hand lettering

One of the most exciting aspects of lettering is that once you have learned the basics and started to develop your own style, you can turn those skills to anything…

I’m going to let you in on a little secret, sometimes when I get a new bullet journal, I’ll practice drawing my front page before actually committing to it for…

Issue 3 of Simply Lettering is out now across the UK. You can pick up your copy in WHSmith, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, M&S, Hobbycraft and independent newsagents, or online…

Today Andra is showing us how to make this bookmark which could be created as a treat for yourself or a gift for someone else. She has used: Daler &…

In issue 2 of Simply Lettering, our Commissioning Editor, Lou Collins, shares a few different ways of using resist techniques to create some beautiful effects with your lettering. In these…

I’m going to confess something to you right now. I can’t say no to a crafty bargain. I have a whole chest of drawers in my office dedicated to items…

Being left-handed needn’t stand in the way of trying hand lettering and achieving super results. In this video, Lou Collins explains a few tips and tricks on how to get…

Adding shadows to letters is a super way to make them pop from the page and can give them a more finished feel. In issue 1 of Simply Lettering, Milly…

We have some amazing prizes up for grabs in issue 1 including – A bundle of Spectrum Noir products worth £300! A Milward craft box A Chameleon Color Tones pencil…

  For many people, calligraphy is synonymous with dip pens, nibs and jars of lustrous ink. With modern calligraphy, there are a range of tools you can use to create…

Firstly, could you introduce yourself? My name is Paul Antonio Attong. I grew up in Trinidad and fell in love with calligraphy and things connected to writing when I was…

Blending from one colour to another when using brush markers can be super easy, as Lou Collins explains in this handy video. Just grab your brush markers and follow along.