What you need to create lettering 
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Experience of a novice web designer: where to start creating lettering, what materials are needed for a starter kit for drawing with “live” paints on paper.
Greetings. I learned about lettering about two years ago, but in practice I am unfamiliar with it. I know for sure that lettering and calligraphy are two different things. Calligraphy is nothing more than writing letters, and lettering is drawing.
Let me make a reservation right away: I haven’t taken any courses, I just have minimal drawing skills and a great desire to learn how to draw letters. I understand absolutely nothing about brushes and started asking questions to my friends who are involved in creative work and reading articles on the topic. As a result, I became even more confused.
Drawing on paper
The set for drawing with “live” materials on paper depends on what goal I am pursuing: creating illustrations for myself or for sale. And then I thought, creativity that can be monetized is double pleasure! I chose the option with a sales perspective. To do this, I was given a whole list of materials:
- 2B pencil, since it is not recommended to press hard on the paper during the process;
- a kneaded eraser that does not spoil the paper, does not create streaks or a bunch of spools;
- Micron liners of different thicknesses: 0.3; 0.7; 1; 1.2;
- edding 1340 windlass (in other words, a felt-tip pen that imitates a brush);
- windlass PENTEL BRUSH PEN (for painting the background inside the letters);
- paper from 80 g/m2.
The set turned out to be impressive, the materials are quite expensive. I still have no idea how to work with them, care for them and manage them.
According to some practitioners, letter illustrations appear dynamic and “alive” on paper.
Digital painting
I did not expect to receive such an answer to my question. Drawing with a pen on a tablet in special programs (for example, Procreate). Having looked on the Internet what it looks like, I was pleasantly surprised.
The list of advantages was no less surprising:
- the sketch can be done without a pencil and eraser;
- any incorrect stroke is canceled with one click;
- the program set includes a number of digital brushes (with different shapes, textures, etc.);
- the line flow is smooth and always under control;
- the image can be saved in different formats and even converted into a vector (but this is a separate topic for study);
- All illustrations are stored in one place and do not take up space on the table.
The downside of this option is the price; the tablet, stylus and programs cost a lot of money. A friend bought an iPad Pro 2017 for 52 thousand rubles (!) along with a pen. This was a little over a year ago.
There is no way to try both in practice. And before I buy courses and go to training, I need to get advice. Which is better in your opinion?