As you know, I’ve been taking a lettering course from Becca @The Happy Ever Crafter. Now that I feel comfortable with forming letters I thought it was time to try a cohesive piece. Obviously there’d be lettering. But what else to put with it? I’d been thinking about flowers for the past month or so….
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Hahnemühle Hand Lettering Paper & Zebra Brush Pens
I’ve been taking a free course that teaches me the basics of hand lettering. It’s called SHOW ME YOUR DRILLS and is taught by Becca of The Happy Ever Crafter. Did I mention it’s free?? Yep, a whole month of practicing the parts of letters, drills, to get you ready to learn actual lettering. That’s…
Learning Hand Lettering
I decided a few years ago that I wanted to play with a little hand lettering. To be honest, I’ve always had a fascination with calligraphy and hand lettering. I’m a lefty, I’ve had hit and miss handwriting all my life. Sometimes it looks spectacular, other times it totally sucks and is unreadable! I wanted…
Playtime In Nostalgie
I loved this quote above the instant I read it. Unfortunately, I didn’t write down where I saw it first. I used my Hahnemühle Nostalgie sketchbook and my “Juicy” trio to do this sketch/painting. Nostalgie is a lovely sketchbook that I’ve reviewed several times (also Here & Here). The paper is nice and thick and as you…
Brush Lettering Giveaway Over @Little Coffee Fox
I just came across a GREAT GIVEAWAY for people just like me, trying to learn Brush Lettering. Being a beginner at something can be hard and this giveaway covers all the basics with a lettering course AND brush lettering supplies from Tombow! How cool is that?? Little Coffee Fox is giving away to ONE lucky…
Book Review: “Lettering With Purpose” by Brittany Luiz
“Lettering With Purpose” by Brittany Luiz was published on September 1, 2017 so it’s already available as a soft cover now! I’ve had such fun learning all about lettering. This book is for both true beginners like me and intermediate lettering artists. Just a few pages into Brittany’s book and I realized just how…