iPad lettering has taken the artistic world by storm. The iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and Procreate App have become essential tools for many lettering artists. These tools make it possible to endlessly experiment and practice without the need to invest in replenishing supplies such as paper and pens. Until recently, the Apple Pencil was only compatible with the iPad Pro. However, Apple's latest model of the standard iPad released in 2018 is now also compatible with the Apple Pencil. (Please note … [Read more...]
Joan of Art Sketching Tin for Lettering Anywhere
Joan of Art was established by the creative duo Suki and Thea Wilkins in 2016. The two ladies specialise in crafting useful art tools with the aim of making art fun and accessible, they also make plenty of artwork themselves too. Most recently, they have launched a Kickstarter campaign for a clever little portable Sketching Tin, which is the perfect tool for any lettering artist or illustrator on the go. In the past, they have released a number of art tools and themed products via their shop on … [Read more...]
Hand Lettering Toolkit
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...]
FREE Hand Lettering Guides! – Lettering Tutorial
Get FREE hand lettering guides, including guides for lettering phrases or quotes, a grid guide, and a guide for lettering in script or for using with calligraphy. The Lettering Tutorial FREE guide pack includes nine guides that you can print out and use time and time again for your lettering practice. To get your free guides all you need to do is just sign up to my Newsletter. I don't send spam, just updates, tutorials and lettering related content! When you sign up to my Newsletter … [Read more...]
Useful Lettering Tools: Paper – Lettering Tutorial
There are a number of different types of paper that you can use for your hand lettering. If you're new to lettering though, you might not have had much opportunity to experiment with paper types. I've made a video highlighting three different types of paper you can use for creating your lettering on. The video explores a few things, how transparent the types of paper are, this is useful for light boxing and tracing. Whether the types of paper allow much bleed when inking outlines, and also I … [Read more...]
