Hand Lettering for Beginners: Simple Techniques. Endless Possibilities.

Hardback

Main Details

Title Hand Lettering for Beginners: Simple Techniques. Endless Possibilities.
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sarah Ensign
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 256,Width 267
Category/GenreTypography and lettering
Lettering and calligraphy
ISBN/Barcode 9781615649808
ClassificationsDewey:745.61
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher DK
Imprint Alpha
Publication Date 2 February 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

Learn to letter using simple, creative techniques, complete practice worksheets, and simple fonts that anyone can learn! Have you ever wanted to learn to hand letter, but didn't know where to start? Hand Lettering for Beginners has everything you need to learn the art of hand lettering. Sarah Ensign uses simple techniques to teach you, step by step, how to start with the most basic style of hand lettering (faux calligraphy) and move on to brush lettering. You'll learn how to make basic letter connections, how to compose full words and phrases, and how to create six beautiful and unique fonts that you can use to letter endless projects. Also included are tips on supplies, how to hold and use brush pens, and how to move beyond to basic lettering to create your own unique fonts. Your creativity will soar as you learn this beautiful craft from one of the best teachers on YouTube! - Beautiful hardcover spiral binding, with color throughout to make it simple for you to practice and learn hand lettering - Fun, simple techniques for learning brush pen lettering, creating lettering connections, composing words, and creating your own unique fonts and projects - Step-by-step guidance and tutorials that start with very basic techniques and eventually guide readers through more advanced techniques until they're creating six unique fonts - Six simple, beautiful fonts with practice worksheets that readers can use to letter their own projects

Author Biography

Sarah Ensign is a hand lettering artist and owner of Ensign Insights (ensigninsights.com), where she teaches hand lettering to thousands of people around the world. Through teaching and creative hand lettering, Sarah's goal is to share her love of life to strengthen her students, inspire their creativity as a source of happiness, and heal and uplift their spirits. She is passionate about helping others create their own happiness and finding their own self-worth through the creative process of hand lettering. You can find Sarah's hand lettering art and tutorials on Instagram (ensigninsights) or on YouTube (youtube.com/user/create2b1).

Reviews

"Will turn illegible scribbles into intended inscriptions." -Booklist