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Techniques for writing
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Print letters on clothes
Advanced techniques and visual effects
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You will learn how to:
Start Italic
Audio: English
Subtitles: English, German
The creative process:
Immerse yourself in the world of calligraphy.
Italic cursive course is not only a fascinating creative process, but also a way of relaxation, a distraction from the daily grind and a chance to create elegant works of art.
Italic cursive course is not only a fascinating creative process, but also a way of relaxation, a distraction from the daily grind and a chance to create elegant works of art.
A simple process:
No drawing skills are needed
You don't need a lot of time
Created by a professional calligrapher
1 Basics and tools
We'll take apart the necessary tools and learn how to use them to make basic elements and markups.
2 Lowercase letters
Let's analyze the construction and features of each letter. And write the first words.
Let's break the letters into groups and write the whole alphabet with you.
3 Capital letters
Course Chapters
Here is a quick course preview. This is what we are going to learn!
4 Styling and decor
Let's add style to our works. We'll learn about ligatures, strokes, numbers, and other techniques.
5 Basics of Composition
Learn the basic rules for writing words and compositions in Italian italics.
Let's write a whole paper from scratch and apply all our knowledge.
6 The final work
One possible application of Italian italics is in decorating. We will explore new techniques and tools, combining them with our knowledge of Italian italics. Using the envelope example, we will break down the basic principles and techniques of hand lettering. In the future you will be able to make handmade cards, invitations, envelopes, and anything else you want using italics!
Designing a postcard
Let's work with you on the design
Another application of Italic and calligraphy in general is printing. We are going to find out how to prepare hand calligraphy correctly for printing, what requirements the layout should have. We will prepare our letters in Photoshop and print them on the cotton chopper. After passing you will be able to print your letters on anything!
Printing on a Shopper
Practical application of italic
Special PDF materials
for your practice!
for your practice!
We have included all the practice sheets with additional exercises and explanations to increase your skills and become proficient in italic letters!
Those exercises will help you
to improve your skills.
to improve your skills.
!
Course content
Below you will see all the tutorials and tips description.
This chapter consists of 6 Lessons
We start our course with a detailed breakdown of the tools. I'll show you how they work, which one to choose, and what the difference between an automatic pen and a classic pen is.
After that, I'll teach you how to do proper angled marking. We'll learn how to do all the basic elements, gradually getting used to the pen. And the coolest thing is that the basic elements will be enough for us to write our first word - mininmum.
We start our course with a detailed breakdown of the tools. I'll show you how they work, which one to choose, and what the difference between an automatic pen and a classic pen is.
After that, I'll teach you how to do proper angled marking. We'll learn how to do all the basic elements, gradually getting used to the pen. And the coolest thing is that the basic elements will be enough for us to write our first word - mininmum.
This chapter consists of 6 Lessons.
Let's look at each letter of the lowercase alphabet. Here we have taken a non-standard way: in many courses the alphabet is studied from "A" to "Z". We will start with simple letters and, gradually complicating their construction, move on to complex ones, analyzing the peculiarities of their construction.
To ensure that the training was not monotonous, and you will not get bored, we will dilute the usual writing of the alphabet with the first practice of writing words!
Let's look at each letter of the lowercase alphabet. Here we have taken a non-standard way: in many courses the alphabet is studied from "A" to "Z". We will start with simple letters and, gradually complicating their construction, move on to complex ones, analyzing the peculiarities of their construction.
To ensure that the training was not monotonous, and you will not get bored, we will dilute the usual writing of the alphabet with the first practice of writing words!
This chapter consists of 4 Lessons.
In this chapter, we'll go into detail about the principles and features of composition that apply to Italian italics. You will learn about composition structure, rhythm, mass, and negative space. Separately, we will break down accents and spacing, which are important for working with letters.
With this knowledge, you will achieve harmony in your work, be able to compose lettering, and adapt it to the format you want.
In this chapter, we'll go into detail about the principles and features of composition that apply to Italian italics. You will learn about composition structure, rhythm, mass, and negative space. Separately, we will break down accents and spacing, which are important for working with letters.
With this knowledge, you will achieve harmony in your work, be able to compose lettering, and adapt it to the format you want.
This chapter consists of 4 Lessons.
This chapter is more of a supplement to our italic letters. Sometimes you need numbers in your work, so we'll write everything from 0 to 9.
