Hand Lettering Series – Part 1 || Basic Drills

Practice makes progress! Here are 16 drills to practice when wanting to get into brush lettering a.k.a. modern calligraphy. Find printable worksheets on my blog linked below! Look for Part 2 of this Series to come!

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Modern Calligraphy || The Basics & Faking It – https://youtu.be/klCS9hXgZwg

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WORKSHEETS – find those on the blog
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http://www.thecreativeglow.com/2017/08/modern-brush-lettering-series-part-1.html

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LETTERING TOOL RECOMMENDATIONS
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– Crayola Washable Watercolour Set – 24 Colours (super, super inexpensive option for practicing)
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– Speedball Art Products India Ink – Super Black
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P A P E R
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– HP Bright White 24lb. Inkjet Paper – this is paper I use in video – nice and smooth so your marker tips last longer. Don’t use regular, cheaper copy paper because your pen tips will start to fray and wear faster.
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– Rhodia Graph Pad No.19 – *
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– Cambridge Graph Pad – * (super inexpensive option)
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* = one of these options will be great for practicing letters once we get there and have learned about the line structure.

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