Tools I Use To Run My Hand Lettering Business

[@rubencubillos8280]

D Rod you're Wonder Woman (but that's no secret to you). Thank you for refueling my energy and inspiring my vibe! The lessons learned today will take me to a better place. I've only been doing artwork for about 40 years but today you changed my life. I'm gonna keep an eye on you and try to keep up with that wonderful vibe you bring to design! All the best, Amiga!

[@LindsayJo-Crenshaw]

You just BLEW my mind with ANDCO! Thank you soooooooooosososoossoosososo much!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

Yea ANDCO is fucking awesome.

[@DarylAnnDeRoche]

So true!! As freelance artists, we truly are not just 'drawing all day' (as many people may think). Running a self-based business is real work. You're an awesome woman, Dina!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

Thanks so much. There is so much to our jobs that people don't know about.

[@kriscree8592]

Great sense of humor! You made me laugh more than once. Trying to take in your abundance of helpful information. Looking forward to seeing more. Thanks!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

Thanks so much. So glad you like the content. ❤️

[@stevenbluewilliams]

Late to the comments but thank you so much for talking about ANDCO. I've been using a paid QuickBooks subscription, but ANDCO actually suits my needs and it's free!

[@sambyiers3809]

Dina, loved this simple informative video! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

Your fucking welcome! Any other content you'd like to see here Sam? : )

[@annabeljones9820]

This is wonderful! You are wonderful! Sharing this info is so helpful and "thank you" is just not enough!

[@ceindy15]

Thank you so much for sharing! Your videos always puts me in a great mood!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

That's so nice to hear! Thanks!

[@Mark-ql5ni]

Rock on Dina! That was awesome, especially loved your insight on AndCo! :)

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

Thanks! yes ANDCO is amazing, can;t stop talking about it.

[@AshleyAwe]

Very wonderful! So glad you shared your new tools with us! Cheers!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

So glad you got something from it!

[@gailalli8086]

Great video. I was kind of surprised you don’t use Procreate at all on your IPad. It’s so popular with many lettering artist including myself. I love that you don’t use Illustrator to keep,that hand made feel!

[@xvanegas89]

Hey I heard about you on the logo geek podcast. It was so informational and so was this video! I'm also an Orlando transplant living in Atlanta. Wish you the best!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

Thanks so much! Orlando is a great town. Lived there for 6 years after I went to Full Sail. So many great creative communities over there. I hope you are taking advantage. :)

[@hfortner2010]

Thank you for sharing all your business tools!! It’s easy to focus on the art tools, but the business side is mystifying since no one wants to share their process.

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

I have a ton of videos on process, freelance, and creativity as well. It's good to know the marketing tools but knowing how to use them is a whole other thing.

[@kavitabhandariarts205]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@Drawnimagination]

This . Video . Was . AMAZING!! *in the voice of flash from incredibles* Your energy and of course all the information. Subscribing and working to get better at my art, inspired by this video 😊👏🏾👌🏾

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

YAY! So happy to help.

[@wanplaypause]

Hi Dina! Great video!! I would love to know how a typical week for you look like. Would love to find out how you manage the time to do clients' works, work on your products, manage your finances, record your vlog, write your articles etc. You are doing so many things at the same time that I'm amazed you can fit it all in your schedule. As a designer, I need help with time management myself. Thanks!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

You can check out some of my earlier vlogs on what my week typically looks like. Normally I have a todo list where I try to complete only 2 things a day and have one day a week deticated to admin.

[@craftsnthings7518]

Dina I would so give you 2 thumbs up......but KZbin doesn't let me. 😂 So I subscribed!!! You info is ah-mazing!!! I see 100k subscribers in your future!!

[@msanimator]

Dina, where can I get the free lettering ebook that you were talking about in your full sail lettering workshop? As always, thanks a bunch

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

msanimator sorry I don't have those anymore since it was so long ago, but I have better ones now at patreon.com/lettershoppe

[@KalynKepner]

This video is amazing! Thank you for sharing! I've been using Freshbooks and had no idea there was a free accounting app out there. Also, if you do all of your work in Photoshop, how do you deal with needing to make it a lot larger / optimize it for print projects? I'd love to see a video on your workflow with outputting files from Ps! Thanks, Dina!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

I normally don;t need to worry about vector since the majority of my work is created for one use. But when I need to use Illustrator I just play with the Image Trace tool so my work still has an organic feel.

[@Inprintxyz]

The start tune actually made me laugh!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

It makes me laugh every time I do it.

[@JenniferCharleeArt]

I'd love a link to those brushes :D

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

All the links are in the article you can find here - www.lettershoppe.com/blog/lettering-tools

[@IvanDSaboya]

yeah!!! ..illustrator sucks!!

[@DeanMarieRodriguez]

LOL yea not a fan of it. It's a great program but doesn't have the look I want for my art.