| Description |
1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Lettering essentials -- Using analog tools to learn lettering fundamentals -- Getting started with brush lettering -- Upstrokes & downstrokes -- Connecting & transitioning strokes -- Basic calligraphy drills -- Drawing strokes with intention -- Developing & practicing letters -- Uppercase letters -- Lowercase letters -- Connecting letters -- Bounce lettering -- Exploring other lettering styles : sans serif -- Scanning & digitizing -- Techniques for scanning & digitally modifying in-on-paper hand lettering -- The importance of digitizing -- Methods of digitizing -- Using vector files -- Scanning & digitizing simplified -- Importing & saving images -- Software basics for digitalizing -- Lettering on a tablet -- The basic process, featuring the Apple iPad Pro, Apple pencil, and the procreate & Adobe sketch apps -- Simple tablet functions for lettering -- Lettering with a stylus -- Lettering with Procreate -- Creating brushes -- Creating stamps -- Exploring other effects -- Quick tips -- Creating backgrounds -- Printing options. |
| Note |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Summary |
"In Digital Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy, Shelly Kim--popular Instagram lettering artist and workshop instructor @lettersbyshells--offers lettering enthusiasts at all levels of experience a step-by-step course that shows how to develop and adapt traditional lettering skills and techniques to a variety of digital platforms. Lettering Essentials. The basics of lettering and modern calligraphy, along with guidance for embellishing and designing quotes. Digitizing Your Lettering. Options for scanning, photographing, and creating a digital lettering file. Lettering on a Tablet. A hands-on guide to working on the iPad with the Apple Pencil and the Procreate app, from an overview of common functions and how to create a simple lettering brush to making shapes and patterns, choosing colors, creating gradients, glitter, and foil effects, and combining Procreate and Adobe Sketch. Projects & Inspiration: DIY projects that show you how to achieve with digital lettering what you can't with traditional techniques, plus stunning gallery pieces from Karin Newport of @ipadlettering and Myriam of @halfapx. Digital Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy will guide you to the future of lettering!"--EBSCO. |
| Subject |
Lettering -- Technique.
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Calligraphy -- Technique.
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Lettering -- Data processing.
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Calligraphy -- Data processing.
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Computer art.
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Calligraphy -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst00844380
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Computer art. (OCoLC)fst00872033
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Lettering -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst00996775
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kim, Shelly. Digital hand lettering and modern calligraphy. Beverly, MA, USA : Quarto Publishing Group USA, Inc., 2019 9781631597206 (DLC) 2019019032 |
| ISBN |
9781631597213 (electronic book) |
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