Digital hand lettering and modern calligraphy : essential techniques plus step-by-step tutorials for scanning, editing, and creating on a tablet / Shelly Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Shelly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lettering--Technique.

Lettering.

Calligraphy--Technique.

Calligraphy.

Lettering--Data processing.

Calligraphy--Data processing.

Computer art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Digital edition.

Place of Publication:

Beverly, MA, USA : Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2019.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed September 3, 2020).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781631597213

1631597213

OCLC:

1099542954