Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence
A course by RYLSEE ☻Visual Artist
A course by RYLSEE ☻, Visual Artist
Combine playful lettering with motion graphics to create eye-catching GIFs that stand out on social media
No matter your profession, showing your brand in motion has the power to make you instantly recognizable. Visual artist Cyril Vouilloz, better known as RYLSEE, specializes in helping brands establish strong visual identities that boost their online presence. He has worked with clients including Nike, Converse, and LinkedIn, helping to bring their design projects to life through striking lettering and GIFs.
In this course, he teaches you how to draw and develop playful lettering for your own collection of GIFs. Transform basic handwriting into bold, eye-catching lettering designs and bring them to life through animation. Are you ready to stand out online with striking animated stickers?
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 17 downloads
Introduction
3 minutes, 23 seconds
Script Letters
16 minutes, 50 seconds
Block Letters
12 minutes, 35 seconds
Font Personalities
10 minutes, 13 seconds
Consistency
11 minutes, 52 seconds
Your Message
11 minutes, 54 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start by hearing about RYLSEE’s journey to becoming a globally-renowned artist. He recounts his early career breakthroughs, his experiences working with some of the world’s biggest brands, and his recent move into animated design. Then discover the influences that inspire him.
Get an introduction to the materials needed for the course before diving into the world of letters, why they are interesting, and how to use them. RYLSEE then shows you how to transform basic handwriting into script and block letters. Experiment with different fonts and discover how to give yours a unique personality that is consistent across your designs.
Decide on the message you want your design to communicate and start sketching your initial ideas, before looking at how you want your GIF to move. Learn how to bring your letters to life in Procreate with RYLSEE as your guide. Then discover the dos and don’ts of animation and explore different ways of animating your chosen message.
Share your GIF with the world as RYLSEE shows you how to upload it to GIPHY, choose the right hashtag, and make it appear on Instagram. To finish the course, he shares his learnings from a career in design, including how to find motivation for a project and enrich your portfolio.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create an eye-catching animated sticker that can be used on social media platforms and other websites.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in boosting their online presence through lettering and GIF design.
Requirements and materials
Basic drawing skills are recommended.
In terms of materials, you will need drawing equipment, as well as access to a device with Procreate or Adobe Photoshop installed.
Reviews
- 28 days ago
el curso es simple y muy bien explicado. facil de entender y de obtener el resultado deseado. muy bueno.
- 3 months ago
Era un curso que había comprado un tiempo atrás y estaba sin hacer. pero me anime a hacerlo y realmente me ha gustado. es sencillo de entender y de desarrollar, me encanta que las letras que el hace no son perfectas parece escritas a mano y creo que eso fue lo que mas conecto conmigo, sus concejos lo invitan a uno trabajar, a equivocarse y a seguir practicando.
- 4 months ago
Inspired. Thanks.
- 6 months ago
Great course!
- 11 months ago
Great information from a personable source. I knew some of the information going in. But he pulled. It all together.
RYLSEE has worked with clients including Nike, LinkedIn, and Converse. He has presented at art exhibitions all over the world and a number of his artworks have gained global attention, including his viral “Too Shy to Rap” design. In 2017 RYLSEE published How to Play With Letters, a guide on how to add playful touches to lettering. More recently he has moved into animated design, and his “New Post” Instagram sticker has been used over a billion times on the platform.
Content
- U1
Let’s Get Started
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Understanding Letters
- Introduction
- Script Letters
- Block Letters
- Font Personalities
- Consistency
- U3
From Pencil Sketch to Moving GIF
- Your Message
- How It Moves
- Basics of Motion
- How to Animate 1
- How to Animate 2
- Alternative Motions
- U4
Sharing Your GIF with the World
- GIPHY and Instagram
- Last Words
- FP
Final project
- Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
Certificates
PLUSIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for beginners and covers foundational techniques for creating animated lettering GIFs step by step.
You’ll need access to either Procreate (on an iPad) or Photoshop, basic drawing tools, and optionally paper and pen for sketching.
You’ll learn how to design, animate, and export custom hand-lettered GIFs, choose appropriate lettering styles, and share your animated stickers on social platforms like Instagram.
The course guides you through using Animation Assist in Procreate or frame-by-frame animation in Photoshop to bring hand-lettered text to life as GIFs.
No prior drawing or art experience is required. The course starts with sketching basics and introduces all necessary techniques for beginners.
Yes, you’ll learn how to create and export GIFs optimized for sharing on Instagram and other digital platforms, including tips for personal branding.
Block letters have bold, geometric shapes with uniform thickness, while script letters mimic handwriting with connected, flowing strokes. The course covers animating both styles.