Digital 3D Lettering with Mixed Media

Meet José, graphic designer, lettering artist, and your teacher for this course. He shares his creative journey that led him to work with clients like Nickelodeon. Hear about the artists and artwork that have inspired his designs.

Next, José guides you through a client brief and how to visualize a client’s needs by making a moodboard. Learn how to sketch the initial design on paper by making lettering compositions in capital letters. See how to import your sketch to Illustrator to give your design an organic look using the PaintBrush tool.

Then, José shows you how to import your vector lettering composition into Cinema 4D to create a 3D model using the Extrude and Volume tools. Learn how to incorporate lighting and other visual effects to your scene. José then shows you how to create striking textured material by mixing real acrylic paint and adding it to your digital 3D design before rendering it with Redshift.

To wrap up the course, learn how to add the final touches to your design in Photoshop. José shares with you his tips and advice on building a portfolio and sharing your work professionally.