Hand Lettering And Modern Calligraphy For Beginners

Mastering Modern Calligraphy is a comprehensive guide to taking your pointed pen calligraphy skills to the next level and developing your very own modern style. Following up and building on Molly’s popular beginner's guide, Modern Calligraphy, Mastering Modern Calligraphy is the perfect companion for pointed pen and digital calligraphers alike. It is aimed at those with some calligraphy experience, presenting more than 2,700 letterforms and ligatures, targeted exercises, stroke drills, flourishes, and phrases, which emphasize experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity. This beautiful, in-depth guide to modern calligraphy emphasizes experimentation and fun, rather than rigid uniformity. With targeted exercises and lessons aimed at pushing you out of your calligraphy comfort zone, Mastering Modern Calligraphy will not only help you master tricks of the trade, but develop your very own modern calligraphy style, too.

Create beautiful lettering projects, quotes, birthday cards, and more once you’ve learned the basics of hand lettering from artist Sarah Ensign. Have you always wanted to learn the secrets to create stunning letter art? Now you can! This book takes you through different hand lettering styles such as faux calligraphy, brush pen lettering, and creating basic font styles such as monoline, elegant, and brush pen scripts. Sarah Ensign, author and influencer shares this fascinating craft with you through pages of colorful examples and worksheets that allow you to practice what you’ve learned. She also shares practical tips on supplies such as pen and paper, creating beautiful fonts, and master tricky connections, and planning layouts for quotes. Simple Techniques and Endless Possibilities In this colorful, hardcover book, you’ll find hands-on lettering worksheets and step-by-step guides that will quickly build your confidence. Explore your creativity with this fun, creative craft. Hand lettering for Beginners has a fun, non-intimidating approach to guiding readers through hand lettering techniques and possibilities. This book will start a fascinating hobby that will allow you to grow your hand lettering skills and create your own unique projects.

Hello there crafty friends of mine! I’m Kristin - mama to the most incredible little human around, graphic designer, hand letterer, and creator of June & Lucy. I love the 4 C’s in my life: cats, coffee, couches, and cooking, and as you can tell from my Instagram captions, I think I am much funnier than I probably am. My goal with this book is to help you avoid the countless months of research, trial and error, and mistakes that I made along the way, by giving you a straight forward, easy to understand explanation of the process behind hand lettering so that you can start your lettering journey with a strong foundation.

A perfect gift for anyone who wants to learn the "write" way to craft calligraphy. Calligraphy is about creating something uniquely beautiful, whether to celebrate a special occasion like marriage or to use every day in the form of stationery. Author Molly Suber Thorpe, an award-winning wedding invitation designer and calligrapher based in Los Angeles, works closely with her international clients to give them the distinctive products they're looking for. In Modern Calligraphy, you can learn from this experienced expert how to master this fresh modern lettering style. The first book to teach this bold new style breaks the calligraphy process down into simple steps so anyone can learn to create their own stunning wedding invitations, thank you cards, gift tags, and more. Starting with an overview of the supplies—from paper to ink to pens—you will learn how to form letters, words, and then phrases by following Molly's clear step-by-step instructions, and by practicing with the provided templates. After mastering letter forms using a pointed pen and ink you can take it to the next level by learning how to use watercolor and gouache, or how to digitize your calligraphy. The twenty projects in the book provide lots of inspiration for making your own and are grouped into three sections: weddings, entertainment, and personal stationery. With loads of ideas, practice exercises, and helpful tips, soon you will be turning out gorgeous script calligraphy pieces like the ones featured in wedding magazines and popular websites like Pinterest.

