Build a Chiseled Drop Cap

Go large with your initial letter

The Brief

Create a custom drop or initial cap

Trim Size

Scalable

Learning Points

  • Drawing precisely with Smart Guides

  • Editing and combining shapes with Pathfinder

  • Adding an isometric 3D effect using the Appearance panel

Tools

Illustrator

Inspiration

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Jessica Hische’s blog Daily Drop Cap: dailydropcap.com

For centuries the drop cap has been used to make a reader sit up and take notice. By starting a paragraph with a big, stylized letter, you could pull the reader in and let them know that what was to follow was going to be a magical ride. For this project, we had the idea of creating style of vintage chiseled drop cap.

We started with the letter H, because Hugh felt this ...

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