Separately, we'll cover ligatures, as one of the stylization techniques. I'll tell you what they are, we'll see how they make the works more interesting, we'll look at different varieties, and you'll learn how to create them yourself.
This chapter is more of a supplement to our italic letters. Sometimes you need numbers in your work, so we'll write everything from 0 to 9.
Separately, we'll cover ligatures, as one of the stylization techniques. I'll tell you what they are, we'll see how they make the works more interesting, we'll look at different varieties, and you'll learn how to create them yourself.
This chapter consists of 5 Lessons
Another important part of working with decorations is the strokes. To begin, we'll cover how to make basic stroke movements and how they differ from lettering movements. I will show you how to make the strokes correctly and evenly.
We will practice all the uses of the strokes: in letters, in words and in compositions. Thus, you will learn to dilute your work with decorative elements of any complexity and understand how and where to apply them.
Another important part of working with decorations is the strokes. To begin, we'll cover how to make basic stroke movements and how they differ from lettering movements. I will show you how to make the strokes correctly and evenly.
We will practice all the uses of the strokes: in letters, in words and in compositions. Thus, you will learn to dilute your work with decorative elements of any complexity and understand how and where to apply them.
This chapter consists of 10 Lessons.
We'll understand how uppercase letters are constructed and their construction. Having studied each letter in detail, at the same time we will understand how to work correctly with decorative elements. Like lowercase letters we will divide them into groups and go through them gradually.
We will dilute our learning by writing words with uppercase letters. We will write two words: in the first one, I will show you how to use a gradient, which looks very cool in italics, and in the second one, I will show you the subtleties of writing white acrylics on dark paper.
We'll understand how uppercase letters are constructed and their construction. Having studied each letter in detail, at the same time we will understand how to work correctly with decorative elements. Like lowercase letters we will divide them into groups and go through them gradually.
We will dilute our learning by writing words with uppercase letters. We will write two words: in the first one, I will show you how to use a gradient, which looks very cool in italics, and in the second one, I will show you the subtleties of writing white acrylics on dark paper.
This chapter consists of 5 Lessons
A very interesting chapter, as we will learn how to apply our knowledge to a hand-drawn example. One of the popular applications of Italian italics.
I will talk about new techniques and tools that will make your letters more interesting and brighter visually. We'll write a composition with you (we'll go over the features again), and then we'll dilute our Italian italics with other techniques and materials.
You can then use these techniques for any handmade work from gift wrapping to wedding invitations.
A very interesting chapter, as we will learn how to apply our knowledge to a hand-drawn example. One of the popular applications of Italian italics.
I will talk about new techniques and tools that will make your letters more interesting and brighter visually. We'll write a composition with you (we'll go over the features again), and then we'll dilute our Italian italics with other techniques and materials.
You can then use these techniques for any handmade work from gift wrapping to wedding invitations.
This chapter consists of 6 Lessons.
You can never have too much Italic, and it looks especially cool in massive works. That's why we, together with you, will write the final work. I'll show you how to turn ordinary markup words (which by this point you already know how to do) into a composition.
We'll go over the specifics of working on complex shapes, filling in space, and working with decor. In essence, all the knowledge that we gained earlier we will collect in one work. At this stage, you will understand why we studied it and you will be able to do such work on your own.
You can never have too much Italic, and it looks especially cool in massive works. That's why we, together with you, will write the final work. I'll show you how to turn ordinary markup words (which by this point you already know how to do) into a composition.
We'll go over the specifics of working on complex shapes, filling in space, and working with decor. In essence, all the knowledge that we gained earlier we will collect in one work. At this stage, you will understand why we studied it and you will be able to do such work on your own.
This chapter consists of 2 Lessons.
n this bonus lesson, we'll turn our work on paper into something real. I'll tell you what to consider when preparing a sketch for printing, as well as how to scan it correctly, even with your phone.
Next, having a digital sketch, I'll show you how to properly prepare a sketch in photoshop using the simplest tools, which is good if you've never worked in the programs. How to save the layout for printing and what to consider when working with fabric and contacting a print shop.
n this bonus lesson, we'll turn our work on paper into something real. I'll tell you what to consider when preparing a sketch for printing, as well as how to scan it correctly, even with your phone.
Next, having a digital sketch, I'll show you how to properly prepare a sketch in photoshop using the simplest tools, which is good if you've never worked in the programs. How to save the layout for printing and what to consider when working with fabric and contacting a print shop.
