Here Are All the Ways You Can Learn Lettering
Sep 07, 2017
Lettering has gained a lot of interest in recent years — and for good reason! Pretty words can spruce up just about anything. And contrary to popular belief, anyone can learn how to letter (even if their handwriting isn’t the best). That’s why we’ve put together this guide so you can find the LETTERING CLASS that’s right for you.
IF YOU’VE BEEN WANTING TO LEARN CALLIGRAPHY…
Calligraphy 101
Lauren Essl of Blue Eye Brown Eye will teach you everything from which supplies to buy to how to hold your dip pen and make different types of strokes.
Watercolor Calligraphy
Instructor Ashley Buzzy McHugh will teach you how to bring your calligraphy to life with watercolors. You’ll get a refresher on the basics, learn how to do a watercolor wash, ombre words, and more.
Fauxligraphy: Pen Calligraphy
Learn how to create calligraphy using a regular old pen with Alyssa Thiel. She’ll even teach you how to transfer your designs onto different surfaces.
Intro to iPad Lettering
Molly Jacques has worked with big brands like Nike, Entertainment Weekly, and Disney Books, and she’s here to show you how to work lettering magic with your iPad and a little app called Procreate.
IF YOU’VE BEEN WANTING TO GO DIGITAL…
Bounce Lettering Basics
Brittany Luiz, social media and content manager for Tombow, will teach you how to create bouncy, whimsical letters with blended colors and different stroke types. All you need is a couple of — you guessed it — Tombow pens.
IF YOU’VE BEEN WANTING TO PRACTICE WITH BRUSH PENS…
Water Brush Lettering
Using Nicole Miyuki‘s techniques, you’ll learn how to use water brushes to create colorful words that will get you all the likes on Instagram.
Brush Pen Calligraphy Workshop
Pieces Calligraphy‘s Sharisse DeLeon will show you how to not only create letters, words, and phrases with basic strokes, but how also to add flourishes and embellishments to really make your work pop.
Intro to Chalk Lettering
Valerie McKeehan of Lily & Val will teach you how to use chalk to create stunning layouts. You’ll learn how to use sans serif, serif, and script fonts, as well as how to add embellishments to polish off your design.
OR HECK, IF YOU’VE JUST WANTED TO LEARN A UNIQUE LETTERING STYLE…
Vintage Sign Lettering
Annica Lydenburg, the owner of Dirty Bandits, is using her expertise to teach you how to design layouts and create incredible vintage-looking signs using combinations of sans serif and script letters.
Craft Your Own Lettering Style
Brittany Luiz is back to teach you how to take your lettering skills and upgrade them by creating your own unique style. You’ll learn how to write letters in four styles: script, serif, sans serif, and double-monoline and change letters by adjusting their shapes, strokes, and adding embellishments.
