How to create gorgeous hand lettered Christmas ornaments

Lettered Christmas ornaments

Do you love Christmas, decorating your home, preparing presents for family and friends and/or embellishing your festive table with heart-warming accessories? If you need tips for perfectly using your hand lettering skills for the Christmas season, this tutorial is for you! Hand lettered Christmas ornaments are amazing decorations and lovely handmade gifts. What could be … Read more

Lettering numbers: How to draw them properly

Lettering numbers

Of course you can also use numbers and figures in your hand letterings! Unfortunately, they are not given much attention in most manuals. Therefore, in this article I would like to show you the basic stroke pattern for hand lettering numbers and inspire you with some styles. Furthermore, I will show you a kind of … Read more

How to add elegant flourishes to your letterings

Lettering flourishes

Hello! Flourishes (and the art of flourishing) have always fascinated me. They make every lettering way more elegant and outstanding. That’s why I’m very exited to show you how to add wonderful flourishes to your letterings in this tutorial. What you need Pencil Paper Eraser A steady hand ???? The first sketch At the beginning … Read more

How to create letterings with negative space

Negative Lettering

Letterings with negative space are actually the reverse way of hand lettering. For this specialmethod you don’t need any brush pens. The result of the negative lettering is amazing and also it has a calming effect when you make it. You will feel it. Point for point you will see more from the negative letters. … Read more

How to create outstanding ribbon letterings

Ribbon Lettering Guide

Colorful ribbon letterings have a highly dynamic and haptic effect. The creation of realistic ribbons is a lot of fun but not easy. That’s why you will find detailed ribbon lettering instructions here! With the right tips and techniques, you will be able to create fantastic ribbons by yourself. What you need Brush pens* with … Read more

How to create watercolor backgrounds (3 simple methods)

Watercolor backgrounds

Watercolors are perfect as background for your hand and brush letterings. What sounds simple, however, requires one or two tricks. In this tutorial I show you how to create great watercolor backgrounds. With brush pens, brushes or watercolor crayons. For watercolor techniques you should also use appropriate (watercolor) paper. Only the first method also works … Read more

Brush Lettering Guide – Learn how to brush letter step by step

Brush Lettering Guide

Brush lettering is one of the most beautiful and exciting techniques when it comes to hand lettering. The look of a brush lettering is so characteristic that you just have to learn it. In this guide I will show you exactly how to learn brush lettering and how to avoid typical mistakes. What is brush … Read more