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Today is World Calligraphy Day 2019, so what better day to celebrate pen and paper and get practising. In this video, our Commissioning Editor, Lou Collins, has used a Manuscript…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

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.

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…

  With every issue of Simply Lettering magazine, we give you some beautiful lettering templates, which you can recreate in your own artwork. In this handy video, lettering expert and…