Enhancing Your Lettering: Embellishments, Shadows, And Illustrations

Class Description:

This course illuminates the path to enhancing your lettering projects by teaching you techniques like flourishing, borders, and decorative elements.

Discover how to add depth with outlines and inlines, create dimensionality with highlights, and introduce shadow effects for a polished look.

Learn to incorporate watercolor touches, emboss elements, and craft banners that compliment the narrative of your artwork.

What You Will Learn:

How to use flourishes to guide the viewer's eye and emphasize words
Techniques to craft outlines for a sticker-like effect and inlines for added depth
Creating highlights for a glossy finish and dimensional look
Incorporating decorative elements such as dots, stars, and botanical motifs
Designing borders that complement the theme of your lettering piece
Adding shadows and depth by understanding light source and consistency

Supplies You'll Need:

Pencil
Pen
Paper

Light and Shadows Full Workbook

Class Content

Lessons Status

Understanding Lettering Flourishes

Project #1: Dream Big, Start Small (Version #1)

Project #2: Dream Big, Start Small (Version #2)

About Instructor

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

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