The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners

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GIFT IDEAS CRAFTS & HOBBIES CALLIGRAPHY

Hello there crafty friends of mine! I’m Kristin – mama to the most incredible little human around, graphic designer, hand letterer, and creator of June & Lucy. I love the 4 C’s in my life: cats, coffee, couches, and cooking, and as you can tell from my Instagram captions, I think I am much funnier than I probably am.

My goal with this book is to help you avoid the countless months of research, trial and error, and mistakes that I made along the way, by giving you a straight forward, easy to understand explanation of the process behind hand lettering so that you can start your lettering journey with a strong foundation.

I can’t wait to see what you beautiful people create!

Product Details:

Premium matte-finish cover designHigh quality 60lb (90gsm) paper stockLarge format 8.5″ x 11.0″ (21.5cm x 28cm) pages

From the Publisher

Are you ready to learn to brush letter?

Start where you are with this perfect book for beginners

For anyone who is interested in learning the art of modern calligraphy, this is the perfect book for you. The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering provides an easy introduction into one of the most rewarding hobbies and crafts there is. With just over 100 pages of easy to follow content, this book is perfect for anyone beginning their lettering journey no matter where you are starting from.

What can I use lettering for?

Whether you want to learn brush lettering as a fun hobby, to take your bullet journal or planner skills to the next level, or you want to create custom lettering designs for your business. You can use brush lettering to make perfectly designed gift wrapping, address picture perfect cards, or create unique pantry labels. There is no limit to how you can apply this skill to your daily life.

Where to start?

Grab some brush markers or hand lettering pens and you are ready to start with this comprehensive tutorial on how to do modern calligraphy for beginners or intermediate letterers. Put together some pencils, pens, calligraphy pens, brush markers and felt tipped pens and you have the perfect calligraphy starter kit.

What is sure to be the perfect gift for people of all ages, this calligraphy book is full to the brim with: Over 100 pages of content Actual hand lettered content (no greyscale fonts here!) Step by step instructions from start to finish Soft matte cover with luxurious finish Professional tips regardless of whether you are right handed or left handed

With easy to follow instructions, beginning with how to old your pen and the appropriate posture, this book guides you step-by-step through the fundamentals of modern lettering, adapted from traditional calligraphy, and helps you start your lettering journey with a solid foundation. Put together your starter calligraphy kit with the brush lettering pen set of your choice (or try June & Lucy’s 6 piece pen set, perfect for beginners!), and get started with your calligraphy practice activities as your make your way through this calligraphy workbook.

This modern calligraphy and hand lettering workbook guides you through learning the basic brush alphabet in uppercase and lowercase, the basic monoline script alphabet in uppercase and lowercase, as well as faux calligraphy and additional serif and san serif alphabets that you can use to compose the perfect lettering project. There are also additional instructions on flourishes, how to connect your letters to form words, and then how to put all of the design elements you learned into a single composed design. Practice your handwriting by tracing over the guided templates and then letter them on your own.

Learning how to trace letters of the alphabet is one thing, but learning what to do with that is something entirely different. With this caligraphy book you will learn all of the basics of hand lettering and brush lettering, from the typography terminology, the right tools to use to master the art of lettering, the various lettering styles, how to connect letters to form words, and how to put words together to create stunning completed pieces, from creative art, designs, drawings, bullet journal spreads, tattoo art and more.

Content
N/A Modern Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Brush Lettering Workbook Modern Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Brush Lettering Workbook Modern Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Brush Lettering Workbook Blank ruled and dot grid practice paper

Color
Black Color interior Black and White Interior Black and White Interior Blank pages with greyscale dots and ruled lines

Page/Count
6 pens 174 pages 108 pages 108 pages 100 pages

Intended Skill Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate Beginner Beginner Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Binding
N/A Gold Spiral Silver Spiral Glue Bound Glue Bound

Publisher ‏ : ‎ June & Lucy (August 12, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 108 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1646081498
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1646081493
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.25 x 11 inches