Publisher Description

Lettering with Purpose is a beautiful and thoughtful book for anyone interested in developing their own artistic alphabet. Whether you're hoping to personalize greeting cards, or just enjoy the art, hand lettering is an uplifting and compelling craft to learn. Aspiring artists and lettering enthusiasts will explore and deepen their understanding of this art form by delving into a variety of lettering techniques. You will also enjoy 100 reflective lettering prompts to spur the imagination and help readers answer the question: "What should I write?" Your lettering journey will begin with lettering basics. This intuitive guide includes suggested tools and materials, the anatomy of letters, how to pair different lettering styles, and thorough tutorials on working with a variety of mediums. You'll be creating striking layouts and compositions in no time. Additionally, artists will find a wide range of lettering styles and techniques demonstrated step by step, including brush calligraphy, bounce lettering, and more, plus complete alphabet ideas that include reproducible practice pages that can be used to perfect their skills.
Once your artistic bones are there, move on to adding embellishments and flourishes! Add pizzazz to your work with frames, laurels and garlands, flowers, swirls, and more. To cap it all off, a section of perforated pages at the back of the book contains fully illustrated frames, with blank openings so readers can fill them in with their own inspired lettered designs.

Notes

An inspiring guide to hand lettering, it includes creative techniques and prompts.

Author Biography

Brittany Luiz is a hand-lettering artist and Social Media & Content Manager for Tombow USA. She is a wife and mother, and aims to infuse positivity into the world through her lettering. Learn more at

Review

Move beyond the basics and add character and style to your lettering with flourishes, embellishments, and more. Luiz presents lettering exercises and inspirational projects aimed at developing your skills and creating interesting artful lettering. Make letter mosaics, floral monograms, and mermaid letters. Digitize your lettering. Add illustrative elements, and much more. The "Purposeful Prompts" section provides oodles of ideas to keep you creating in new and interesting ways. If you've hit a plateau in your lettering, Lettering with Purpose will get you back on track and provide plenty of inspiration for great hand-lettered art. * Cloth, Paper, Scissors *

Long Description

Go beyond basic lettering skills and into the art of inspirational lettering! Lettering with Purpose is packed with engaging prompts to engage and inspire. Lettering with Purpose is a beautiful and thoughtful book for anyone interested in developing their own artistic alphabet. Whether you're hoping to personalise greeting cards, or just enjoy the art, hand lettering is an uplifting and compelling craft to learn. Aspiring artists and lettering enthusiasts will explore and deepen their understanding of this art form by delving into a variety of lettering techniques. You will also enjoy 100 reflective lettering prompts to spur the imagination and help readers answer the question: 'What should I write?' Your lettering journey will begin with lettering basics. This intuitive guide includes suggested tools and materials, the anatomy of letters, how to pair different lettering styles, and thorough tutorials on working with a variety of mediums. You'll be creating striking layouts and compositions in no time. Additionally, artists will find a wide range of lettering styles and techniques demonstrated step by step, including brush calligraphy, bounce lettering, and more, plus complete alphabet ideas that include reproducible practice pages that can be used to perfect their skills. Once your artistic bones are there, move on to adding embellishments and flourishes! Add pizzazz to your work with frames, laurels and garlands, flowers, swirls, and more. To cap it all off, a section of perforated pages at the back of the book contains fully illustrated frames, with blank openings so readers can fill them in with their own inspired lettered designs.

Review Quote

Move beyond the basics and add character and style to your lettering with flourishes, embellishments, and more. Luiz presents lettering exercises and inspirational projects aimed at developing your skills and creating interesting artful lettering. Make letter mosaics, floral monograms, and mermaid letters. Digitize your lettering. Add illustrative elements, and much more. The "Purposeful Prompts" section provides oodles of ideas to keep you creating in new and interesting ways. If you've hit a plateau in your lettering, Lettering with Purpose will get you back on track and provide plenty of inspiration for great hand-lettered art.-- Cloth, Paper, Scissors

Description for Sales People

Features step-by-step instruction for mastering a range of lettering styles and techniques, including brush lettering, bounce lettering, creating flourishes and embellishments, and more.

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