Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

ATTENDANCE AND MEETING TIMES: This course meets twice a week in real time on Zoom. Regular attendance is necessary to succeed in this class. Students are expected to attend all class sessions during designated meeting times with cameras on—a visual arts class is visual!

ART SUPPLIES: The PCC Bookstore sells a kit of art supplies specifically for this class--be aware that there is a different kit for right-handed and left-handed students. You will not need your art supplies for the first day of class. Art supplies needed for the course will be reviewed and explained on the first day of class. You will need to have a smart phone and access to a printer to participate in this class.

CLASS FORMAT: The instructor will demonstrate hand lettering skills using a document camera and students will practice skills during class time. Classes include hands-on work, lecture, presentations, class critiques, discussion, and a final project. 

219B FINAL PROJECT: The final project is a personalized textbook filled with dozens of handouts of hand lettering instruction, demo pages, student practice sheets, class projects, and a specially designed book cover. This is a hand lettering reference that can be used for many years to come. This is an especially useful resource for graphic designers.