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Hand-Lettering Workshop: Illustrating with Lettering
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Overview
Mary Kate McDevitt brings illustration and lettering together, showing how concepts and reference material can drive the style of a lettered piece. The class works through three sketching approaches — illustration alongside typography, letters shaped like objects, and subtle motifs woven through the letterforms themselves — building toward a hand-lettered illustration inspired by your favorite animal.
Who it's for
Beginners looking for a fun, guided project and intermediate or advanced students wanting a deeper sketching challenge will both find something to work with here.
Key takeaways
- Three distinct ways to combine lettering with illustration
- Using reference and concept to shape letterform style
- Sketching toward a finished, animal-inspired lettered illustration
About this course
Join Mary Kate McDevitt as she brings lettering to life with illustration. This 35-minute class explores using concepts to drive the style of your lettering and finding inspiration in reference materials. Focused on sketching, you’ll explore 3 different approaches:
- illustrations alongside typography
- letters taking the form of objects
- subtle motifs throughout letterforms
By the end, you’ll create your own hand-lettered illustration inspired by your favorite animal. This class and project is perfect for beginners seeking a fun project as well as intermediate and advanced students looking to deep-dive into a sketching challenge.
More than 25,000 students have learned to hand letter with Mary Kate's first 3 Skillshare classes: The First Steps of Hand Lettering, The Final Steps of Hand-Lettering and Vintage Hand-Lettering: Styling Phrases for Timeless Appeal.
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