Adding Texture and Illustration to Lettering in Procreate
Transform your hand lettering using a variety of texture and illustration techniques in Procreate to create gorgeous, eye-catching, intricate works of art.
That's where this course comes in. To truly stand out in the lettering artist crowd, you need to understand how to do things like:
Learn all these techniques and more in:
Intro to Texture in Procreate Lettering
Hand-Drawn Texture with Line Brushes
Creating Texture with Brushes and Blend Modes
Creating Print-Like Textures
In addition to the core lessons, videos, and worksheets, you'll also get these resources to help you dive deeper and improve your lettering even further.
Full access to my completed sample project files.
Download and explore the exact Procreate files I used to create each module project.
Procreate Lettering Brush Cheatsheet.
A comprehensive guide gives you all my recommendations for specific Procreate brushes and when to use each one
Access to an exclusive Facebook group.
Post your work and get personalized feedback from me and other course members
Forever! As long as Unfettered Letters exists, you’ll have access to all of the course content (as well as any future updates). Everything is self-paced, so you can access the content whenever and wherever best suits you.
You will need an Apple Pencil and iPad that is compatible with the Apple Pencil, as well as the app Procreate (available through the App Store).
Not necessarily - I designed the course and its projects to be as accessible as possible, so all the techniques can be accomplished using default brushes that come with the Procreate app (which I identify for you in each lesson).
However, I do have personal preferences for custom brushes that I think work better for a few techniques than the Procreate defaults that I use in some of the course videos, and I let you know exactly which brushes those are - so that if you do want to make some small investments in your lettering tools, you don’t waste any money buying brushes that are subpar.
If you want to know how to add texture and illustration to your lettering, then yes! This course is focused specifically on the Procreate tools, processes, and techniques you can use to add texture and illustration to your lettering, so you’ll be able to follow along with the course content regardless of how advanced your actual lettering skills are (meaning - the course is more focused on decorating and applying effects to your lettering than on lettering itself).
In fact, I provide you with pre-lettered words to practice the techniques covered in each lesson, so you don’t have to worry about lettering your own words if you don’t want to! You can just focus on the techniques we cover, and apply them to your own lettering as you continue to grow your skills.
Yes! I had zero formal training or education in drawing, but over the years I’ve found and taught myself some simple ways to add illustration to my lettering compositions that anyone can do. The illustrative elements covered in the projects for this course are all relatively easy, based on simple shapes and lines.
Throughout the modules, you’ll get resources that will help you create illustrations, such as: a cheatsheet of floral illustrative elements that you can use for inspiration (or simply trace if you want!),
video walkthroughs and step by step explanations of me creating complementary illustrations for lettering projects, and access to all of the Procreate files I created for my sample module projects so you can look at any of those illustrations in detail as well.
The main focus of the course is to give you techniques and tools that you can use and apply to any illustration to make it more cohesive with your lettering and to help you think about how to create balanced illustration, rather than learning how to draw any one particular thing.
Yes - I genuinely only want you to invest in this course if it’s going to be a good fit for your skills and aspirations. If you start taking this course and feel like it’s not the right fit for you, please contact me at [email protected] within the first 30 days of purchase for a full refund.
Gracia Ostendorf
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Procreate Basics
Procreate Lettering Brush Cheatsheet
Brushset Download: Procreate defaults used in this course
START HERE: How to Navigate This Course & Use the Worksheets
FREE PREVIEWWhy Add Texture to Lettering?
FREE PREVIEWHow Is Texture Created in Procreate?
Module 2 Intro
Creating Textured Letters with Simple Lines
Adding Complementary Line Illustration
Module 2 Project: Sketchy Florals Card
Module 3 Intro
Background Textures & Intro to Blend Modes
Importing Background Texture Images for Realistic Effects
Creating Extrusions & 3D Elements (I)
FREE PREVIEWCreating Extrusions & 3D Elements (II)
Using Grainy Texture Brushes for Shading (I)
Using Grainy Texture Brushes for Shading (II)
Creating Cohesive Grainy Shaded Illustration
Module 3 Project: Punny Birthday Card
Module 4 Intro
Simulating Printed Ink with Blend Modes
Using Layer Masks to Build Print Texture
Retro Print Textures: Intro to Halftones
Halftone Shading
Techniques with Halftones
Illustration with Halftones
Module 4 Project: Vintage Cocktail/Mocktail Recipe
Congratulations!