So you want to learn hand lettering? I’m often asked for tutorials on how to create hand lettering, or where one can go to learn hand lettering. Personally, I learned to make lettering by observation and experimentation. I hope what I share here will serve...
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So you want to learn hand lettering? I’m often asked for tutorials on how to create hand lettering, or where one can go to learn hand lettering. Personally, I learned to make lettering by observation and experimentation. I hope what I share here will serve as an invitation for you to explore the hand lettering techniques, methods, and styles that work for you so you can develop your own process. Don’t take what I share here as gospel, but rather view it simply as my story, and then hopefully take the inspiration to create your own. General tips for getting into lettering Well first off, there’s nothing new under the sun—and type is no exception. There are only so many ways a letter design can be expressed and still remain recognizable. You want to familiarize yourself intimately with each of the groups of type (serif, sans serif, script, blackletter, calligraphy etc.)
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