Applying smooth, bump and wobble free edges to your lettering can sometimes be difficult. Smooth edges are not always a necessity as they can sometimes make lettering look a little less hand made, and that might not be the appearance you are going for. However on occasion you might want your lettering to look like it has been vectored, or maybe you want it to look like it's been brush lettered when you've actually drawn it. This is when being able to apply really smooth edges to your lettering … [Read more...]
Lettering Legend – Jessica Hische Interview
Jessica Hische is a world renowned lettering artist and in the eyes of many a creative genius too. Her work has delighted viewers and captured the hearts of artists, designers, her family, friends and a great deal of others over the years. You might find Jessica's lettering work on book covers, used in film and television for titles, used in marketing campaigns and used for different elements of branding. Artists have credited Jessica alone for providing the inspiration they needed to get … [Read more...]
The Primers Sign Painting Tutorial Series
If you're looking to get started with sign painting 'The Primers' film series might just be the thing for you. At present a trailer and the first episode have recently been released, and the next episode is coming soon. The series has been made possible through a collaboration between Mike Meyer, Better Letters, and A.S Handover. Mike Meyer is an American lettering artist who has been lettering for quite some time, and has developed a great depth of knowledge and a high level of skill within … [Read more...]
Learn Brush Lettering and a Great Giveaway
Learn Brush Lettering is a very inspiring course brought to you by two incredibly talented artists, Carla Hackett and Barbara Enright. The two ladies have a lot of lettering experience between them. Carla has worked on a number of client projects creating work for Tiffany & Co. and Campaign Monitor to name just a couple, she also makes up one quarter of the hand lettering group 'The Letterettes'. Barbara has worked on show card and ticket writing since the 1960's and had a successful sign … [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...]
