100 days of lettering A complete creative lettering course
Book - 2018
When it comes to hand lettering, practice makes perfect! With 100 exercises divided into ten sections, this workbook offers a fun and friendly way to improve your lettering techniques every day. Each section focuses on building a particular skill or exploring a design application. Learn how to form letters, pair different lettering styles, and design motivational quotes. As you work on these beautiful full-color pages, featuring the striking artwork of author and illustrator Jay Roeder, you'll find plenty of ideas and encouragement to help you develop your own unique style.
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New York :
Lark
[2018]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 208 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBN
- 9781454710738
- Introduction
- What is hand-lettering?
- Letterology
- Getting Started
- Tools of mass creation
- Get inspired
- Break the rules
- Days 1-10: The Process
- Process step 1: Inspiration
- Process step 2: Rough sketch
- Process step 3: Refine
- Process step 4: Ink & Colorize
- Learn how to establish a grid
- Okay, now break the grid
- Practice page: Create your own grids
- Step-by-step: Simple lettering
- Step-by-step: Grid lettering
- Make it a point to digitize your art
- Days 11-20; Sans Serif & Serif
- Learn about sans serif & serif
- Sans serif alphabet practice
- Sans serif practice page
- Step-by-step: Sans serif lettering
- Serif alphabet practice
- Serif practice page
- Step-by-step: Serif lettering
- Create your own custom alphabet
- Hand-letter your favorite quote
- Sans serif & serif: Sketch-ploration
- Days 21-30: Cursive Script
- Learn about cursive script
- Cursive alphabet practice: Upper case
- Cursive alphabet practice: Lower case
- Have fun with flourishes
- Learn to create bounce lettering
- Simple step-by-step: Cursive script
- Cursive script practice page
- Step-by-step: Cursive script
- Cursive script: Style challenge
- Cursive script: Sketch-ploration
- Days 31-40: Brush & Western
- How to create brush lettering
- Brush lettering alphabet
- Simple step-by-step: Brush lettering
- Brush lettering angled lettering
- Step-by-step: Brush lettering with Kyle Letendre
- Practice page: Western styling
- Simple step-by-step: Western lettering
- Step-by-step: More western lettering
- Brush & western: Style challenge
- Brush & western: Sketch-ploration
- Days 41-50: Detail & Dimension
- Learn about detail & dimension
- How to draw dimensional letters
- Practice drawing dimensional letters
- Simple step-by-step: Dimensional word
- Step-by-step: Dimensional lettering
- Hand-lettering detail practice
- Simple step-by-step: Lettering detail
- Step-by-step: Lettering detail
- Detail & dimension: Style challenge
- Detail & dimension: Sketch-ploration
- Days 51-60: Freestyle & Representational
- Learn about freestyle & representational
- Representational lettering practice page
- Simple step-by-step: Representational
- Freestyle lettering practice page
- Simple step-by-step: Freestyle lettering
- Freestyle & representational: Draw your name
- Step-by-step: Representational
- Step-by-step: Representational with Christina Vanko
- Freestyle & representational: Style challenge
- Freestyle & representational: Sketch-ploration
- Days 61-70: Integrated Illustration
- Learn about combining lettering & illustration
- Simple illustration: Doodle practice
- Simple step-by-step: Lettering in a shape
- Step-by-step: Integrated illustration with Risa Rodil
- Integrated illustration: Arched lettering
- Integrated illustration: Silhouette lettering
- Step-by-step: Lettering in a shape with Ian Barnard
- Step-by-step: Integrated illustration
- Lettering in a shape: Style challenge
- Integrated illustration: Sketch-ploration
- Days 71-80: Borders & Patterns
- Learn how to create a border
- Practice page: Simple borders
- Practice page: Borders with objects
- Simple step-by-step: Border & lettering
- Step-by-step: Border & lettering
- How to create a pattern
- Practice page: Simple patterns
- Practice page: Patterns with objects
- Step-by-step: Pattern & lettering with Tim Easley
- Step-by-step: Pattern & lettering
- Days 81-90: Combined Styles
- Combined styles: Draw your name
- Simple step-by-step: Combine two styles
- Practice page: Combine three styles
- Step-by-step: Combined styles
- Step-by-step: Combined styles with Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn
- Combined styles step-by-step: Lettering in a shape
- Combined styles: Angled lettering
- Step-by-step: Combined styles with Dan Lee
- Combined styles: Style challenge
- Step-by-step: Combined styles with illustrations
- Days 91-99: Real World Applications
- Working with clients on projects
- Step-by-step: Hand-lettered logo
- Step-by-step: Greeting card
- Step-by-step: T-shirt design with Frances Macleod
- Step-by-step: Wedding invitation
- Step-by-step: Book cover design with Joel Felix
- Step-by-step: Poster design with Jeff Rogers
- Step-by-step: Mural design
- Step-by-step: Product label design
- Day 100!
- Practice Pages
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments