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Postcards in Procreate: Vintage-Inspired Text Effects

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Overview

Are you ready to travel to far-off destinations from the comfort of your couch?

If you love travel, vintage design, and doing projects on your iPad, settle in, and let's make Postcards in Procreate! In this class, you'll start with a destination of your choice and create a one-of-a-kind illustrated postcard, complete with bold 3D lettering and a vintage print effect.

Show some love to your favorite travel destinations, your hometown, or even fictional locations! This project will teach you tons of useful skills about digital illustration and working in Procreate. 

In this class, we'll cover:

  • Distorting and warping text
  • Text effects such as rounded corners, outlines, 3D block shadows, and more
  • Creating a vintage print effect
  • Finding fonts and installing them to Procreate
  • Setting up a print-ready Procreate canvas
  • Using layers and clipping masks
  • The entire illustration workflow from sketch to final rendering
  • See my drawing process in real-time with lots of drawing tips
  • Plus plenty of helpful Procreate tips along the way!

I'm Lisa Bardot, and I love teaching people all the ways they can make physical goods using digital art, like stickers, coloring pages, greeting cards, patterns, and now postcards!
I'm also an illustration artist, teacher, and all-around creative person. I've taught millions of people around the world how to find their creativity through drawing on the iPad.

New to Procreate? Check out my Procreate for Beginners Tutorial
I will be explaining every step along the way so you can learn, no matter your current skill level. This class is perfect for beginners and advanced artists who want to learn a new style.


As a student, you'll get a Postcard Class Resource Pack to help you in your postcard-making journey! This pack includes:

  • A custom Procreate brush set with 12 lettering guides
  • 4 postcard back designs
  • 2 Procreate files containing print-at-home templates

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By the end of this class, you'll have created a beautiful and personal vintage-style postcard design (and a ton of new skills!) Let's jump in and start making Postcards in Procreate!

Share this class with a friend (and gift them 1 month of FREE Skillshare) using this link: https://skl.sh/3MBSabi

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Class Project
  • Giveaway!
  • Tools & Materials
  • Inspiration & Examples
  • Choosing your Destination
  • Research & Sketching
  • Creating a Canvas
  • Placing a Lettering Guide
  • Distorting Text
  • Text Effects: Overview
  • Text Effects: Rounded Corners
  • Text Effects: Outlines
  • Text Effects: Block Shadow
  • Text Effects: Inner Stroke
  • Sketching the Layout
  • Refined Sketch
  • Speed Sketch!
  • Make a Color Plan
  • Final Illustrations: Part 1
  • Final Illustrations: Part 2
  • Speed Paint!
  • Illustrating the Background
  • Vintage Print Effect
  • Printing your Postcard
  • Photo Card: Part 1 - Text Effects
  • Photo Card: Part 2 - Adding Photos
  • Conclusion
  • More Examples!

Taught by

Lisa Bardot

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