The book begins with an overview of tools and materials, both traditional (pointed pen and fountain pen) and modern (including brush markers and chalk), then presents a visual glossary of letterforms, highlights the unique characteristics of the featured alphabets, and demonstrates how to draw letterforms to foster an understanding of how they're created. The core chapters explore traditional, modern, and special effects lettering using a variety...

Create uniquely artful words with secrets from Joanne Sharpe! Joanne Sharpe--author of the book "The art of whimsical lettering"--has gathered together 55 of her favorite hand-drawn alphabets for this light-hearted collection. Follow simple illustrated steps to replicate each style...no lengthy instructions or extensive practice required. Any 'imperfections' only add to their charm! Try your hand at letterforms inspired by feathers, flowers, postage...

Let's Do Hand Lettering is the ultimate hand-lettering workshop for young creatives! For those who are total hand-lettering beginners or think they have "bad handwriting," this book is still for them. There's a world of difference between regular handwriting (both print and cursive) and lettering. Hand-lettering is all about having fun and embracing the imperfections. Inside this book, find beginner hand-lettering lessons, from playing with style...

"Join artist Joanne Sharpe to learn 12 fresh writing, design, and drawing techniques. Experience and master the features and functionality of assorted pens, inks, brushes, markers, parallel pens, and paints for art journaling and mixed-media projects. Enbrace your "inner font," and be inspired by printing and cursive lettering, vintage alphabets, and calligraphy concepts illustrated in a variety of art journals and canvas wall art"--Container cover....

Easy exercises to learn calligraphy. Kids everywhere will be grabbing their calligraphy pens, because this follow-up to the wildly successful Calligraphy for Kids offers them even more artful fun. Inside they'll find new alphabets--and new ways to render the alphabets they already know--as well as fresh techniques and projects. There's coverage of the basic rules of layout; a review of some of the fundamental skills; advice on changing the weight...

"Create adorable ABCs with zendoodling! Following easy step-by-step instructions, learn how to take simple lines and shapes and transform them into intricate lovely letters, bold borders, calming quotes, and more. With extra tips, tricks, and craft ideas, young artists of every ability will have fun drawing these tangled creations. Grab a pencil, relax, and draw your own lettering zendoodles!" --Publisher description.