What It Takes To Be A Lettering Artist

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Seb Lester is a full-time lettering artist based in the UK. Originally, he was purely a digital designer, developing typefaces and logos for global brands. When he started posting videos of his calligraphy, he gained 2 million followers on social media. Since then, he’s worked with brands like Apple and NASA.
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Комментарии • 455

  • @emaanxo7639
    @emaanxo7639 5 лет назад +2841

    brain: that’s so easy
    hand: this ain’t it

    • @johannfer7073
      @johannfer7073 5 лет назад +10

      @William Henry Harrison 9th president.
      or the otherwise

    • @cynx_7295
      @cynx_7295 5 лет назад

      I was the 666th like

    • @Dad-lu1oi
      @Dad-lu1oi 5 лет назад

      president r slash woos

    • @veryconfused9768
      @veryconfused9768 3 года назад +2

      Reality is often miserable

    • @Chris-55
      @Chris-55 3 года назад

      @CansuDoesDraw Sometimes? Lol always

  • @lou3712
    @lou3712 5 лет назад +1952

    I’m not a left handed person but damn I know the pain of smudging most of the things you write

    • @casualgirl5004
      @casualgirl5004 5 лет назад +42

      I am left handed

    • @daniellealexanian4273
      @daniellealexanian4273 5 лет назад +7

      Shreya Thapa Magar the drawing young artist good for you?

    • @casualgirl5004
      @casualgirl5004 5 лет назад +4

      @@daniellealexanian4273 I know I also actually *draw with left hand*

    • @iicecone
      @iicecone 5 лет назад +3

      @@casualgirl5004 well do e for being born left handed, I guess. I'm also left handec

    • @raae34
      @raae34 5 лет назад +5

      The High Ground lol my language is Arabic and we start from the right not left like y’all but the problem is I’m right handed

  • @clover-il7tf
    @clover-il7tf 5 лет назад +507

    This guy: freehand draws famous logos flawlessly
    Me: tries to draw a circle, accidentally creates an intergalactic portal that warps time

    • @kamou_flage
      @kamou_flage 4 года назад +6

      _CallMeKitty_ omg so funny!!

    • @itsmario2024
      @itsmario2024 3 года назад +3

      Not funny

    • @itsmario2024
      @itsmario2024 3 года назад +2

      @@kamou_flage it’s not funnyb

    • @nusrarahman7181
      @nusrarahman7181 3 года назад +12

      You: creates an intergalactic portal that warps time, nonchalantly
      NASA: .....

    • @somethinssketchy2117
      @somethinssketchy2117 3 года назад +10

      @@itsmario2024 kinda funny how you act like your opinion has value

  • @kasi_hisha
    @kasi_hisha 5 лет назад +108

    Pro tip: if you want a satisfying video turn off your volume and just see them do the mesmerising strokes 🤤

    • @foreverchained9070
      @foreverchained9070 5 лет назад +12

      The fact rhe narrator said meserizing instead of mesmerizing in the first 6 seconds of the video made me instantly turn of the volume lol

    • @kasi_hisha
      @kasi_hisha 5 лет назад +2

      Isadora Obsidian 😂 I didn't even notice until now

  • @justineaurelio4874
    @justineaurelio4874 5 лет назад +273

    1:27
    “shiowshiow media accounts”

  • @tejasdhawade
    @tejasdhawade 5 лет назад +225

    There's a difference between calligraphy and lettering. Please don't use these terms interchangeably.
    1. Calligraphy - Art of writing the letters.
    2. Lettering - Art of drawing the letters.

    • @nothisispatrick1797
      @nothisispatrick1797 5 лет назад +2

      @maya the iconic queen your pfp is awesome

    • @gabrielborjas7923
      @gabrielborjas7923 5 лет назад +4

      But it's the same result with both, right?

    • @tejasdhawade
      @tejasdhawade 5 лет назад +10

      @@gabrielborjas7923 Not necessary. You can get the calligraphy like results with lettering but you can't get lettering results with calligraphy.

    • @Shaheed350
      @Shaheed350 5 лет назад +2

      So we going to ignore graffiti... just like they're making it sound better I'm not calling this graffiti

    • @saviozanon1907
      @saviozanon1907 3 года назад +4

      @@tejasdhawade but isn't writing a kind of drawing? (drawing specific symbols that form words)
      When you say “writing” you mean done in a single movement and when you say “drawing” you mean sketching the letter, outlining it, filling etc in different steps?

