Mastering Script Lettering

This course teaches formal and informal script lettering from foundational letterform construction through angles, weight distribution, connections, flourishing, alternate forms, and vectoring. Learners create two finished lettering pieces using pencil, tracing paper, guides, and digital vector techniques.

Syllabus

00:00:00 1 - Introduction
00:01:22 2 - Supplies
00:02:24 3 - What Is Script Lettering?
00:04:58 4 - Breaking Things Down
00:07:09 5 - Understanding the Proper Angle
00:15:11 6 - Smooth Connections
00:18:03 7 - Thicks and Thins
00:21:22 8 - Flourishing
00:25:50 9 - Uppercase
00:27:42 10 - Extremum Vectoring
00:30:32 11 - Utilizing Handwriting
00:35:35 12 - Varying Angles and Rhythm
00:39:02 13 - Stabbing Connections
00:40:47 14 - Alternate Letterforms
00:45:15 15 - Process to Final
00:47:24 16 - Vector Techniques
00:52:06 17 - Further Research
00:54:06 18 - Conclusion