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In The Lettering Workshops, you'll learn all about the art and practice of drawing letters using hands-on techniques in five workshops across 30 lessons! Whether you're a beginner or a professional graphic designer, you'll quickly learn how to develop and advance your lettering skills.In this richly illustrated book of lessons and exercises, you'll find: 5 Workshops to learn the art of drawing letters-from an introduction to brush lettering and lettering script to the decoration of letters; from the secrets of good composition to the process of digitization and vectorization of your type 30 Exercises that gradually develop from beginner through intermediate and advanced difficulty 16 Studies of works to understand what makes good lettering 52 Inspirational contributions in featured galleries from international brands 160 Pages for all skill levels 26 Letters to learn and explore!TABLE OF CONTENTSWhat Is Lettering?Why This Book?First LessonLettering, Calligraphy, or Typography?Basics and Technical VocabularyWORKSHOP 1: DISCOVERING BRUSH LETTERINGExercise 1: Find the Right PositionExercise 2: Set Up a GridExercise 3: Execute the First MovementsExercise 4: Place LettersExercsise 5: Join the LettersExercise 6: Retracing Your TracksWork StudiesGalleryWORKSHOP 2: INITIATING SCRIPT LETTERINGExercise 1: Discover the Skeleton TechniqueExercise 2: Trace an AlphabetExercise 3: Draw a Full WordExercise 4: Execute a Classic Script LetterExercise 5: Out of Your Comfort ZoneWork StudiesGalleryWORKSHOP 3: USING TYPOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERSExercise 1: Decorate a LetterExercise 2: A Complete Word ExerciseExercise 3: Go Further with a Vintage StyleExercise 4: Discover the InterlockExercise 5: Work the InterlockExercise 6: Realize Complete Lettering in InterlockWork StudiesGalleryWORKSHOP 4: THE SECRETS OF A GOOD COMPOSITIONExercise 1: Thinking in BlockExercise 2: Execute the First SketchesExercise 3: Choose the Word StylesExercise 4: Tracing the SkeletonExercise 5: Develop and Finalize Your TrackWork StudiesGalleryWORKSHOP 5: SCANNING AND VECTORIZATIONExercise 1: Scan and Prepare Your LetteringExercise 2: First Steps to VectorizationExercise 3: Testing the Summit TheoryExercise 4: Vectorize the Entire Set of LettersExercise 5: Critiquing Vectorized LettersExercise 6: Prepare Lettering without VectorizationExercise 7: Isolate LetteringExercise 8: Apply TextureExercise 9: Finalizing the CompositionGalleryThe Artists in This BookResources