  • @_kayath1635
    @_kayath1635 5 лет назад +327

    95% of the comment section is about the narrators narrating 😂

    • @Anonymous-rw8rx
      @Anonymous-rw8rx 5 лет назад +12

      I kinda feel bad for the poor lady

    • @jamestopic2880
      @jamestopic2880 3 года назад +1

      Marcela Rivas Same. Who cares about her voice.

    • @marieremelie6716
      @marieremelie6716 3 года назад +7

      @@jamestopic2880 I do! I have bad audio processing and I couldn’t understand her at all! Her voice is just annoying too

  • @kettleh5354
    @kettleh5354 5 лет назад +79

    1:29 the narrator was trying to say “social media” instead she said “shosho” media
    😂😂

    • @user2144
      @user2144 5 лет назад +14

      Kelsey Harris What, haven't you heard of shosho media? Dude, it has been around for decades. Very popular in Scandinavian countries.
      😉

    • @kettleh5354
      @kettleh5354 5 лет назад +2

      PA -Mail 😂😂

    • @user2144
      @user2144 5 лет назад +3

      Kelsey Harris Thanks for the LOL. I'll take whatever I can get, even a month late 😉

  • @neildanub5300
    @neildanub5300 5 лет назад +130

    1:43 Freehand drawing a straight line? *IMPOSSIBLE*

    • @devanshvajpeyee8440
      @devanshvajpeyee8440 3 года назад +9

      He has powers beyond our imagination

    • @ashishawasthi8977
      @ashishawasthi8977 3 года назад +3

      Its not that difficult

    • @myusername3689
      @myusername3689 3 года назад +5

      @@ashishawasthi8977 Yeah you just need very still hands
      which a lot of us don’t.

    • @ashishawasthi8977
      @ashishawasthi8977 3 года назад

      @@myusername3689 ok...dont personally take it I am just a designer so i told what i think

    • @Arterexius
      @Arterexius 3 года назад

      @@myusername3689 Getting still hands is neither something every calligrapher was born with. That too, is a skill that can be developed. Unless you've got Parkinson's. Then you're just screwed.

  • @lothean2099
    @lothean2099 5 лет назад +7

    They taught us in art school about calligraphy. It's not easy. He truly is talented to make a living off it.

  • @Jordibobo
    @Jordibobo 5 лет назад +46

    Seb's voice is so relaxing! He reminds me of that guy from those National Geographic documentaries.

  • @Sophie-zk4hr
    @Sophie-zk4hr 5 лет назад +75

    Beautiful. I love calligraphy. Thank you ART INSIDER! 😄😜

  • @ThatzDope
    @ThatzDope 5 лет назад +24

    3:42 aww that's so dope! 👍

  • @may-il1bx
    @may-il1bx 5 лет назад +322

    Something about the way the woman talks bugs me lmao idk why

    • @shu9837
      @shu9837 5 лет назад +1

      godlisa same

    • @lumiella
      @lumiella 5 лет назад +1

      Ikr and yes I agree that Lisa is a god

    • @shu9837
      @shu9837 5 лет назад

      sophie - blink uwu Lol

    • @akiowo1852
      @akiowo1852 5 лет назад

      I stan God Lisa

    • @birchbuzzbee3984
      @birchbuzzbee3984 5 лет назад +17

      She sounds like she has a stuffed nose, and it's making me really uncomfortable 😣

  • @pengweng6662
    @pengweng6662 5 лет назад +67

    Damnit Seb should've narrated

  • @klyffer7565
    @klyffer7565 5 лет назад +59

    1:25 shocial media accounts

    • @dariocorona5860
      @dariocorona5860 5 лет назад +6

      Joachim Karlsson THIS IS THE COMMENT I WAS LOOKING FOR LOL
      I swear i thought i was the only one that heard that lol

    • @klyffer7565
      @klyffer7565 5 лет назад

      @@dariocorona5860 hahaha yeah 👌

    • @-silly
      @-silly 3 года назад +1

      i feel like she was going for a other word and then remembered she wanted to say social so she accidentally said shocial

  • @muhammadtauqeer472
    @muhammadtauqeer472 5 лет назад +31

    The absolute last clip made me burst out laughing yelling "he even does perfect circles"

  • @urannty
    @urannty 5 лет назад +2

    His voice is so calming. He sounds like an asmrist

  • @sellpee7456
    @sellpee7456 5 лет назад +12

    “There are many people who are good at calligraphy”
    *”and there is me with non-legible hand writing”*

  • @Sim_Pole
    @Sim_Pole 5 лет назад +4

    Neo Sans was developed by Seb Lester? That's my two favorites that I didn't know was related!

