We hope you’re all keeping safe and you’re finding the time to calm the mind with lettering and journaling. To help you while the hours of lockdown and exercise your…
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Picture Perfect – lettering onto photos
Vera Silva shows us how to letter on to photographs to create a beautiful piece of artwork. If an image is worth a thousand words, what if we could ‘add’…
Create a beautiful bookmark with Andra
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 &…
Get creative with resist techniques
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…
Learn to use dip pen calligraphy on parchment
In issue 1 of Simply Lettering, Leanne Cork shares a selection of beautiful projects that she has created using dip pens and tracing paper to create a soft and romantic…
Learn to use watercolour inks on standard printer paper
Andra Danciu is a modern calligrapher, traditional and digital artist, and one of the talented members of the Simply Lettering design team. In this video, Andra shares her process for…
Colour blending made easy
Once you’ve mastered the basics of hand lettering and are building your confidence in creating good looking script, a whole sea of creative options open up, from shadow effects to…
Add depth to your lettering with shadows
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…
Get started with faux calligraphy
Faux calligraphy is basically a cheat’s way of hand lettering in a calligraphy style using a fine-tipped pen or pencil. Traditional calligraphy is written using broad-tipped instruments, or brushes, which…
Helen Colebrook shares how to set up a new bullet journal
In issue 1 of Simply Lettering magazine, our journalling expert Helen Colebrook shares with you how to set up your bullet journal for a new month, including setting up a…
Blend from one colour to another using brush markers
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.
Get started with brush marker pens
It’s possible to create beautiful hand lettering with brush marker pens once you’ve mastered the basics. The rounded tip can create both thin and thick strokes, depending on the amount…
