Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn and Dustin Lee of the RetroSupply Co have collaborated to bring you an awesome hand lettering toolkit. The hand lettering toolkit comes in two different options. There's the 'Premium Pack' which includes a lot and I mean a lot of different digital brushes which you can use in an application like Adobe Photoshop, plus some other great bonuses. The second option is the 'Freebie Pack: Beginners Sketch & Ink Pack', which gives you the opportunity to try out a few of the … [Read more...]
Who Is Hand Lettering Actually For?
Hand lettering, the art of creating unique pieces of work made up of letterforms is fast growing in popularity. There are many thousands of people from all around the globe already lettering, and many more getting interested in hand lettering each day. There are classes available that are designed to take you from a complete beginner to a pro (if you put the work in) like Sean McCabe's 'Learn Lettering' series. There are also projects in the making, like the one Typism is working on that will … [Read more...]
Learn Crayligraphy with Colin Tierney
Yesterday experienced lettering artist Colin Tierney launched 'Crayligraphy', a place to learn 'Crazy Crayola Calligraphy'. Those of you that are familiar with Colin's work will already know that he's been experimenting with Crayola pens as a lettering tool for some time now, and has been getting some pretty great results within his work. What You Will Learn Over the coming weeks Colin will approach new topics helping you to learn some of the core skills required to become a … [Read more...]
Make A Light Box For Less Than $7
I've been hand lettering for a while now and I've still not got round to purchasing a light box / light pad. For those that haven't come across a light box or light pad before, a light box is a box that lights up, sending light out just through the top. A light pad is pretty much the same thing as a light box but tends to use led lights not a bulb, light pads are usually thinner and lighter than light boxes and tend to be more portable. They're great for tracing your hand lettering, and refining … [Read more...]
Hand Lettering Podcast – EP13 How Much To Charge For Your Hand Lettering
Pricing can be really difficult especially when you're first starting out at lettering, or if a friend asks for some lettering work you don't always know what to charge. Renata, a member of the Hand Lettering HQ community I manage raised the question of 'How much should you charge for lettering especially if it's for a friend?'. I knew this question wouldn't lead to a short response, and it didn't feel right featuring it at the end of a podcast episode, so I have shaped an episode around it. … [Read more...]
