Professional artists Barbara Enright and Carla Hackett will soon be on a brush lettering tour, and they will be bringing their skills and experiences to workshops in London and New York. Barbara began learning showcard and ticket writing fifty years ago and has really developed her skills within the area of sign painting. Carla makes up one-quarter of the lettering girl group 'The Letterettes' and has worked on some unique projects. Both talented ladies have been featured on Lettering Tutorial … [Read more...]
The Complete Guide to Custom Lettering Class by Jon Contino
It is incredibly rare to come across a lettering class or course that teaches you how to create professional level lettering, but Jon Contino's class offers just that. Jon is an immensely skilled lettering artist and illustrator. His work has been commissioned by some very notable brands and companies including Nike, Microsoft and Coka Cola. Jon's lettering and illustration work was also showcased in one of my all time favourite films The Book of Life, and in much of the marketing that went with … [Read more...]
The Business Of Hand Lettering Workshop (Exclusive Discount)
Are you interested in building a career as a hand-lettering artist? Want to take up calligraphy as a part-time gig? Are you a hand-lettering artist who is struggling to grow your business? If you answered yes to any of the above then there's a good chance this workshop is for you! Sign up for the workshop here! Modern Thrive is a fantastic resource for creative types and is hosting a really helpful workshop in April 2016. The workshop runs from the 6th - 8th of April, and is available to … [Read more...]
Hand Lettering Workshop Experience With Meticulous Ink
Meticulous Ink can be found in the city of Bath near Bristol (UK). The business is run by hand lettering artist and typesetter Athena Cauley-Yu, and Charlie Cumming, an illustrator and printer. Between the two of them they produce beautiful hand designed stationary and incredible letterpress prints. Athena from Meticulous Ink recently instructed a workshop hosted by the lovely Saunders sisters at 19 Artisan Interiors Emporium. As the travelling distance wasn't ridiculously far (many lettering … [Read more...]
Upcoming Type Camps
Type Camp host a number of different camps throughout each year. The camps can be broken down into three different styles. Type Camp offer retreat style lettering camps which take place in relaxing settings. Immersion camps which can involve travel, and urban camps which are hosted over a couple of days and tend to be more intense. Many of the Type Camp instructors are world renowned. The super talented and very knowledgeable Ken Barber can be found on the list of Type Camps instructors. … [Read more...]
