- Think of hand lettering as the play dough…of design assets.…There really is no limit how you conform…and shape hand-drawn letters,…it's only limited by your imagination.…One way to cleverly create using hand lettering…is to form the shape, your words,…within the confines of an established nesting shape.…Some people refer to them as hoe shapes,…but I prefer the analogy of a nest.…A nesting shape can reinforce the overall concept…of your motif and make the whole design…a lot more engaging as well.…
Let's take a look at several examples…of nested hand lettering.…The whole idea of Nesting Shapes is derived by,…from the metaphor of a nest, that is a bird nest.…And a nest holds the eggs from the bird…and it protects them and it encapsulates them of sorts…and that's what a Nesting Shape does in context.…In this case of hand lettering…is it encapsulates your hand lettering,…so that's where the metaphor is derived from…but, those metaphors can be used…to enhance your concept.…
All of the examples I'm showing you…in this specific file were hand lettered…
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 32s
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Exercise files26s
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1. Hand Lettering 101
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A drawn foundation3m 43s
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Helpful drawing supplies3m 57s
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Understanding lettering lingo14m 15s
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2. Drawing Letterforms
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Refining the drawing5m 22s
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Inking the final art6m 26s
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3. Building Letterforms
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Finessing Bezier curves8m 41s
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4. Style and Detailing Methods
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Adding dimension13m 4s
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Nesting shapes12m 3s
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Shape recognition8m 31s
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Mixing up styles11m 29s
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Texturizing hand lettering12m 11s
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Overlap FX16m
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Hand-lettering-usage examples12m 26s
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5. Inspiring Lettering Artists
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6. Type Revolution
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Challenge one: Quote1m 47s
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Solution one: Quote7m 6s
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Solution two: Nesting shapes5m 18s
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Conclusion
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Closing1m 33s
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