The art of brush lettering
Subtitle: a stroke-by-stroke guide to the practice & techniques of creative lettering & calligraphy
By: Kelly Klapstein
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781631593550
Subjects: Lettering; Technique; Calligraphy
Description: "Popular Instagram brush lettering artist, Kelly Klapstein, takes a simple, serene approach to teaching the art of creating beautiful letterforms with easy to use and richly colored brush pens. Kelly begins by guiding you through the tools you'll be using, and the best ways to position the arm, hand, and paper. Focusing primarily on the widely popular large brush pens while also providing instruction on using small brush pens, Kelly demonstrates a range of basic strokes and provides drill sheets for practice and improvement. You'll see how to create print and script letterforms, freestyle lettering, and the best ways to develop your own personal style"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The Meditative Art of Drawing Letters; title: Mind & Body, Pen & Paper; title: Basic Strokes & Drills; title: Lowercase Alphabet; title: Uppercase Alphabet; title: Freestyle Lettering & Faux Calligraphy; title: Special Effects; title: Exemplars & Tracing Worksheets.