The holiday season is here again, and this year I have a lovely hand lettered holiday wrapping tutorial for you to follow along with by Mirjana Teuner from Apartment 406 Designs. Mirjana discovered my Hand Lettering Podcast around the time I first launched it. She began participating in lettering challenges I set in the podcast episodes and we have been in contact ever since. Over the past year or so Mirjana has grown from a beginner at lettering into a wonderfully talented lettering artist. … [Read more...]
The Joy of Lettering Book Giveaway
Giveaways are always fun to do but this one is even more exciting as I have not one but two The Joy of Lettering books to give away. If you've visited Lettering Tutorial recently you may have spotted a review I did on this lovely book. It is worth a read if you haven't already seen it, as it explains in detail what you can expect to find and gain from the book authored by Gabri Joy Kirkendall and Jaclyn Escalera. To summarise it is a fantastic book which has a lot to offer lettering artists, … [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...]
Seasonal Gift Tags In Four Steps With Belinda Love Lee
Brush artist and calligrapher Belinda Love Lee has kindly created an exclusive seasonal tutorial for us. Belinda shows how to create some personal gift tags that can provide family members and friends with extra sentiment this holiday season. Belinda's tutorial is the second of three holiday articles that will feature on Lettering Tutorial this December. If you missed the first feature, Emma Holmes talks you through her process for creating hand lettered Christmas cards. I'll hand things over … [Read more...]
