Wednesday, May 27; 5–8pm CT
Building on the fundamentals of drawing letters and short words in Hand-Lettering 1: Art of Letters (previously called The Art of Hand-Lettering), this follow-up workshop focuses on working with multiple words and short phrases.
Learn strategies for approaching composition and layout when lettering multiple words in this virtual workshop. We’ll cover key design concepts such as emphasis, consistency, harmony, and balance. Learn tips and tricks for getting started, ways to pivot, and how to visualize your work as the sum of its parts.
The majority of time will be spent hand-lettering an 8 x 10-inch poster featuring your unique phrase, quote, or words. Participants will work through a step-by-step process to hand-letter and illustrate their poster with guidance and feedback from the teaching artist.
Participants will walk away feeling more confident drawing individual letters and words as well as multiple-word designs. Design skills learned in this workshop can also be helpful when designing letterpress and screen prints, and page layout and design in artist’s books and zines.
Level: Intermediate. Participants need to have already taken Hand-Lettering 1: Art of Letters or feel confident hand-lettering individual letters and short words.
Certificate: 3 hours, Category A or D; fulfills the Core design requirement
Pricing
$70 | $35 Scholarship | $105 Pay-It-Forward
Scholarships are available for individuals facing adversity as it relates to identity, income/wealth, and lack of access to arts resources. The Pay-It-Forward rate (tuition, plus 50%) supports MCBA’s efforts to make scholarships available. We leave it to you to choose the rate that is meaningful to you based on your income, wealth, and privilege status. MCBA members receive a 10% discount on tuition.
What you'll need to participate
Tech requirements: For this participatory virtual workshop, we recommend joining on a laptop or desktop computer with a camera, microphone, and strong internet connection. You will receive step-by-step instructions for downloading Zoom (it’s free!) and accessing the workshop online approximately 2 days before the workshop’s start date.
Materials: You are responsible for sourcing your own materials from the materials list. You are welcome to reach out to teaching artists with questions about materials in advance of the workshop (contact information is listed on the materials list).
