Hand Lettering

H A N D

L E T T E R I N G W H E R E B Y

S H E R I

T O B O S T O N

B E G I N D E S I G N

OUTLINE

01 — Introduction 02 — Outline 03 — Getting Started 04 — Try These 05 — Practice 06 — Terms of Hand Lettering 07 — Sketch 08 — Online Learning 09 — R esearch 10 — Keep Going

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Use what you have or invest in a couple of Tools of the trade

For Under $20

Pencils

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Markers Copy Paper Sketch Pad Eraser

G E T T I N G S TA R T E D

Ruler

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T R Y

T H E S E YOUR SIGNATURE

YOUR FAVORITE WORD OR QUOTE

S H E R I

B O S T O N

K I N D N E S S

L E A R N I N G N E V E R E X H A U S T S T H E M I N D .

L E O N A R D O D A V I N C I Draw your favorite word in your cursive handwriting • Look up your favorite quote • Write your name or address

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PRACTICE...PRACTICE...PRACTICE

PRACTICE

WHEN YOU START LOOKING ONLINE DON’T GET DISCOURAGED. A LOT OF HAND LETTERING ARTIST HAVE A LOT OF TIME INVENSTED IN FINDING THEIR PERSONAL STYLE. PRACTICE OFTEN. GET USED TO YOUR OWN HANDWRITING AND ADD STYLING BY USING TECHNIQUES TO THICKEN YOUR LINES, ADDING LOOPS, ETC.

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KEYWORDS TO RESEARCH

A

Entry Stroke

TERMS OF HAND LETTERING

Underturn B

Overturn Compound Curve Oval Ascending Stem Loop

C

Descending Stem Loop Full Pressure Stroke

Ways to improve your initial sketch Start w/pencil Draw in pencil erase

Look up Font Terminology

and keep trying.

For example:

Trace art you like

Leading

Go on Pinterest or google Hand Lettering Xerox Use a copier to create a collage of text you like and try to redraw

Kerning

Racing Green

Pale Grey

Smoke Grey

Serif Research Fonts you like Hand Lettering videos HL artists online

B R A V O !

SKETCH

Ebony

Remember you are unique ~ so your art should be too!

Harvest Gold

ONLINE

L E A R N I N G AV E N U E S

What’s next if you are having fun...

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There are a lot of instructional videos on You Tube, Check out Pinterest - start a board, check out books on Hand Lettering.

RESEARCH

Checkout Pinterest > make a board of ideas for Hand Lettering

Keep going visit a craft store for supplies even try to create a card for someone when you would have purchased it from a store or Online...

H A N D

L E T T E R I N G

REMEMBER - Practice

KEEP GOING

makes perfect.