Guided Course: Transform your Lettering into Physical Art
A course by TECK24Graffiti Artist
A course by TECK24, Graffiti Artist
Turn your lettering into physical art through calligraphy, vectorization and laser cutting, developing creativity and technique.
Explore the fascinating world of calligraphy and lettering, taking it a step further by turning your creations into physical pieces through laser cutting. From the essential fundamentals to conceptualizing unique designs, this guided project invites you to discover how to bring your ideas to life. Learn to define your creative proposal and analyze the structure of your compositions. Develop skills to visually connect and balance letters, ensuring a harmonious and coherent work.
As you progress, you'll master the rapid vectorization technique to prepare your design for laser cutting. Receive practical tips to optimize your work, ensuring that every detail reflects originality and personal style. Upon completion, you'll have a calligraphic composition ready to materialize, symbolizing not only the creative process but also the skills you've acquired. Immerse yourself in this creative experience and transform your ideas into tangible art.
What will you learn in this online course?
9 lessons & 12 downloads
Let's define the proposal
4 minutes, 36 seconds
Structure analysis
10 minutes, 37 seconds
Couplings and bridges for structure I
8 minutes, 29 seconds
Couplings and bridges for structure II
10 minutes, 49 seconds
Fast vectorization
5 minutes, 15 seconds
Tips for laser cutting
2 minutes, 38 seconds
What's included in this course?
You'll learn to transform your ideas into a unique calligraphic work, beginning with an exploration of essential calligraphy and lettering tools. You'll develop basic skills through practical exercises that will allow you to conceptualize and structure your design. You'll analyze how letters connect and balance visually, ensuring a harmonious and creative composition. This process will provide you with a solid foundation for expressing your personal style and creativity through lettering.
You'll progress toward preparing your design for laser cutting production. You'll master rapid vectorization techniques and receive practical tips for optimizing your design, ensuring it maintains its originality and consistency when converted into a physical piece. Upon completion, you'll have a calligraphic composition ready to be realized, reflecting the entire creative process and the skills you've acquired.
What is this course's project?
The project involves creating a custom calligraphy composition, from learning essential tools and conceptualizing the design to vectorizing and preparing it for laser cutting. The result will be a physical piece that reflects your style and creativity.
Who is this online course for?
Graphic designers, visual artists, and lettering enthusiasts interested in transforming their creations into unique physical pieces. Ideal for those looking to learn calligraphy, vectorization, and laser cutting techniques, improving their creative skills and developing innovative projects.
Requirements and materials
Extensive prior knowledge isn't required, but basic calligraphy and lettering tools, paper, a pencil, and a computer with vector design software are essential. A creative approach and a willingness to learn will enrich the experience.
He has more than 13 years of experience in the field of graffiti writing, having participated in most of the events, contests, and graffiti shows in the country. He is the creator, designer, and manager of the TECK brand of art and design items. In addition, he has collaborated on designs for the Discovery Channel, Red Bull, Jack Daniels, and many more.
Content
Guided Course: Transform your Lettering into Physical Art
- Podcast: Designing to Exist Outside of Paper
- Tools to make calligraphy and lettering
- Let's define the proposal
- Structure analysis
- Couplings and bridges for structure I
- Couplings and bridges for structure II
- Fast vectorization
- Tips for laser cutting
- Of course it can be original
- Final project
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create lettering pieces from sketching to digitization and physical production via laser cutting, including calligraphy techniques, composition, vectorization, and material selection.
This is an intermediate-level course, recommended for those with basic experience in calligraphy, drawing, or digital design.
You’ll need paper, brushes, brush-tip and flat markers, an iPad or digital tablet with Procreate, a computer with Illustrator, and access to a laser cutter or an external cutting service.
Thick and thin strokes are achieved by varying pressure and the angle of the tool on paper, using brushes or brush-tip and flat markers depending on the desired effect.
You’ll learn how to brainstorm ideas, develop hand-drawn sketches, and digitize them to select the best creative lettering concept.
The course teaches how to photograph your sketch, clean it up in Procreate, vectorize it in Illustrator, and optimize it to export files ready for laser cutting.
You’ll be able to create custom lettering compositions and turn them into physical objects like signs, decorative pieces, or graffiti tags using laser cutting.