For lettering enthusiasts of all levels, learn easy ways to develop and adapt hand lettering skills and techniques to a variety of digital platforms. Popular Instagram lettering artist and workshop instructor Shelly Kim (@lettersbyshells) offers lettering artists from beginner to advanced step-by-step instruction, along with ample photos and lettering examples. Start with lettering essentials that show how to create different styles of brush lettering with the right tools, how to connect letters to form words, form flourishes, and more. Then turn that unique calligraphy into lettering that you can use over and over again, just by digitizing it. Discover several options for creating digital lettering, each one clearly outlined and explained. Become familiar with tools and techniques that make the process fast and enjoyable. See how far you can take your digital lettering with fun projects for creating cards, name tags, adding foiling and more. In this book you’ll learn how to: Produce loose, bouncy lettering that adds style to any project Design meaningful quotes by learning a quick trick for great compositions Create digital files that give you numerous options for adding color and changing the shapes and sizes of letters Make a custom digital lettering brush that you can use for unique calligraphy Letter on a tablet and learn the basics of Procreate and Apple Pencil Use your lettering for great projects that incorporate digital and hands-on techniques Get inspiration from stunning gallery pieces by Karin Newport of @ipadlettering and Myriam of @halfapx Digital Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy will guide you to the future of lettering!

Learn the art of hand lettering with this comprehensive how-to book, full of beauty, knowledge, and inspiration! Pretty Simple Lettering is the perfect book for any hand letterer, whether you're new to the art or an experienced designer looking to expand your skill. In the book, you will learn the basics of creating alphabets in many different styles, how to develop those styles into one that is uniquely your own, and how to turn your lettering into beautiful pieces of art. Learning the basics of hand lettering can be pretty simple! Whitney breaks down 10 individual alphabets in various lettering styles, including upper and lower case, showing you how to form each letter, turn those letters into words, and turn those words into works of art! Discover the tools, techniques, and tricks of the trade from a seasoned lettering artist who has been in the business since 2014.In the final sections of this book, learn how Whitney approaches every design as she leads you through a step-by-step tutorial outlining her process of composition. The last section of the book is filled with project pages for you to create your own works of art to hang on your wall or gift to a friend! Every project is surrounded by gorgeous floral designs, adding a special touch of whimsy to your final creation!

You Are 1-Click Away From Learning About Hand Lettering Design And Beautiful Brush Pen Calligraphy To Help You Put Meaning Into A Design Or Put Your Personality And Voice Into An Otherwise Toneless Word! Hand lettering and brush pen calligraphy are increasingly becoming popular these days for several reasons: More people are seeing the products of hand lettering and brush and pen calligraphy on social media and different other avenues and instantly developing interest on the art/skill behind the product More people are discovering that it is more than just a nice skill to have but a powerful way to neutralize stress, anxiety, depression, negative thoughts, fear, worry and many others. Hand lettering and brush pen calligraphy pay well, with estimates stating that you could earn as much as over $50,000 a year as a full time calligrapher, with more revenue expected from side projects, sale of completed pieces and teaching Indeed, there is something that is mesmerizing and captivating about watching a written word become a piece of graceful art. And not just that; you can't help but wonder how someone can create something so captivating all by hand when you see a complete hand lettering and brush pen calligraphy piece! If you have special interest in hand lettering and brush pen calligraphy, I know you might be wondering... What does it take to develop and nurture such a skill to a level where you are confident in your skillset? Can you learn hand lettering and brush pen calligraphy to a point of mastering it? What will you need? How can you get started? How can you master the skill fast? If you have these and other related questions, this book is for you so keep reading, as it covers the ins and outs of hand lettering and brush pen calligraphy to bring the pro out in you! This book will teach you: An introduction to what calligraphy is all about and its history Insight on some modern tools and techniques used in calligraphy and some artwork by calligraphy pros 10 tips to help you plan your invitations and the connection between growing monograms and calligraphy Everything you need to know about hand lettering and how you can start with hand lettering The fundamentals of contemporary hand lettering The hand lettering terminology and how to embrace your inner amateur The difference between hand lettering and calligraphy How to write calligraphy well with illustrations to help you practice and understand better How to compose in calligraphy, including the ins and outs of abstract art Steps that you can follow to successfully write calligraphy How to trace modern calligraphy, including the type faces and how to do it Modern examples of monospaced fonts, carrier and Monaco And much more! Acquiring a new skill can prove to be quite difficult at first but with practice and patience, you'll be a pro in no time. Even if you've never attempted hand lettering and calligraphy before, this book will teach what you need to get started using simple, easy to follow steps that you can apply right away! Are you ready to unleash the inner artist within you? If you are, Just scroll up and click Buy Now With 1-Click or Buy Now to get started today!