100 Days of Lettering: A Complete Creative Lettering Course

by Jay Roeder

Overview

One workbook. 100 daily lettering exercises to hone your skills. Boundless creative inspiration.
 
When it comes to hand lettering, practice makes perfect! With 100 exercises divided into ten sections, this workbook offers a fun and friendly way to improve your lettering techniques every day. Each section focuses on building a particular skill or exploring a design application. Learn how to form letters, pair different lettering styles, and design motivational quotes. As you work on these beautiful full-color pages, featuring the striking artwork of author and illustrator Jay Roeder, you’ll find plenty of ideas and encouragement to help you develop your own unique style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454710738
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	635,235
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jay Roeder is a Connecticut-based freelance illustrator and designer with a focus on hand lettering. His artwork has been featured by many notable brands, including Nike, TV Land, GAP, and Monster.com. Through the years, his work has also been published in various magazines, newspapers, and books. You can see his portfolio and more examples of his artwork at jayroeder.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

What is hand-lettering? 7

Letterology 8

Getting Started 10

Tools of mass creation 11

Get inspired 12

Break the rules 14

Days 1-10: The Process 16

Process step 1: Inspiration 18

Process step 2: Rough sketch 20

Process step 3: Refine 22

Process step 4: Ink & Colorize 24

Learn how to establish a grid 26

Okay, now break the grid 27

Practice page: Create your own grids 28

Step-by-step: Simple lettering 29

Step-by-step: Grid lettering 30

Make it a point to digitize your art 32

Days 11-20; Sans Serif & Serif 34

Learn about sans serif & serif 35

Sans serif alphabet practice 36

Sans serif practice page 39

Step-by-step: Sans serif lettering 40

Serif alphabet practice 42

Serif practice page 43

Step-by-step: Serif lettering 44

Create your own custom alphabet 46

Hand-letter your favorite quote 47

Sans serif & serif: Sketch-ploration 48

Days 21-30: Cursive Script 50

Learn about cursive script 51

Cursive alphabet practice: Upper case 52

Cursive alphabet practice: Lower case 53

Have fun with flourishes 54

Learn to create bounce lettering 55

Simple step-by-step: Cursive script 56

Cursive script practice page 59

Step-by-step: Cursive script 60

Cursive script: Style challenge 62

Cursive script: Sketch-ploration 64

Days 31-40: Brush & Western 66

How to create brush lettering 67

Brush lettering alphabet 68

Simple step-by-step: Brush lettering 70

Brush lettering angled lettering 71

Step-by-step: Brush lettering with Kyle Letendre 72

Practice page: Western styling 74

Simple step-by-step: Western lettering 75

Step-by-step: More western lettering 76

Brush & western: Style challenge 78

Brush & western: Sketch-ploration 80

Days 41-50: Detail & Dimension 82

Learn about detail & dimension 83

How to draw dimensional letters 84

Practice drawing dimensional letters 85

Simple step-by-step: Dimensional word 86

Step-by-step: Dimensional lettering 88

Hand-lettering detail practice 90

Simple step-by-step: Lettering detail 93

Step-by-step: Lettering detail 94

Detail & dimension: Style challenge 96

Detail & dimension: Sketch-ploration 98

Days 51-60: Freestyle & Representational 100

Learn about freestyle & representational 101

Representational lettering practice page 102

Simple step-by-step: Representational 103

Freestyle lettering practice page 104

Simple step-by-step: Freestyle lettering 105

Freestyle & representational: Draw your name 106

Step-by-step: Representational 108

Step-by-step: Representational with Christina Vanko 110

Freestyle & representational: Style challenge 112

Freestyle & representational: Sketch-ploration 114

Days 61-70: Integrated Illustration 116

Learn about combining lettering & illustration 117

Simple illustration: Doodle practice 118

Simple step-by-step: Lettering in a shape 119

Step-by-step: Integrated illustration with Risa Rodil 120

Integrated illustration: Arched lettering 122

Integrated illustration: Silhouette lettering 124

Step-by-step: Lettering in a shape with Ian Barnard 126

Step-by-step: Integrated illustration 128

Lettering in a shape: Style challenge 130

Integrated illustration: Sketch-ploration 132

Days 71-80: Borders & Patterns 134

Learn how to create a border 135

Practice page: Simple borders 136

Practice page: Borders with objects 137

Simple step-by-step: Border & lettering 138

Step-by-step: Border & lettering 140

How to create a pattern 142

Practice page: Simple patterns 144

Practice page: Patterns with objects 145

Step-by-step: Pattern & lettering with Tim Easley 146

Step-by-step: Pattern & lettering 148

Days 81-90: Combined Styles 150

Combined styles: Draw your name 151

Simple step-by-step: Combine two styles 152

Practice page: Combine three styles 155

Step-by-step: Combined styles 156

Step-by-step: Combined styles with Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn 158

Combined styles step-by-step: Lettering in a shape 160

Combined styles: Angled lettering 162

Step-by-step: Combined styles with Dan Lee 164

Combined styles: Style challenge 166

Step-by-step: Combined styles with illustrations 168

Days 91-99: Real World Applications 170

Working with clients on projects 171

Step-by-step: Hand-lettered logo 172

Step-by-step: Greeting card 174

Step-by-step: T-shirt design with Frances Macleod 176

Step-by-step: Wedding invitation 178

Step-by-step: Book cover design with Joel Felix 180

Step-by-step: Poster design with Jeff Rogers 182

Step-by-step: Mural design 184

Step-by-step: Product label design 186

Day 100! 189

Practice Pages 190

About the Author 208

Acknowledgments 208