The Basics of Brush Lettering
Have you ever wanted to learn the basics of hand lettering? Are you feeling creative but perhaps don’t know how to best express yourself? The information contained in this book has been designed to educate and inspire your creativity through brush lettering. Cedar Markers has teamed up with lettering professional, and online media professional Winterbird to develop a book that starts the reader off with the very basics of brush lettering and leads them to an unlimited world of creativity through calligraphy.
In this book you will learn the art of Brush Lettering:
- The alphabet, one letter at a time
- Connecting letters into words
- Adding beautiful swirls and flourishes
- Shading and blending techniques
- Making watercolor backgrounds with your pens
- Making a complete art piece from start to finish
About the Author
Ida is from Norway and currently resides in the Northeastern United States where she lives with her family. She has been a professional graphic designer for nearly 10 years focusing primarily on book and magazine design. Ida’s passion and specialty has always been letter design and inspiring others to create.
Book Resources
Use the code found in your book to get access these free resources made for the Cedar Markers Dual Brush Pens! Download, Print and Practice.
Unlock & Download Bonus
Alternative Guide Sheet with lower x-height and taller ascender – extra space for flourishing!
All the lowercase letters a–z.
Slanted Guide Sheets for cursive lettering.
Warm Up drills – the recommended starting point.
Straight Guide Sheets for upright lettering.
All the uppercase letters A–Z.