This chapter consists of 6 Lessons
We start our course with a detailed breakdown of the tools. I'll show you how they work, which one to choose, and what the difference between an automatic pen and a classic pen is.
After that, I'll teach you how to do proper angled marking. We'll learn how to do all the basic elements, gradually getting used to the pen. And the coolest thing is that the basic elements will be enough for us to write our first word - mininmum.
We start our course with a detailed breakdown of the tools. I'll show you how they work, which one to choose, and what the difference between an automatic pen and a classic pen is.
After that, I'll teach you how to do proper angled marking. We'll learn how to do all the basic elements, gradually getting used to the pen. And the coolest thing is that the basic elements will be enough for us to write our first word - mininmum.
This chapter consists of 6 Lessons.
Let's look at each letter of the lowercase alphabet. Here we have taken a non-standard way: in many courses the alphabet is studied from "A" to "Z". We will start with simple letters and, gradually complicating their construction, move on to complex ones, analyzing the peculiarities of their construction.
To ensure that the training was not monotonous, and you will not get bored, we will dilute the usual writing of the alphabet with the first practice of writing words!
Let's look at each letter of the lowercase alphabet. Here we have taken a non-standard way: in many courses the alphabet is studied from "A" to "Z". We will start with simple letters and, gradually complicating their construction, move on to complex ones, analyzing the peculiarities of their construction.
To ensure that the training was not monotonous, and you will not get bored, we will dilute the usual writing of the alphabet with the first practice of writing words!
This chapter consists of 4 Lessons.
In this chapter, we'll go into detail about the principles and features of composition that apply to Italian italics. You will learn about composition structure, rhythm, mass, and negative space. Separately, we will break down accents and spacing, which are important for working with letters.
With this knowledge, you will achieve harmony in your work, be able to compose lettering, and adapt it to the format you want.
In this chapter, we'll go into detail about the principles and features of composition that apply to Italian italics. You will learn about composition structure, rhythm, mass, and negative space. Separately, we will break down accents and spacing, which are important for working with letters.
With this knowledge, you will achieve harmony in your work, be able to compose lettering, and adapt it to the format you want.
This chapter consists of 4 Lessons.
This chapter is more of a supplement to our italic letters. Sometimes you need numbers in your work, so we'll write everything from 0 to 9.
Separately, we'll cover ligatures, as one of the stylization techniques. I'll tell you what they are, we'll see how they make the works more interesting, we'll look at different varieties, and you'll learn how to create them yourself.
This chapter is more of a supplement to our italic letters. Sometimes you need numbers in your work, so we'll write everything from 0 to 9.
Separately, we'll cover ligatures, as one of the stylization techniques. I'll tell you what they are, we'll see how they make the works more interesting, we'll look at different varieties, and you'll learn how to create them yourself.
This chapter consists of 5 Lessons
Another important part of working with decorations is the strokes. To begin, we'll cover how to make basic stroke movements and how they differ from lettering movements. I will show you how to make the strokes correctly and evenly.
We will practice all the uses of the strokes: in letters, in words and in compositions. Thus, you will learn to dilute your work with decorative elements of any complexity and understand how and where to apply them.
Another important part of working with decorations is the strokes. To begin, we'll cover how to make basic stroke movements and how they differ from lettering movements. I will show you how to make the strokes correctly and evenly.
We will practice all the uses of the strokes: in letters, in words and in compositions. Thus, you will learn to dilute your work with decorative elements of any complexity and understand how and where to apply them.
This chapter consists of 10 Lessons.
We'll understand how uppercase letters are constructed and their construction. Having studied each letter in detail, at the same time we will understand how to work correctly with decorative elements. Like lowercase letters we will divide them into groups and go through them gradually.
We will dilute our learning by writing words with uppercase letters. We will write two words: in the first one, I will show you how to use a gradient, which looks very cool in italics, and in the second one, I will show you the subtleties of writing white acrylics on dark paper.
We'll understand how uppercase letters are constructed and their construction. Having studied each letter in detail, at the same time we will understand how to work correctly with decorative elements. Like lowercase letters we will divide them into groups and go through them gradually.
We will dilute our learning by writing words with uppercase letters. We will write two words: in the first one, I will show you how to use a gradient, which looks very cool in italics, and in the second one, I will show you the subtleties of writing white acrylics on dark paper.
This chapter consists of 5 Lessons
A very interesting chapter, as we will learn how to apply our knowledge to a hand-drawn example. One of the popular applications of Italian italics.
