Class Info

  • Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022
  • Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm

Topic

  • Lettering Continue: Choose one solution from sketches working with materials around you

Objectives

  • Based on sketches and ideas, students determine what is the best way to continue with their lettering project:
    • Is it best to take photographs of objects?
    • Use traditional material (paint, draw, etc) or work digitally (with application)?
  • Once you know which way you are working, then determine process to follow:
    • Capture image (via camera, scanner, phone, app, or copier)
    • Bring image into Illustrator, Photoshop. or other apps. This depends on your solution, for example:
      • Trace or use pen tool in Illustrator
      • Clean or adjust colors in Photoshop
    • If working by hand: Use tracing paper and pencils, then marker to clean image.
    • Capture image again and repeat steps if necessary
  • Careful with spelling (you are essentially drawing so there is no automatic spell check!) and keep work editable if corrections needs to be made

This PDF shows an analysis what tools might work best within Illustrator

For this example, we experimented with paper, glue and actual sprinkles to create the letters. The image would be cleaned up in Photoshop.

The image needs to be cleaned in Photoshop.

Activities

During Class: Type Talk

Look at the work of these lettering artists:

Martina Floor
https://www.martinaflor.com

Home

Jessica Hische

https://jessicahische.is/working

Mary Kate McDevitt

https://www.marykatemcdevitt.com/work

Danny Pelavin

https://pelavin.com/

  • Create a new post: Last Name_FirstName_TT_letteringartist
  • Give it Categories:
    • Student Post
    • Student Post Type Talk
  • Select a piece from one artist.
  • Take a screenshot and add it to this post
    • Who did you choose
    • What do you like about this piece?
    • What do you like about the style of this artist.

To-Do After Class

Graphic Assignment

  • Bring lettering to next step:
    Must show progress next class (actual illustrations, photographs, collages, others)
    File can be a JPG or PDF
    Name File: Lastname_firstname_progress_lettering
  • Place in Google Drive
  • Notice the steps followed for this example:
    • Sketched
    • Chose actual sprinkles
    • Experimented with glue
    • Took photos
    • Used Photoshop:
      • Cleaned the pencil marks
      • Used Illustrator to try a different approach

 

 

 

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