Join illustrator and lettering artist Jess Goldsmith of Chick of all Trade as she creates a custom lettering piece using Adobe Fresco in celebration of Women’s History Month! Don’t miss the opportunity to help Jess bring her illustration to life as she incorporates real-time feedback from the live chat.
Guest Jess Goldsmith is an illustrator, lettering artist, and the founder of Women of Type, based in Brooklyn, NY: https://www.chickofalltrade.com/
Host Chris Blackstock is an Illustrator, concept artist, taste-maker, donut eater, based in CA: https://www.behance.net/chrisblackstock | https://blackstockart.com/
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Join us LIVE on Behance: https://www.behance.net/adobelive
00:00 Start
03:50 Motion on a path
05:57 Preview of Day 2
11:25 Recreating / cleaning letterforms in Illustrator
25:36 Continuing to define letterforms
28:04 Solving problems through dreams
38:56 Solving the “g” tail
45:02 Evaluating round vs. straight shapes
48:06 Jess’s work experience
52:37 Intuitive process
56:30 Adding Gradients
1:03:27 Creating a combined shape drop shadow
1:07:29 Adding highlights
1:14:44 Creating sparkles – making it “shiny and juicy”
1:23:42 Discussing textures and animating the design
1:26:54 Cleaning edges
1:31:07 Artist Spotlight of Whitney Anderson https://www.behance.net/hellowitanc065
1:39:06 Working on shadows
1:47:23 Jess’s tips on using gradients for shadows
1:53:24 Recap of Day 1 & 2
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