Have you ever been inspired to create some hand-lettering to incorporate into your own work, or create a full-on text based illustration only to discover it’s not as easy as it can look?

This class will show you that it’s not as hard as you might think. With actionable steps following my process you’ll learn how to compose and create a text-based illustration from scratch utilizing countless lettering styles to emulate or imagine!

Hey, my name is Chris Piascik, I have a unique background that makes me well suited to teach this class. Although I am an independent illustrator, I studied Typography and Graphic Design and worked as a designer for five years before transitioning into illustration full-time. Lettering has always been a big part of the work I do.

I’ve done lettering based illustration for clients including, Nike, Google, Facebook, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Adobe.

This class is aimed at people who have started to play around with lettering, or even those that are just interested in getting started. Whether you're a freelance illustrator, in-house designer, someone who just loves doodling — this class is for you!

In this class you’ll learn

• Typography Fundamentals

• Basic and more advanced lettering styles

• How to create your own

• How to plan your composition paying attention to visual hierarchy

• How to utilize grids, shapes, and simple letterforms to create a framework to draw over

• How to slowly refine your illustration until it’s just right

• Finishing techniques and enhancements

The techniques you’ll learn in this class also work for stand-alone lettering treatments, as well as, incorporating some lettering into an existing composition—which can really bring it to life.

This class will serve as great starting point if you want to pursue lettering. If you’re already lettering a bit these tips and techniques will help you to create more dynamic compositions with your lettering.

Hand-lettering is an extremely marketable skill that can make your portfolio more attractive to potential commissions.

During my demo's I'll be drawing in Adobe Fresco on my ipad, however I won't be doing anything that is unique to that software. In fact you can even follow along with analog materials. If you choose to work in that way I'd recommend having tracing paper, pencils, an eraser, and a pen/marker.

Supporting documents include my working files and a Lettering Support Official Doc which is a pdf filled with typography and lettering tips and process stuff including style examples and practice layouts/grids.

Creating expressive lettering is one of my favorite things to do—join me in this class and discover how fun it can be!

Aldana Lescano

Visual Design Student

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