Illustration & Lettering

Digital Lettering & Calligraphy

Letter by hand on your iPad, finish like a pro in vector

12 lessons4 modules9h 35m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Learn modern digital lettering and calligraphy using an iPad with Procreate plus Adobe Illustrator on the desktop. You will train the underlying hand skills, study how letters are actually constructed, and master a professional workflow that turns rough sketches into crisp, scalable vector files. Every lesson ends with something you have made and can use or sell.

Curriculum

Module 1: Your Digital Lettering Studio in Procreate3 lessons

Hardware, app, and the lettering vs. typography distinctionPreview45m
Canvas, gestures, and a fatigue-free setup🔒45m
Building and tuning your lettering brushes🔒50m

Module 2: Strokes, Letterforms, and Brush-Script Calligraphy3 lessons

The basic strokes and thick-thin pressure control🔒50m
Letterform anatomy and a consistent lowercase alphabet🔒50m
Connecting letters and adding flourishes🔒45m

Module 3: Composition, Color, and Finished Pieces3 lessons

Thumbnails, hierarchy, and laying out a quote🔒50m
Bounce, baselines, and balancing negative space🔒45m
Color, texture, and exporting a finished raster piece🔒45m

Module 4: Sketch to Vector: Finishing in Illustrator3 lessons

Why vector, and exporting cleanly from Procreate🔒45m
Image Trace and manual Bezier refinement🔒55m
Final export, file formats, and selling your work🔒50m