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#Flashback Friday - Handlettering 101, One on One!

3/5/2021

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  Have you ever been interested in making your writing look nice and fancy and wondered how to create stylish hand-written letters? Have you ever wanted to learn how to hand letter just for the fun of it? Well, I've been doing one-on-one sessions with a young student whose grandmother wanted introduced to the art of lettering, so I recently decided to record a video series of similar lessons.
 When starting, you want to learn your basic terms and strokes first and then find consistency in your practice. The two images below summarize those basic terms and key strokes when lettering in the most popular style, brush script.
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  Below are three videos, which cover the very beginning - learning your tools and the basics all the way to forming whatever word you want and a PDF packet of sheets you can print and use as you practice along with the videos and beyond.
  1. An Introduction to Handlettering: The Basics of Lettering 101
  2. Continuing Our Handlettering Journey: Lowercase Alphabet
  3. Connecting Characters, Creating Numbers and Uppercase Alphabet​
HH101 Practice Sheets.pdf
File Size: 470 kb
File Type: pdf
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A Recap of the Seven Basic Strokes:

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Suggested materials:
  • Handlettering 101 Practice Sheets (provided above)
  • Tracing paper pad, https://www.michaels.com/canson-artis...​ 
  • Pen/marker(s)​
    • Micron pens or set, https://www.michaels.com/pigma-micron...​
    • Tombow dual brush pen in black, https://www.michaels.com/tombow-dual-...
    • Tombow Fudenosuke Calligraphy brush pen set, ​https://www.michaels.com/tombow-fudenosuke-calligraphy-brush-pens/10520461.html
Helpful books I'd personally recommend:
  • Hand-Lettering Ledger by Mary Kate McDevitt
  • The Lettershop Calligraphy Project Kit by Joanne Fink and Cheryl Adams​
FREE, resourceful websites (all are clickable links):
  • Amy Latta Creations' website's blog post(s) for alphabet guides
  • Every-Tuesday Lettering Guides for Procreate
  • Hand Lettering Basics by FTD by Design
  • Tombow Printable Worksheets
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