Harry Chester's work
Saul Bass' movie posters
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Class Project
- What You'll Need
- What is Interlocking Type?
- Using Reference Material
- First Sketches
- Refining
- Adding Stylistic Flavor
- Color Palette & Background
- Creating Depth & Texture
- Conclusion
Taught by
Pieter Boels
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