Post pobrano z: How to Vector Hand Lettering

In my course, Mastering Script Lettering, I showed you how to create beautiful script lettering by hand. But what if you want to convert your hand lettering into vector format?

In this video from the course, I show you exactly how to do that in Adobe Illustrator. Watch the video above to see the full vectoring process, and here’s a summary of the main steps:

• Start by scanning your lettering and opening the image in Photoshop.
• Adjust the levels and contrast so that you can see your lettering more clearly.
• Bring it into Illustrator and make it 10% Opacity so that you can trace over it.
• Vector each letter separately, so that you can later move the shapes around if need be.
• Use the Pen Tool to trace each letter, placing anchor points on the „extrema”, the furthest points on each letter. You can see a full timelapse of my vectoring process in the video to get a clearer idea of how this works.
• Also use the shape tools wherever possible—for example, I used the Ellipse Tool to create a circle for the „g” and then altered it to fit the letterform.
• Go back through at the end, correcting any inconsistencies and making adjustments.

Watch the Full Course

The full course, Mastering Script Lettering, teaches you script lettering from the basics right up to advanced techniques. You’ll learn techniques such as:

• angle
• speed
• weight
• contrast
• kerning
• flourishing
• vectoring
• and more! 

You can take this course straight away with a subscription to Envato Elements. For a single low monthly fee, you get access not only to this course, but also to our growing library of over 1,000 video courses and industry-leading eBooks on Envato Tuts+. 

Plus you now get unlimited downloads from the huge Envato Elements library of 300,000+ photos and 34,000+ design assets and templates. Create with unique fonts, photos, graphics and templates, and deliver better projects faster.

Post pobrano z: Art History: Cubism

Welcome
back to our series on art history! From the dreamy paintings of the Impressionist era, we
now venture onward to the early-20th-century art movement of Cubism.
Let’s see how history significantly affected the art of this time.

Cubism: The Movement

Cubism began during the early 1900s in Paris, France. At the time, artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque joined forces to explore this radical style of cube-inspired painting.

But the public wasn’t quite ready to let go of the past.

While most artists were still following the flowy trends of the Impressionist movement, Picasso and Braque worked tirelessly to build a philosophy around Cubism. Their work was seen as bizarre and maddening, but it only reflected their intense passion for analyzing objects, shapes, and colors.

Luckily, they never gave in to the naysayers, because now we have more amazing art styles like Futurism, Dada, and Art Deco as a result.

Let’s learn more about this movement by looking into the minds of the world’s Cubists.

Early Cubism

One of the most recognized names in art is Pablo Picasso. A Spanish painter with a passion for exploring many mediums, Picasso was fascinated with geometry during the earlier years of Cubism.

He and fellow Cubist Georges Braque took apart objects and analyzed them in terms of volume, shape, and color. They played with flat visuals that looked glaringly different from their peers, and developed paper collage work which explored three-dimensional planes.

Their work was very similar too. They both created monotone paintings of different subjects like love, music, and still life. Historians saw Cubism as a way to stamp out ambiguity. It forced the viewer to internalize the subject matter by limiting the color palette.

At the same time as Picasso and Braque’s discoveries, other artists were emerging as well.

High Cubism

High Cubism came after 1909 when artists who mostly exhibited in non-academic salons in Paris explored a similar cube-inspired style. The group wanted to emphasize research into the expression of form in opposition to the realistic colors of the Neo-Impressionist movement.

Artists at this time included André Lhote, Jean Metzinger, and Albert Gleizes. In contrast to earlier Cubists, these artists allowed the Impressionist era to influence their work. They painted vibrant geometric explorations of self-portraits and war-related themes.

Soon the rules of art were pushed even further. The Section d’Or was a group of artists, sculptors, and critics associated with Cubism who believed that the movement was simply a continuation of the love for the golden ratio. They created abstract art with the purpose of skewing their subjects.

Late Cubism

Art became even more abstract after 1914. Artists now began to emphasize overlapping planes and flat surfaces. Crystal Cubism, as it became, was created by artists who desperately needed to escape the realities of the Great War.

Though many artists continued to push through with Cubism, it started to decline after 1925. As a result of a shift towards more conservative values, artists dropped the bold colors and shapes for more conservative French styles. Today, it remains a major influence on modern art history.

Conclusion

Minimalism is nothing new. Artists have been adoring the simplicity of geometric shapes since way before the invention of modern design software. Though controversial at first, the art world responded to Cubism with many diverse art styles for years to come. Its wide range of culture and influence is a
true testament to
the evolution of art. And I hope you continue to learn more about these
amazing timelines on your own.

For more amazing tales of 20th century Cubism, dive into the links below for further reading. And
join me next month when we discuss the Harlem Renaissance.

• Cubism: A history and an analysis
• Primitivism, Cubism, Abstraction: The Early Twentieth Century
• Cubism: Basic Art Series

The following sources were also included in this article:

• Wikipedia: Cubism
• Met Museum: Picasso

Post pobrano z: 10 Days of Freebies From Envato Tuts+

What better way to celebrate ten years of Envato Tuts+, than with a fantastic selection of freebies and resources for our community? Join us as we take a look at how Tuts+ has changed over the last ten years, and share a selection of free courses, templates, eBooks, graphics, and lots more.

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10 Years of Tuts+

Not many of you will remember when Tuts+ used to look like this! But at its core, Tuts+ remains focused on exactly the same thing we started out doing. We’re teaching technical and creative skills, helping people grow in their careers. In the past decade, we’ve:

• Published over 24,000 tutorials (and 15,000 translations)
• Published over 1,000 video courses
• Grown from one topic (Photoshop) to nine topics
• Re-built our entire platform three times (with countless re-designs!)
• Grown our team from one, to fourteen, fantastic editors and experts
• Worked with over 1,800 talented instructors and translators

10 Days of Freebies

This month, we’re doing something a bit special to celebrate the ten year anniversary of Envato Tuts+. We’ll have a selection of „10” themed content in Design & Illustration, as well as a fantastic promotion featuring ten days of freebies.

What will we be giving away? We don’t want to spoil the surprise, but you can look forward to a selection of:

• Free courses and videos
• Graphics, backgrounds, icons, and brushes
• Presentation templates
• Exclusive eBooks
• And much more!

Just join our Tuts+ newsletter to get started. You’ll receive a daily email for the next ten days, with a different freebie to download (or watch) every day. The first one will land in your inbox straight away! Here’s a sneak peek at some of what you can expect:

Thank You!

We’ve had an incredible ten years creating tutorials, courses, eBooks, quizzes, learning guides, and so much more. We know it’s had a wonderful impact on many of you, changed lives, and helped further countless careers.

Thank you for reading Tuts+, subscribing to watch our courses, commenting, sharing, and being part of Envato’s incredible community of creators.

Here’s to the next ten years!