Artful Alphabets: 55 Inspiring Hand Lettering Techniques and Ideas

Description

The best-selling author of The Art of Whimsical Lettering, takes you beyond whimsical handwriting and introduces step-by-step techniques for creating 55 artful alphabets. After an introduction and tips for artful compositions, each alphabet will feature a handful of step-by-step process pics for creating the alphabet's unique look. Sample quotes for each alphabet show it off in practical application. Materials explored include watercolour, acrylic inks, coloured pencil, brush markers, calligraphy pens, gouache and more. AUTHOR: Joanne Sharpe is dedicated to empowering women's creativity through national and international workshops and innovative online classes that explore artful lettering, doodling and visual journaling. She is the author of the best-selling title The Art of Whimsical Lettering (Interweave 2014) and was named an Amazon Editor's Pick for the Best Craft Book of 2014. Joanne is proud to be a Bernina Artisan Ambassador. SELLING POINTS: Artful Writing: As the drive to share inspirational messages and hand-lettered creations on social media contiues, readers will be keen on creating their own artuflly lettered quotes and power words using new styles. 55 Fun Fonts: This book is unique in its offering of 55 fun fonts for creating artful words and phrases. 250 colour illustrations

Joanne Sharpe is an energetic, whimsical artist dedicated to empowering women to embrace their creativity through online classes as well as national and international workshops that explore journaling, lettering, textiles and mixed-media art. She is the author of the bestselling book The Art of Whimsical Lettering, named an Amazon's Editor's Pick for the Best Craft Book of 2014. Joanne is proud to be a BERNINA Artisan Ambassador, sharing her love of thread and fabric with an audience eager to learn how to bring these expressive media into their own artwork. Her second book, The Art of Whimsical Stitching is a colorful handbook of ideas and techniques for playful art sewing. Get into the coloring groove with her interactive, playful coloring book, The Art of Whimsical Living or combine doodles with hand lettering in Joanne's fourth book Doodle Art and Lettering. Joanne resides in Rochester, New York, with her very supportive husband, and is the mom to a daughter and three sons. She is also a first-time grandma to a precious baby girl. Follow all Joanne's artful adventures at joannesharpe.com.