So you want to learn hand lettering? In 5 Years, Searches for “Hand Lettering” Increased Over 1000%!
Hey, Friend! Sean McCabe here. Hand lettering has experienced a massive resurgence. In just a few short years, nearly one million people have read my lettering guide! It’s no surprise you’re here: hand lettering is booming right now. Hand lettering is selling all kinds of products like prints and t-shirts too. As the world gets increasingly digital and automated, we find ourselves yearning for the hand-made and the authentic. We want to be reminded that there is a human with a soul behind the designs we see!
Hand Lettering Gives You a Platform to Share a Message When you create beautiful lettering, it will attract an audience. People will slow down just to appreciate your beautiful art. You have people’s attention—now what will you say? Hand Lettering Tutorials & Classes Over the years, I’ve created countless lettering resources based on receiving thousands of emails from hand letterers like you. Check Out the Lettering Resources ↓ Inspiration Monday - Lettering Tutorial. Here's a fun way to challenge yourself by creating something with only three supplies...... you'll need a piece of paper, a pencil, and an eraser. with your pencil, lightly draw some simple shapes onto your paper (i've drawn letters, but you can use any shape.....a flower, butterfly, circles, squares, abstract shapes, etc.). you can also use a stencil to pencil in your shape!
Now add some texture by drawing some scribble lines all around the outside of your shape...... keep adding lots and lots and lots of little scribble lines! (you can make some areas darker for great shadowing effects, too!) And when you're done, you've got something that looks a little complicated, but it's actually quite simple! But just to take it one step further, let's add a tiny bit of color (i know i'm breaking the three-supply-keep-it-simple rule, but curiosity got the best of me!). And now i'm adding a small bit of orange colored pencil, too. (i think the supply count is up to five now.....) Category Archives: 365 Days of Hand Lettering.
365 Days of Hand Lettering: Day 365 Happy New Year, friends!
Thank you for following along on my project over the past year. Stay tuned Thursday for the announcement about my 2013 project. To possibility!! Have a great 2013. 186shares 33tweets 365 Days of Hand Lettering: Day 359 Merry, merry Christmas, friends. 51shares 6tweets 365 Days of Hand Lettering: Day 358 Happy Christmas Eve, friends! 89shares 5tweets 365 Days of Hand Lettering: Day 355 10 days left in the year, friends. 95shares 17tweets Hand Lettered Quotes :: Announcing the Book! I am thrilled to formally announce that I have signed with Chronicle Books to publish a book of 100 of my hand lettered quotes from the past year’s project!
The book will be released in the Spring of 2014. I have already been hard at work selecting which 100 quotes I’d like included and preparing the artwork for print. In other news, tomorrow I have a new print being released on 20×200. Happy Wednesday. 176shares.