  • @AshishSharma-kg7zy
    @AshishSharma-kg7zy 4 года назад +1

    Wow, people can pay him just to see him working whole day.
    Thats so amazing.

  • @stargazeronesixseven
    @stargazeronesixseven 4 года назад

    They made it look so easy & effortless! Bow & Salute! The Leonardo Da Vinci of Artistic & Creative Letterings! ♥️🌷🕯

  • @matthewroach3195
    @matthewroach3195 5 лет назад +5

    Absolutely amazing work!!!!!!

  • @carterblock
    @carterblock 5 лет назад +113

    “TOOOO million followers acwoss his shosho media accounts.”
    The narrator’s sinuses are wack.

    • @abstrakt8709
      @abstrakt8709 3 года назад +4

      😂

    • @lalallaakaka
      @lalallaakaka 3 года назад +4

      Stop making fun of the way people speak

    • @mathoose6821
      @mathoose6821 3 года назад +13

      @@lalallaakaka stop taking seriously the way people joke

  • @Joshzach2
    @Joshzach2 5 лет назад +782

    There is something wrong with the narrator's voice. Think she has a stuffed nose

    • @yovelnaomi8416
      @yovelnaomi8416 5 лет назад +47

      She sounds like she has a retainer in

    • @mahnoorakhtar2831
      @mahnoorakhtar2831 5 лет назад +27

      Guys idk whether ur trying to be rude or not but she could have a problem or something.

    • @yovelnaomi8416
      @yovelnaomi8416 5 лет назад +108

      True..but usually, narrators are hired on the basis that their voices are pleasing to hear. But I’m not getting that from this video

    • @jacksonb9173
      @jacksonb9173 5 лет назад +29

      "meserizing"

    • @loveiaury
      @loveiaury 5 лет назад +4

      she kinda sounds like elle mills

  • @peteryeung111
    @peteryeung111 2 года назад

    As a former sign writer using paint and brush, Im super impressed. This is harder than it really looks.

  • @WhisperingWitchASMR
    @WhisperingWitchASMR 5 лет назад

    I adore that he referred to fonts as beautiful materials. So true.

  • @dayzx
    @dayzx 5 лет назад +13

    Takes absolutely *Skills* and Some good *Markers* and *Pens*

  • @youtubezhou2373
    @youtubezhou2373 3 года назад +6

    This is how it feels when you get the perfect angle on your pencil.

  • @munoz1325
    @munoz1325 5 лет назад +5

    “Caligafers”

  • @true_gift2329
    @true_gift2329 5 лет назад +1

    I thought these big brands use to just design and write the name of the logo theirselves😯you learn something new everyday

  • @yikesbro1686
    @yikesbro1686 5 лет назад +11

    I wonder what his normal handwriting looks like.

  • @abigail40
    @abigail40 3 года назад +2

    The answer to the title in one word:
    ✨P r a c t i c e✨

  • @bonjouring9719
    @bonjouring9719 5 лет назад +3

    Thank god there's a caption.

  • @gnomilius
    @gnomilius 5 лет назад +1

    If anyone wants to try this get any size of a Pilot Parallel. It's the one he uses in the video alot.

  • @JDKing100
    @JDKing100 5 лет назад

    People who are obviously experts and way better at whatever they do love to say they were terrible or didn't even know how to do it at first

  • @PoliticusRex632
    @PoliticusRex632 3 года назад +1

    This was my job in the 80s. Son of a Graphic Artist. Hadn't done it in 20 years and my wife was struggling with learning Caligraphy. I made the mistake of saying, "No, like this" and began writing. She threw away her new Caligraphy set and didn't speak to me for hours.

  • @latti6363
    @latti6363 5 лет назад +1

    In my school we are graded on our normal lettering, fancy lettering, creativity, spacing and titles. It's actually my lowest grade and I'm average (cuz on my class or your a genius or its unreadable).

