The Lettering Workshops

EXERCISE 1 | DISCOVERING THE SKELETON TECHNIQUE

Many beginner letterers first draw the outlines of their letters with the idea of filling them in at the end, once they consider the form to be satisfactory. However, it is precisely when the letters have been filled in that one can really see the contrast, the spacing between letters and counters, and the thickness of the lines, whether thicks or thins.

With the skeleton technique, you will begin by working on the masses of your letters instead of the outlines, which you will take care of on a second pass.

PRESENTATION

This technique involves working in stages, starting with a simple line. This is the skeleton of the lettering piece, which you then progressively thicken in the style that you choose, ...