Digital Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy: Essential Techniques Plus Step-By-Step Tutorials for Scanning, Editing, and Creating on a Tablet

by Shelly Kim

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631597205
• ISBN13: 9781631597206
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Quarry Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"