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Calligraphy 101: Lowercase Letters
So you’ve been practicing your basic strokes and you’re ready to move on to actual lettering! Let’s do baby steps: this week, it’s time to focus on lowercase letters.
5 Instagram Accounts to Improve Your Handlettering Game
I realize I sound a little snooty when I say I’m a “self-taught artist.” But the truth is, I’m cheap. I’ve seen plenty of lettering workshops in my area and online, and I’ve heard plenty of artists saying, “Invest in yourself! Take a class!” But. I don’t have the time or money for that. WhatContinue reading “5 Instagram Accounts to Improve Your Handlettering Game”
C is for Chopin: The Awakening and Why Fiction Matters
One of those embarrassing pictures of my youth held hostage by the Internet featured The Awakening. My senior year of high school, I posted a series of selfies (before selfies were cool, of course) of my reaction to Kate Chopin’s classic to that early social network, Friendster. Mildly pleased at first, then bored, then scandalizedContinue reading “C is for Chopin: The Awakening and Why Fiction Matters”
Handlettering on a Budget: Affordable Tools to Start Your New Hobby
Handlettering can seem like an expensive hobby—but it doesn’t have to be! Here are basic, affordable tools to help you get started without busting your wallet!