Lettering artist Jason Carne is the creator of a fantastic resource called Lettering Library. The library found at letteringlibrary.com is full of old books that are no longer in print which Jason has collected over time. I am so excited to share this resource with you as there isn't anything else quite like it in the lettering world, and I am sure you will want to visit time and time again. The benefits of Lettering Library Collecting books that are no longer in print can often be quite … [Read more...]
Lettering Legend – Colin Tierney Interview
It's great to be starting the new year with a new 'Lettering Legend'. Colin Tierney has been responsible for some very creative and original lettering over the past couple of years. He has also inspired many with his Crayola pen experimentations. Often specialising in brush style lettering Colin has produced a body of work to be proud of. Although Colin makes and shares lettering work on a regular basis, he also finds time to work on another project called 'In A Brush', where he curates his own … [Read more...]
Wishing You Happy Holidays & A Happy New Year
Christmas is getting pretty close now so I just wanted to wish you happy holidays & a happy new year through the art of lettering and animation! Everything in the animation was created by me except for the music, I only have limited skills at playing the guitar and piano! I created the background in photoshop, I drew out the lettering in pencil, and imported it into some animation software. Next I traced all of the paths for each letter placing points, then individually animated each … [Read more...]
Hand Lettering A Gift For The Holiday
It's time to bring you the last of three special holiday tutorials, this time focusing on hand lettering a quote or phrase that you can frame and give away as a gift. If you missed the previous two tutorials you can learn how to create hand lettered Christmas cards with Emma Holmes, and how to make gift tags more interesting using calligraphy, with Belinda Love Lee. You can also find another great tutorial directly on Belinda's blog, showing you how to create your own DIY wrapping paper which … [Read more...]
Lettering Legend – Scotty Russell Interview
Scotty Russell has more than earned the title of 'Lettering Legend', not only is he very talented at lettering, he's also very supportive too. One of the first things that caught my attention when I looked at Scotty's work was the originality of it all. He doesn't follow current trends, he does his own thing and he does it well. Scotty also stood out because he is continually supporting and inspiring those of the lettering world in such on honest way. We first met on Twitter where he was … [Read more...]
