4 Types of Handlettering | Beginner Calligraphy Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Follow along on Instagram for more tips & videos! / howtohandletter // Today I'm showing you the 4 main types/styles of hand lettering. There are so many ways to handletter and when they are all called "hand lettering", it can be confusing to know just how the look was achieved. In this video we'll go over the 4 main types of lettering and see them demonstrated. (*note: Style 3+4 are the same style but broken into 2 different categories*)
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"I don't do long intros..." My type of channel. Subscribed.
"since I don't do long intros, we are just going to get right into it". Thank you so much!
If only every other UA-camr making tutorials and guides took a page from your book.
I had my first hand lettering class last night. I am so excited to learn how to practice. It was recommended to go on youtube. I subscribed to your channel. But don't see your name anywhere to reference you. But I will check out your website too. My first class was with an artist from Trader Joe's. Did you know that they have about two artist per store that does all their creative hand lettered signs in each store. In this day and age of computer art and mass produced signs, it makes me happy to know this.
When you compared the lettering with the dual brush pen to the crayola marker, I loved the effect from the marker much better actually. You could see a better distinction between the thin strokes and the thick strokes than with the brush pen. So that looked like “real” calligraphy to me
I like that she says, “hi friends!”. This makes me feel nice cuz I has no friends. 😭😂
Ah thank you for watching! I'm an introvert over here so I totally understand lol!
I has is wrong it should be I have
Aww same here! Your not alone :)
Lol 🤣
@@saraswatiagrawal6876 it's a joke., she says "cuz".
5:13
TBH I like the Crayola more haha I don't have the skill to use my cheap Crayolas from elementary school like your beautiful lettering :')
Me too lol
for anyone using a brush pen and is struggling with thin lines, just lift up the pen a little.
practice your transitions and you should be pretty good :D
:D
Thank you 🌼
Love this video and I would very much like to see the modern calligraphy vs. traditional calligraphy! Your handwriting with the pointed pen is amazing as well!
Thank you! I will definitely have to work on one! Thanks for watching!
I subbed after she said I don't do long intros
Hahahaha me
I get really annoyed when half the video is talking about themselves! I thought I was only one!
I love how you go straight to the point! Some other people spend so long talking and talking about whatever that I usually give up watching their videos! Thanks for that!!!! :)
Wont your markers fray?
I hear that extremely loud noise and i feel likeits just going to break.....
These markers definitely fray less on good quality paper. I personally use the HP Premium Choice Laserjet paper, but when I use regular printer paper they fray like crazy! But these markers are designed to take a lot and they last me quite a while, so long as the paper is good! As for the squeak, it's not quite as bad as it sounds, it's just going directly into the camera mic. But I know that is super common with Tombows! Some people love it & some people feel like it's nails on a chalkboard.. ha! Thanks for watching!
ChocolatePuddingCrafts ,
honeymlk It’s cause she’s pressing waaaaaaaaaay to hard...
Supernatural Starlight She’s not
@@yanaz1238 yeah i getba way more louder sound its because of the paper is REALLY smooth and Thicc and when i do down strokes i do it as lightly as possible but still get tHiCc down strokes
I love that you show these 4 styles for people who don't want to buy new supplies!
After I watched this video I got SO into calligraphy and even ordered all of the calligraphy tools in this and have tried them all out!
Best Handlettering tutorial I came across. Been a graphic designer for many years and lately trying my hands on Handlettering. Thanks for this tutorial. Much love 👍🏼
I love your teaching. I'm a very fast learner. I have changed my handwriting to block, to be all one size, to bigger and smaller. I'm a lefty. This kinda makes you feel intimidated. I have tried my hand at Calligraphy, well Faux. I did ok. I love the Crayola Markers. That looks really, really good.
You make it look so easy! Your letters are perfect! I've been loving your tutorials 💜 yes, more please 😊
I promise, it was so so much practice! But thank you, that is very kind of you to say! And thank you for watching!
Yeah🇮🇳🌬🖤💜🖤👍
I love that you didn't cut the annoying sound that the tombow brush pen makes when we write hahahahha
Thank you I didn't know the kinds of calligraphy. I just have the nibs and refill pins.
Loved this vid!!!!!!! Finally something that doesn't ask for $90 for the same information!!!! Thank you sooooo much for this info. Subscribed within the first 30 seconds.
Aww, thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it & glad to have you here! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful exercises! I will improve my calligraphy... I bought yesterday a color brush and I m not so good... So, thank you for the guide! P. S. I open my channel about interior design and home styling, but I also would like to speak about my bullet journal and my organization. So calligraphy is very important....!
