Introduction to Lettering for Instagram

You will start knowing Chisko, his beginnings in the world of lettering and his influences. It will also give you a brief review of your Instagram experience and you will understand why it has become your professional blog.

You will review basic concepts such as the difference between calligraphy, typography and lettering; and also, you will perform basic calligraphy exercises with a brush. Chisko will show you the process to draw an alphabet, where you will learn how to add particular features to your letters, which will make them look like part of the same family.

With the bases learned, you will begin to devise the phrase and the disposition of your lettering. Once defined you will perform several exercises, until you find the ideal style of your phrase and you will determine the format of the composition, in which you will integrate the lettering with the rest of the elements.

You will continue creating a grid that will help you determine the spaces of each letter and draw them with the appropriate proportions. In addition, Chisko will give you a series of tips to achieve the best version of your final sketch, which will save you work when it comes to vectorizing your lettering on the computer.

Then you will define the composition of your images, taking into account the props necessary to create the set where you will make your shots. Once everything is ready, you will only have to click with your camera or mobile to take your pictures.

To finish, you will select your favorite images, to make basic retouching and create interesting effects with your lettering in Adobe Photoshop, thanks to a series of tricks and tips that Chisko will provide you to achieve a final quality finish