  • @jherksitsgamingimpossible_2587
    @jherksitsgamingimpossible_2587 5 лет назад +5

    His mistakes are way better than my handwriting

  • @shxdowhour
    @shxdowhour 5 лет назад +9

    And he has over 2 million followers on his Shosho media accounts

  • @shilloe13
    @shilloe13 4 года назад +1

    It took him 8 literal years to bring about perfection.

    • @nopjack7278
      @nopjack7278 3 года назад

      Not necessarily, he probably just wasn't mentally ready to make the change and leave his "job"...the tides turned when: 1) HE decided he wanted to earn a living creating art with HIS hand and eyes (not a computer) AND, 2) HE was confident about HIS SKILLS...that's why he posted his work online after he made his decisions. HE WAS ready, he could see himself doing it & earning a living.

  • @lordofraccoons2708
    @lordofraccoons2708 5 лет назад +61

    the narrator tho 💀

  • @himanshchhatwal6646
    @himanshchhatwal6646 5 лет назад +3

    3:08 who else thought it was Alita battle angel

  • @Carpenters_Canvas
    @Carpenters_Canvas 3 года назад

    Don’t quit your day job for calligraphers , 2 mil has got to be a very rare opportunity . I’m guessing he just was in the right places at the right time . I mean designing is defiantly an art but calligraphy , can be learned . I think a lot of it has to do with the tools u have .

  • @Noah-bt5xu
    @Noah-bt5xu 3 года назад

    This guy had the best handwriting in school.

  • @catsn.united6979
    @catsn.united6979 3 года назад

    okay ik he probably worked really hard to get where he is, but I'm kinda surprised it only took him 8 years to get that good, it gives us hope.

  • @softijsjexd8916
    @softijsjexd8916 5 лет назад +4

    So NASA is going to have a new logo?

  • @ihateyouall4641
    @ihateyouall4641 3 года назад +1

    Ok ok I get it . I can't forge this person's signature.

  • @die522
    @die522 5 лет назад +4

    Is it just me or does the narrator sound like a character in Arthur??

  • @teensytam
    @teensytam 5 лет назад +3

    “cligaphy”
    “mesarising”
    who did they hire for this..

  • @drbelli
    @drbelli 3 года назад

    takes balls of steel, and steady hand.

  • @Nathiusca01
    @Nathiusca01 3 года назад

    Holy freaking sh*t I've been following Seb since like 10 years or God knows and I never saw his face and now I'm seeing him in this video 👁️👄👁️ I'm *shook*

  • @cert1fiedoffender
    @cert1fiedoffender 5 лет назад +23

    i can’t even write my name straight on paper 😅😢😭

    • @theepicwaffle5212
      @theepicwaffle5212 3 года назад

      Yes you can stop lying

    • @cert1fiedoffender
      @cert1fiedoffender 3 года назад +2

      @@theepicwaffle5212 I’m not even lying I have to rewrite it multiple times for it to be STRAIGHT. It always goes slanted up 😭

  • @megadunsparce5735
    @megadunsparce5735 3 года назад

    So Satisfying To Watch!

  • @astroknight5
    @astroknight5 3 года назад

    1:40 his name being Seb makes this more special!

  • @itzzzsss
    @itzzzsss 5 лет назад +2

    I can see a lot of Street Taggers starting to subscribe

  • @asrmnt2577
    @asrmnt2577 3 года назад

    I write like a doctor. This guy is awesome.

  • @piecemaster14
    @piecemaster14 3 года назад +1

    sooo cool

  • @umarkhalid8905
    @umarkhalid8905 5 лет назад +4

    We are. All calligraphers
    On our school desk

  • @Fearless4Fortune
    @Fearless4Fortune 3 года назад

    The thumbnail is FERRARI word.. i click right away!

  • @oooohsnaaaap
    @oooohsnaaaap 3 года назад +1

    The "S" on that last Adidas was a smidge off lol...

  • @ananyav3395
    @ananyav3395 3 года назад

    Wow!! Hats off!

  • @lebronjamesburner334
    @lebronjamesburner334 5 лет назад +4

    I wonder what his handwriting look like

  • @christopheranderson3995
    @christopheranderson3995 5 лет назад

    One said "like a boss" .... your defienetly the boss man that's way too cool..

