Brush lettering techniques will allow you to move your brush lettering to the next level. As mentioned in 'Brush Lettering For Beginners Part One', script skills and brush pen experimentation will give you a good starting point, but there is more to brush lettering than just those two things! If you've not read part one I definitely recommend reading it and acting upon it first, before practicing the techniques in this article. I know often it's tempting to dive straight into new activities. … [Read more...]
Brush Lettering For Beginners Part One
Brush lettering is one of those skills where once you master it, the results can look brilliant. There are a lot of different styles of brush lettering out there, but learning the basics will allow you in time to develop any brush lettering styles you like. To learn brush lettering, you only need a handful of tools. You'll need a few sheets of paper, you can use cheap printer paper for practice, and then may want to upgrade to something of a nicer quality once your skill develops. A sharp … [Read more...]
Tips To Take Away – July Skillshare Hand Lettering Experience
Near the beginning of July, Skillshare announced a hand lettering challenge that would take part throughout the rest of July. The challenge consisted of completing two of hand lettering artist Mary Kate McDevitts Skillshare classes. This included finishing and sharing two lettering assignments also. I wrote about the hand lettering challenge back in July, and decided that I would have ago at participating myself. I'm still only a short way into my lettering journey, and knew that it would … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Serif and Sans Serif
Serif and Sans Serif are two of the most common styles of lettering used when working with letters. Before you even begin hand lettering, you will already be familiar with Serif and Sans Serif letters, you just might not know them by name. So what are they and how are they different? Serif Serif lettering has been around for hundreds and hundreds of years, dating as far back as the Roman era. It is often used in print for books and magazines, and is considered quite a classic style of … [Read more...]
New Learn Lettering Seanwes Classes Are Live
Sean McCabe from Seanwes, an experienced hand letterer and entrepreneur has launched a 2.0 version of his 'Learn Lettering' classes. In the not so distant past Sean created 'Learn Lettering', a series of very in depth classes to suit those interested in different lettering paths. The paths including classes for beginners, intermediate letterers and those wanting to become lettering masters. Over the past few months Sean has been working very hard and has refreshed and updated his classes. … [Read more...]
