iâve been getting into calligraphy a LOT lately and i recently started getting into watercolors, so i though iâd make a masterpost of lettering! this was also highly requested â i couldnât find many lettering masterposts so i decided to make a massive one!!
important things to remember
choosing the right pen is incredibly essential to improving handwriting and lettering! this by no means says that you need to go out and buy expensive stationery and expensive guides to lettering and whatnot, but that you should find one that works for you and work up from that to your goal!
especially for brush lettering, it is important to start off with a harder tip and then progress to softer, more flexible tips as you will be less likely to destroy the tip of the pen!!
improving your handwriting and lettering takes time, so be patient!! this will not happen overnight. iâve been doing calligraphy for about 6 (?) months now and mine still isnât where i want it to be, but it has improved immensely from when i first began!
@studyquill: a quick guide to crayoligraphy | my calligraphy journey | letter with me | beginnerâs guide to brush lettering
@revisiign: guide to brush calligraphy
@sprouht-studies: how i do calligraphy | letter with me
@tbhstudying: shadow font tutorial | how i write calligraphy
@studyign: how to improve cursive handwriting
@studywithinspo: how to improve your cursive
printables + lettering guides
brush lettering for beginners
calligraphy practice printables
30 days to better brush calligraphy
lettering practice worksheets from tombow
brush pen calligraphy worksheet
+ loads more on pinterest
randomoliveâs brush lettering practice guides ($)
look at other peopleâs handwriting or lettering and try to copy or mimic it
@studyquill handwriting tag
improving your handwriting
10 ways to make your notes look prettier
how to: get neater handwriting
lettering tips | more lettering tips
this is honestly something that i still do; i draw so much inspiration from loads of peopleâs handwriting and iâm still trying to perfect mine and write consistently!!
practice lettering by lettering quotes, song lyrics, etc.!
long list of quotes by @obsidianstudy: part 1 | part 2
quotes that will make you shudder
motivational classics quotesÂ
quotes for getting sh*t done
honestly, i letter anything and everything i see; words, quotes, song lyrics, book titles, authors, colors, constellations, etc. my go-to for practice is probably lettering the days of the week and the months of the year!!
which pen type should you use?: use this to get familiar with holding the pen and the feel of the pen, then move on to more manipulative tipped pens like brush pens.
choosing a brush pen for calligraphy
my stationery recommendations for brush lettering
a much larger post with all my stationery recommendations will be coming soon, but for now here are some specifically for brush lettering :)
crayola supertips are probably the best for beginners as they can help you learn how to hold the marker. they are also great for learning the thin upstrokes and thick downstrokes!!
pentel fude touch sign pens are great for beginners as they have a hard tip and are very easy to manipulate. they are also great for understanding if you prefer the hard tip to the soft tip, especially if your practice with the tombow fudenosuke brushes alongside them!!
the tombow fudenosuke brush pen (hard)Â is great for beginners as it is very similar to the pentel fude touch sign pens as well and is easy to manipulate and practice with because of itâs hard tip!Â
artline stix are also very good for beginners! not only do they have a firm tip, but their tip is very thick and perfect for beginning practice with a real brush pen!
tombow fudenosuke brush pen (soft)Â is the first brush pen that I used that was a soft-tipped brush pen! this one was easy to master after practicing for so long with a pencil and hard-tipped brush pens. i would definitely recommend this for intermediate/advanced calligraphers!!
tombow ABT dual brush pens are much like the tombow fudenosuke soft brush pen as they are also quite flexible and require practice before use, otherwise they begin to fray! the nice thing about these pens is that they come in 95 colors and are dual-ended! definitely recommend for intermediate/advanced calligraphers!
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