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SkillshareVintage Hand-Lettering: Styling Phrases for Timeless Appeal
4.0(34)18k students
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Interpret Without Copying
Vintage style is everywhere, but the most compelling work interprets rather than imitates. Mary Kate McDevitt shows you how by walking through her redesign of a vintage package: how to study historical references, sketch from that inspiration, and letter and color your way to something original.
The 30-minute format is tight, but it's dense. You learn tactics for flourishes, strategies for getting that vintage feeling, and the crucial skill of knowing when to break the reference. Perfect for anyone wanting their hand-lettering work to feel grounded in tradition while looking fresh.
About this course
Join letterer and acclaimed Skillshare teacher Mary Kate McDevitt as she explores vintage inspirations in this 30-minute, project-based class. As you watch her step-by-step process for redesigning a vintage package, you'll learn the crucial skill of how to interpret reference material without copying, while also practicing and growing your own concepting, sketching, lettering, coloring, and layout skills.
Along the way, Mary Kate shares tactics for flourishes, tips for achieving a vintage look, and useful questions to guide your own packaging project. By the end, you'll have a beautiful, hand-lettered piece to transform a soap or chocolate label, embellish a brand identity, or share with a loved one.
More than 20,000 students have learned to hand-letter with Mary Kate's first two Skillshare classes: The First Step of Hand Lettering and The Final Steps of Hand Lettering. This new class is perfect for artists, illustrators, and everyone who wants to grow their lettering skills.
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