Lecture

Various examples of hand-lettered and new scripts used in online and analog renditions. Sign painting, font design.

Specifically: Ligatures used in logos 

Technical

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  • How to hand-paint your ligature Demonstration and videos

Preparation 

  • Have your supplies ready: pencils, tracing paper, eraser.
  • After a brief lecture, students can work on this to return later for help/advice.

Session 1

  • Begin painting the letter form, paying special attention to craft. If necessary, do it over.
  • Live demonstration or refer to online sessions.

Session 1 Homework

Session 2

  • Continue painting and refining all three final letterforms.
  • At the end of this session, the resume is due in the proper format.

Session 2 Homework

  • Finish all three ligatures, remember to use a clean cover sheet for each.

Resources

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