I will talk about new techniques and tools that will make your letters more interesting and brighter visually. We'll write a composition with you (we'll go over the features again), and then we'll dilute our Italian italics with other techniques and materials.
You can then use these techniques for any handmade work from gift wrapping to wedding invitations.
A very interesting chapter, as we will learn how to apply our knowledge to a hand-drawn example. One of the popular applications of Italian italics.
I will talk about new techniques and tools that will make your letters more interesting and brighter visually. We'll write a composition with you (we'll go over the features again), and then we'll dilute our Italian italics with other techniques and materials.
You can then use these techniques for any handmade work from gift wrapping to wedding invitations.
This chapter consists of 6 Lessons.
You can never have too much Italic, and it looks especially cool in massive works. That's why we, together with you, will write the final work. I'll show you how to turn ordinary markup words (which by this point you already know how to do) into a composition.
We'll go over the specifics of working on complex shapes, filling in space, and working with decor. In essence, all the knowledge that we gained earlier we will collect in one work. At this stage, you will understand why we studied it and you will be able to do such work on your own.
You can never have too much Italic, and it looks especially cool in massive works. That's why we, together with you, will write the final work. I'll show you how to turn ordinary markup words (which by this point you already know how to do) into a composition.
We'll go over the specifics of working on complex shapes, filling in space, and working with decor. In essence, all the knowledge that we gained earlier we will collect in one work. At this stage, you will understand why we studied it and you will be able to do such work on your own.
This chapter consists of 2 Lessons.
n this bonus lesson, we'll turn our work on paper into something real. I'll tell you what to consider when preparing a sketch for printing, as well as how to scan it correctly, even with your phone.
Next, having a digital sketch, I'll show you how to properly prepare a sketch in photoshop using the simplest tools, which is good if you've never worked in the programs. How to save the layout for printing and what to consider when working with fabric and contacting a print shop.
n this bonus lesson, we'll turn our work on paper into something real. I'll tell you what to consider when preparing a sketch for printing, as well as how to scan it correctly, even with your phone.
Next, having a digital sketch, I'll show you how to properly prepare a sketch in photoshop using the simplest tools, which is good if you've never worked in the programs. How to save the layout for printing and what to consider when working with fabric and contacting a print shop.
Extended set of printable practice sheets (PDF)
In addition to the basic practice sheets, we made an extended version. And yes, there are a lot of them, and they are very different.
Letterforms options
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Words & compositions
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Practice sheets
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Set of practice sheets (source files for printing)
Special exercises to improve your practice skills
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Special exercises to improve your practice skills
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Don't worry! To become a lettering designer, you don't have to be a painter or have drawing skills. All you need is to learn our course from the beginning and practice. By doing this, you will see great results!
You can request a refund within 14 days from the time of purchase.
You can contact us through our form, indicating the email you used when purchasing the course, the order ID and the reason for the refund.
You can contact us through our form, indicating the email you used when purchasing the course, the order ID and the reason for the refund.
Yeah! This course has everything you need to start because it contains all the exercises you need. For those who have never worked with lettering, it is easy to learn.
Here you can see two different sets that you can use for comfortable work during the course.
Yes. After you purchase the course, it will be available to you forever, including all the materials and practice sheets you get.
Yes. This course is available on any device: iMac, PC, laptop, tablet or phone
This is a pack of special practice sheets that you can print. Our artist drew each letter. You will also get the list of books that could help you learn more about the letters.
Just write us an email, and we will answer you ASAP.
info@startletters.com
info@startletters.com
Don't worry! You don't have to be a painter or have drawing skills. All you need is to learn our course from the beginning and practice. By doing this, you will see great results!
You can request a refund within 14 days from the time of purchase.
You can contact us through our form, indicating the email you used when purchasing the course, the order ID and the reason for the refund.
You can contact us through our form, indicating the email you used when purchasing the course, the order ID and the reason for the refund.
Yeah! This course has everything you need to start because it contains all the exercises you need. For those who have never worked with lettering, it is easy to learn.
Here you can see two different sets that you can use for comfortable work during the course.
Yes. After you purchase the course, it will be available to you forever, including all the materials and practice sheets you get.
Yes. This course is available on any device: iMac, PC, laptop, tablet or phone
This is a pack of special practice sheets that you can print. Our artist drew each letter. You will also get the list of books that could help you learn more about the letters.
Just write us an email, and we will answer you ASAP.
info@startletters.com
info@startletters.com
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