By Hand and On The Cover

A course by Sergio Jiménez , Illustrator and Letter Artist

Illustrator and Letter Artist. Madrid, Spain.
Joined October 2005

Design with handwritten letters

93% positive reviews (58)
1,268 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Design with handwritten letters

In this online course, Sergio Jiménez (Subcoolture) teaches you how to illustrate the cover of a book from our own hand-drawn letters. Work from references from the world of illustration and letters in the less literary and more typographic sense, then experiment with different materials and drawing tools. In addition, see different techniques and tricks when transferring that drawing to a digital environment.

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What will you learn in this online course?

10 lessons & 19 downloads

Materials
24 minutes, 9 seconds
Fundamentals of the letters
25 minutes, 49 seconds
Sketches
5 minutes, 35 seconds
Go to ink
7 minutes, 14 seconds
Scanning
5 minutes, 43 seconds
  • 93% positive reviews (58)
  • 1,268 students
  • 10 lessons (2h 28m)
  • 19 additional resources (16 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

Who is this online course for?

For students, illustrators, and graphic designers who want to start drawing letters. Or, simply, to anyone who wants to experiment with illustration and letters.

Requirements and materials

Basic knowledge of drawing is required.

As for materials, you need a pencil, India ink, tube watercolor, eraser, round brushes, ink roller, watercolor paper, acetate, tracing paper, Photoshop, Illustrator, and a scanner.


Reviews

1,268 Students
58 Reviews
93% Positive ratings

Sergio Jiménez

A course by Sergio Jiménez

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Illustrator and Letter Artist

Sergio Jiménez is a freelance illustrator specializing in illustration and lettering. In his works, a manual approach to the drawing of letters and an experimental use of typography feature heavily. He currently lives in Madrid from where he has worked inside and outside the country for clients such as Computer Arts, Random House Mondadori, Etapes, Rolling Stone, Público, El País, Yorokobu, Uno Skateboard, and el Periódico de Catalunya.

He has collaborated with prominent advertising agencies such as Attik London, Coca Cola, Sra Rushmore, Vodafone, Avalancha, and Vallnord Freestyle. In 2010 he was selected as an emerging designer at the IV International Typography Congress in Valencia, and for a few years he has been giving lectures and workshops at different schools and universities.


Content

  • U1

    Documentation and choice of your cover

    • Introduction
    • Influences
  • U2

    Materials, foundations and sketches

    • materials
    • Fundamentals of the letters
    • Sketches
  • U3

    Go to ink and scan

    • Go to ink
    • Scanning
  • U4

    We become digital

    • Selection, color and use of textures
    • Composition
    • We finish the details and present the cover in a "Mockup"
  • FP

    Final project

    • By hand and on the cover

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By Hand and On The Cover. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Sergio Jiménez

By Hand and On The Cover

A course by Sergio Jiménez
Illustrator and Letter Artist. Madrid, Spain.
Joined October 2005
  • 93% positive reviews (58)
  • 1,268 students