EXERCISE 5 | DEVELOPING AND FINALIZING YOUR PATH
EXPLORATION
It is now time to build on the knowledge that you acquired in the previous chapters. To start, apply a uniform contrast to all of the letters. Work on this gradually, and on separate sheets of paper, in order to judge the result.
Continue to use the system that we have used so far: one sheet per level or per draft. Leaving the skeleton bare, apply the first level of contrast on a sheet of tracing paper or on a light table, and start over again for each subsequent level. Feel free to explore versions that you would not otherwise necessarily think of, whether using a typographic character or a character in script or brush lettering.
If you have questions, refer to the exercise on the ...
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