Once you have mastered the techniques to create your own beautiful lettering, you can take it a step further by adding shadows. Often these will be a subtle grey line…
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Create a Christmas chalk lettering project
In issue 2 of Simply Lettering, we have a fabulous Christmas home decor project from Nanja Jacobs-de Rooij. For her project, Nanja use a Posca Uni chalk marker but in…
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…
Happy World Calligraphy Day 2019!
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…
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…
Get started with dip pen calligraphy
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…
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.
