A review by labyrinth_witch
In Progress: See Inside a Lettering Artist's Sketchbook and Process, from Pencil to Vector by Jessica Hische

5.0

This was a wonderfully insightful and useful book. I love how she walks the reader through her creative process. It helped me articulate my own creative process- not only for hand-drawn art, but for other creative processes such as my writing. While not the explicit focus of her work, she offers many useful tips on running a free-lance business. Her commentary on how she uses her calendars inspired me to rethink how I’m using mine. I also enjoyed that she discusses how she works with clients and how many drafts she goes through before getting to the final work of art. For someone who thinks I have to get it right on the first go, this was very helpful.

Practically, I love her explanation of taking a sketch through the vector process. I didn’t understand how to do that before and now I’m excited to practice. Also, I love love love concept art. So her discussion of representing the essence of books on their covers was amazing.

Highly recommend to anyone ready to sharpen their skills, interested in exploring a career as a letterer or illustrator, or anyone interested in the creative process. You walk away with an appreciation for detail you didn’t know you were missing.