Digital Lettering with Illustrator and Photoshop
A course by Daniel Hosoya , Advertising Designer
Learn to create combinations by combining different lettering styles
Daniel Hosoya - graphic designer specialized in the creation of digital letters - experimenting with typographies to create designs with strength and character, designing his own letterings. This is how his love for letters was born. More than ten years have passed since then and in this time he has collaborated with clients such as Ford, Modelo and Grupo Expansión.
In this course, Daniel will teach you different ways to create letters using digital tools.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 16 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (105)
- 2,001 students
- 20 lessons (4h 36m)
- 16 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
You will design and develop a piece of lettering that you will apply in a poster.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, calligraphers, lyricists and anyone who loves letters who wants to carry out lettering projects in a completely digital way.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop is necessary. With respect to the materials, you will need pencils, markers, a computer and a digitizing tablet.
Reviews
Daniel Hosoya
A course by Daniel Hosoya
This Mexican advertising designer's true passion for letters is palpable in each and every one of his works. Throughout his more-than-ten-year professional career, he has worked as an art director for different agencies such as Wunderman, Lunave, IDologie, and GTB.
In addition, he has collaborated independently with brands such as Absolut Vodka, Johnnie Walker, Grupo Expansión, Grupo Modelo, and Palacio de Hierro, among others.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What is lettering?
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U2
Lettering
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Basic concepts for drawing letters
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Expansion tools
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Principles of composition
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Let's do it
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U3
Illustrator
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It's time to vectorize - Part 1
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It's time to vectorize - Part 2
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Drawing the letters - Part 1
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Drawing the letters - Part 2
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Monoline style
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Creation of brushes - Part 1
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Creation of brushes - Part 2
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Final design
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U4
Photoshop
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Creation of neon letters - Part 1
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Creation of neon letters - Part 2
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Creation of metallic letters
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Final finishes
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Digitization of the lettering (Bonus)
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FP
Final project
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Digital lettering with Illustrator and Photoshop
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Excelente la claridad con que explica el instructor la técnica y muy buen contenido del curso
Un curs molt pràctic, clar i amè.
Excelente curso, excelente profesor.
Esperaba que diera una mayor exploración en la creación de tipografías. El curso es bueno, con información completa para alguien principiante en lettering. Muchas herramientas en illustrator y photoshop, tips que igual se encuentran en otras plataformas y de forma gratuita.
I like the course, I can learn from the basics.