🔴Hand Lettering Tutorial w/ UK Calligrapher & Lettering Artist James Lewis

How did James Lewis grow his social media IG account to attract 191k followers by doing hand lettering? He's learned how to take a self-taught skill and build influence and community around his passion. This is a live demo/tutorial of one of his workshop concepts and hand paints the letter "H" as a demonstration.

James believes creative expression is of great importance to personal growth and he will be sharing his thoughts and personal experiences on this throughout his talk. He will also share his tips and advice gained from how he used social media to build a thriving freelance career doing what he loves alongside his university studies.

02:14 recreating logos for practice
04:30 James Lewis Backstory
14:07 How James got started in Graphic Design
19:32 Workshop Description
22:48 Demo
34:52 Tools
38:53 Learning by Tracing
41:14 Hot Tip on Mixing Paint
47:54 Workshop Talk
56:57 Business Talk
57:36 Dear Introverted Designers
1:03:38 Money Talk
1:10:16 Difference Between Calligraphy, Hand Drawn, & Typography
1:20:25 Creative Talent Agency
1:29:05 Working for Exposure
1:31:30 Creative Mornings
1:35:46 Painting
1:42:18 Outro

James L Lewis
@JAMESLLEWIS
@LIGATURECOLLECTIVE
www.JamesLLewis.com

#UK #letteringArtist #Calligrapher #signPainter #typographer

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