  • @edwardota1991
    @edwardota1991 5 лет назад

    What type of brush is he using? Anyone know the model or brand name?

  • @cherrybun8669
    @cherrybun8669 5 лет назад +1

    Ooh I want the new nasa logo

  • @imtroublesome
    @imtroublesome 3 года назад

    Im in awe

  • @Highfive3395
    @Highfive3395 3 года назад +1

    l love that guys he is legend

  • @Terryterryterryterryterry
    @Terryterryterryterryterry 5 лет назад

    Most satisfying video.

  • @xjuyl470
    @xjuyl470 5 лет назад +1

    with those type of markers, it looks easy.

  • @pungandibitte5816
    @pungandibitte5816 5 лет назад

    His skills are awesome!

  • @kylied4193
    @kylied4193 5 лет назад +1

    my hand writing is shivering in its boots

  • @wolfyqueenn1409
    @wolfyqueenn1409 3 года назад +1

    Man I want to learn calligraphy

  • @vonniewonnie
    @vonniewonnie 5 лет назад +50

    lmaoooo the narration a whole joke😭

  • @infius5676
    @infius5676 3 года назад

    just post a vid of them writing it looks satisfying

  • @absolutelynot6933
    @absolutelynot6933 5 лет назад +1

    Me:*watchs the video*
    Also me: looks down at my handwriting.

  • @sifatislam9338
    @sifatislam9338 5 лет назад +1

    I love Art insider video

  • @killerqueen9514
    @killerqueen9514 5 лет назад

    so satisfying

  • @Kiralikescoffee
    @Kiralikescoffee 3 года назад

    People:writing like this
    Me :can barely even keep my handwriting the same size and in between the lines(especially when im sleepy)

  • @thatboydavid5967
    @thatboydavid5967 4 года назад

    This person can make a fake item and make it look so real

  • @tchrisou812
    @tchrisou812 5 лет назад

    love this gr8 upload & thx

  • @nigel900
    @nigel900 3 года назад

    What a pro.

  • @surajtonde3277
    @surajtonde3277 3 года назад

    Perfect

  • @adonistopofmen2571
    @adonistopofmen2571 3 года назад

    fantastic .......

  • @isaacruiz2990
    @isaacruiz2990 5 лет назад

    @artinsider I was wondering if the music you used in Season 2, Episode 13 “What it Takes to be A Lettering Artist,” was protected by copyright, or could actually be shared for public use. I like it a lot.

  • @Boshseven
    @Boshseven 5 лет назад

    sooooo satisfaying

  • @martha-hy7vq
    @martha-hy7vq 5 лет назад +6

    the female voice that narrated this video is kind of distracting... it's the way she pronounces some words

  • @sutho73
    @sutho73 5 лет назад

    Amazing!

  • @hannahgraham3211
    @hannahgraham3211 4 года назад

    It’s so meserisng to watch

  • @llllll5801
    @llllll5801 3 года назад

    Cleanliness

  • @mhelmalonzo2040
    @mhelmalonzo2040 5 лет назад +13

    meanwhile somewhere on earth, theres me who's handwriting looks like a chicken ate eat with its beak

  • @thea9153
    @thea9153 5 лет назад +1

    YIIIIKES, how tf is he doing that

  • @mustaro7792
    @mustaro7792 3 года назад

    Cool 👍🏼

  • @ronnielyn4147
    @ronnielyn4147 3 года назад

    Why are yall judging the narrator's voice? :( i think she sounds fine though,, its actually cute to hear her voice.

  • @jamie3758
    @jamie3758 5 лет назад +2

    0:05 “Mezzerizing”

  • @kevmerencillo6882
    @kevmerencillo6882 3 года назад

    Him: effortly makes calligraphy
    doctor: *LEFT THE GROUP

  • @user-qg4xe2pd8r
    @user-qg4xe2pd8r 4 года назад

    Very good ❤️

  • @aliceb4367
    @aliceb4367 5 лет назад +5

    "It's *mezerizing* to watch the ink swirl across the page"

  • @pluto89045
    @pluto89045 3 года назад

    Me: me struggling to write my notes in a readable handwriting
    Him: doing really good calligraphy and making it look so easy..

    • @duart310
      @duart310 3 года назад

      Me: not funny at all

  • @remxc4841
    @remxc4841 5 лет назад +1

    I’m good at brush lettering
    Close enough