Digital 3D Lettering with Mixed Media
A course by José Bernabé , Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist
Create bold and colorful typographic compositions by combining the digital tools of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Cinema 4D with painting techniques
Create bold and colorful typographic compositions by combining the digital tools of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Cinema 4D with painting techniques
The art of lettering is where the written word comes to life through illustration. By combining illustration with typography, graphic designer and lettering artist José Bernabé has created striking lettering artwork for clients like Nike, adidas, Nickelodeon, and Old Spice.
In this course, José teaches you how to create striking lettering compositions using both digital tools and real acrylic paint. Learn how to create vibrant typographic artwork from scratch and apply your designs to an album cover mockup.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 15 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (13)
- 279 students
- 11 lessons (1h 16m)
- 15 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Cinema 4DWhat is this course's project?
Create a music album cover mockup with a 3D lettering composition and another central image.
Who is this online course for?
This course is great for artists, designers, or anyone interested in exploring digital lettering with mixed media.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of Illustrator, Cinema 4D and Photoshop is required.
In terms of materials, you will need a computer or tablet with the mentioned software installed. To render the illustration, José uses Redshift, but you can use any other render engine. You will also need paper, a pen, a pencil and eraser, a paint palette, some acrylic paint, and a small spatula.
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A course by José Bernabé
José Bernabé is a Spanish graphic designer and lettering artist based in Málaga. After studying illustration in his hometown, Murcia, he began his career as a graphic designer, where he worked on logos, web design, illustration, and image editing. He went on to work at Philips Design in Amsterdam as well as the corporate advertising agency JWT Amsterdam.
Throughout his career, José has created artwork for brands like Nike, Adobe, Nickelodeon, adidas, Amazon, Unilever, Old Spice, KLM, Citroën, Nutricia, and Dalí Speakers, among others. His work has been published on Adobe, Inspiration Now, Design Taxi, TrendHunter, Photoshop Creative Magazine, Fahrenheit Magazine, Index Books, Betype, Graffica, and more. José has given workshops and lectures for Elements Talks (Warsaw), Festival de Antigua (Guatemala), Let’s Talk Design (Amsterdam) and Core 77 (New York).
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Mood Board and Sketching
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Project Brief and Mood Board
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Sketching the Composition on Paper
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Moving to Illustrator
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U3
Working on Cinema 4D
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Basic Modelling
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Basic Lighting and Materials
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Creating Textured Material Using Real Acrylic Paint
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Applying Acrylic Material and Rendering
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U4
Final Touches
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Final Touches in Photoshop and Album Cover Mock-up
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Final Tips
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FP
Final project
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Digital 3D Lettering with Mixed Media
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Cinema 4D
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Easy to follow, Nice simple steps and easy to understand. Amazing
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Amazing course
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Very complete course
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Great course.
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Muy buen curso, me gustó bastante
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