Beginner's Guide to lettering: How To get Started 🖊️

Beginner's Guide to lettering: How To get Started 🖊️

Have you ever admired beautiful hand- lettered quotes and wished you could create your own? Well let me tell you that you can!. Lettering is an artistic way to express yourself, and with a little or a lot of price ( and the right tools), anyone can master it.

✨ Must- Have Lettering Supplies

  • Brush Pen- Perfect for smooth, flowing strokes. Recommendation :Tomboy Fudenosuke brush pen)
  • Highlighters & Midliners- Add soft color accents
  • Smooth Paper or sketchbook- Help prevent ink bleeding
  • Pencil & Eraser- Sketch your designs before inking. 

✏️Easy Steps to Start Lettering 

  1. Practice basic Strokes- Thick downstrokes, thin upstrokes
  2. Master the Alphabet- Start with simple letters, then add flair
  3. Experiment with Styles- Try script, serif, or block lettering
  4. Add embellishments- Shadows, flourishes, and doodles make it pop!
  5. Keep Practicing!- The more you letter, the better you'll get. 

Lettering is fun, it's a relaxing way to express creativity- whether in your journal or on a handmade card. 

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