StretchLearn Course

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

A beginner-friendly path from your first Procreate stroke to clean, scalable Illustrator lettering you can actually sell.

Beginner9 hr 35 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

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.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

01

Set up Procreate brushes, canvas, and gestures for fast, low-fatigue lettering

02

Execute the basic strokes and connect them into controlled brush-script letterforms

03

Apply letterform anatomy and spacing rules to build legible, balanced words

04

Compose multi-line lettering pieces using thumbnails, hierarchy, and bounce

05

Vectorize hand lettering in Illustrator using Image Trace and manual Bezier paths

06

Export and prepare lettering as print-ready and licensable vector files

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Your Digital Lettering Studio in Procreate

Set up the hardware, app, brushes, and canvas that make digital lettering fast and comfortable, and learn the muscle-level basics that every later skill rests on.

3 lessons
Hardware, app, and the lettering vs. typography distinctionContent · 45 min
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Canvas, gestures, and a fatigue-free setupContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Building and tuning your lettering brushesContent · 50 min
LMS Access
Module 2

Module 2: Strokes, Letterforms, and Brush-Script Calligraphy

Train the fundamental strokes, connect them into a brush-script alphabet, and learn the anatomy that makes letters legible and consistent.

3 lessons
The basic strokes and thick-thin pressure controlContent · 50 min
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Letterform anatomy and a consistent lowercase alphabetContent · 50 min
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Connecting letters and adding flourishesContent · 45 min
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Module 3

Module 3: Composition, Color, and Finished Pieces

Move from single words to designed, multi-line lettering pieces using thumbnails, hierarchy, layout, and color inside Procreate.

3 lessons
Thumbnails, hierarchy, and laying out a quoteContent · 50 min
LMS Access
Bounce, baselines, and balancing negative spaceContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Color, texture, and exporting a finished raster pieceContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 4

Module 4: Sketch to Vector: Finishing in Illustrator

Bring Procreate lettering into Adobe Illustrator and convert it to clean, scalable vector artwork ready for print, products, and licensing.

3 lessons
Why vector, and exporting cleanly from ProcreateContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Image Trace and manual Bezier refinementContent · 55 min
LMS Access
Final export, file formats, and selling your workContent · 50 min
LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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