- So, how did your hand-lettered quote come out?…Did you struggle with any areas of it?…What was the hardest part for you to do?…What areas do you feel are weakest in your design?…Asking yourself these types of honest questions…regarding anything you do, creatively speaking,…will help you learn to art-direct yourself.…If you find something hard, frustrating,…or maybe it just doesn't feel right,…then more than likely…that is an area you can improve on,…so don't ignore it,…just realize it and learn from it.…
It's normal, that's how you improve.…Let me share with you the quote I hand lettered.…It's a pretty funny one from the legendary Groucho Marx.…The specific quote that I'm gonna create from…was from Groucho Marx,…and I'm gonna tell you what that quote is…because you need to know that…as I'm showing you the artwork…or it won't make any sense whatsoever.…The quote goes like this, it says,…"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.…
"Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."…So when I first read that quote it made me laugh,…
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1. Hand Lettering 101
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Overlap FX16m
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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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