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CreativeLive

Brush Lettering Basics

via CreativeLive

Overview

Be sure to check out our other Brush Lettering classes on Flourishes & Ornamentation and Putting Together a Final Piece.
Brush Lettering is a fun, analog activity that can be applied to personal and professional projects. Put a personal touch on your brand, and evoke a playful spirit without changing the words themselves. In this class, type designer Laura Worthington covers the tools and techniques you need to get started brush lettering, including:

  • How to hold the brush, best posture, body mechanics
  • Basic strokes
  • Trying different styles of lettering using adjectives and themes
You’ll learn the basic strokes that are the building blocks of the alphabet, and you'll start rendering upper- and lower-case characters and numerals. Take this class, and you'll receive an easy-to follow guide you can use to practice.

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Tools & Materials
  • How to hold the Brush, Posture & Body Mechanics
  • Learn Basic Strokes
  • Basic Strokes: Picket Fences
  • Basic Strokes: Tapered Strokes
  • Basic Strokes: Pressure and Release
  • Basic Strokes: Transitional Strokes
  • Learn Lowercase Letters
  • Practice Uppercase letters
  • Write Numerals
  • Understand Brush Lettering Styles
  • Practice Lettering with Your Name

Taught by

Laura Worthington

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