Very informative video. I didn't realize that hand lettering in not traditional calligraphy or better it can be more free-style than the classic calligraphy schools. I am definitely using this for future reference. I also felt sympathetic towards the exploded pen part. I have ruined many of mine and that was way before starting to experiment with writing for a more artistic result...
Tombow has left the video... That Crayola looks hella professional next to it!
i've only seen two of your videos and havent tried anything out yet but it still feels like youre helpingme so much. thank you
Thank you so much! I hope they help you! Thanks for watching!
who else shuddered when she wrote down at 4:04
nope
Yesss
Yes
Me
i got goosebumps😂 btw, i love it😍
Would love to see the video on modern calligraphy versus traditional
Thank you for more or less showing the entire process and time taken to write a word/letter! 👏👏 Everywhere else, I've been seeing sped up writing, and it doesnt give me a real sense of the actual time it takes to do some pretty lettering, even if you're very experienced. It makes me feel better knowing I can take my time lol
You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching!
How to Hand Letter Of course💕
Great video! Very informative...I'm trying to pluck up the courage to start hand lettering! Love your style! X
Thank you! You should definitely start! It is such a fun hobby & you get to have a new skill to use as well! You'll have to let me know if you start! Thanks for watching!
Your tutorials are so easy to follow; thank you. 🙂
A tip for micron pens and keeping them from exploding would be storing them upside down!
I worked with an artist who always stored pens flat in a box, never stored upright. Scrapbookers do this also.
Did you know that for dip pens, you're supposed to dip it up to the hole? That hole/slit is actually a reservoir for ink so that you won't have keep dipping and dipping it.
ai dayao yup!!
thank you so much I needed this to start
girl why you gotta press so hard on the tombow
Amanda Cam 😂
Amanda Cam Ikr? It gives me anxiety
True that brush pen might get ruined
Whoa... that was like nails on a chalkboard
i do that but the pressure is so light, but it weirdly still makes the sound. idek why
You are the best hand letter youtuber, when you explain everything seems to be easy! I really love your letters, greetings from Honduras:)
Thanks for the video. Very helpful as I get started with hand lettering! Keep up the good work. (excellent lighting in the vid).
Thank you!
Hi i love youe Line Lettering. I did an Hours online course online they sent me everything i would need. I remember THE INK WELLS FROM SCHOOL. I did this type of Letteting with Ink andd an IlInkpen. many many years ago x
For anyone wondering, 5 below is currently selling 5$ brush pens! They’re not bad and they’re cheap so they’re good for beginners if you’d like to start with an actual brush pen but not break the bank on expensive supplies. The brand is Art101
Thanks for these tips. I'm getting some crayola markers at dollar tree to practice first. I bought some nice Faber-Castle in dark olive to use when Christmas card time comes.
great vid! I noticed there are a few styles on IG and YT but didn't really know why or which was real calligraphy but this vid has helped alot. I am also experimenting with different tools for brush lettering atm so this vid came in handy! just tried using my aqua flo waterbrushes for lettering after watching this vid and I think I prefer it compared to crayola or dual tip brush pens!
Thank you so much and thanks for watching! Yes - I love water brush lettering! From the beginning & it's still one of my favorites!
I'd like to make my own wedding invitation suite, please show us the modern vs traditional calligraphy too! 😍 love this episode by the way.
I hate the sound the tombows make when your making the downstrokes haha😖
Alana Maloney Kpop ruins everyone's life by ruining our savings and wallets xD
Ikr its like nails on a chalkboard
Same omgg I cringed so hard
She probably pressing too hard, because I use those and there’s not much sound compared to hers
I find it satisfying
Calligraphy is a must to those who very struggles in writing letters in cursive.
A video on tips for the dip pen would be awesome. 😍
Thanks for all the affordable alternatives! I've so excited to start with a crayola marker XD!
You're welcome! I love the crayolas! Let me know how it goes! And thanks for watching!
This was super helpful. Instant subscriber.
P>S: Sometimes your sentence end abruptly, maybe it was editing. Irrelevant, I know. I thought it won't be too bad if I point out?
No problem at all! It is typically because I talk super-fast and it's impossible to edit or cut out when I screw up lol! No weird issues with your computer, just me messing up! Ha! It's a never ending battle for me to try and talk slower but I promise, I am working on it (always.) Thanks for watching!
exactly what i needed to know as a beginner
This video really helped me with figuring out how to do the downstrokes using Tomboys. Thank you
Nice video ,like the way that you show how long it takes the write the letter,
wow I never even thought of any of these. I love how you make everything look so easy
new sub right here -😎
this video was so incredibly helpful, as I am hoping to start lettering myself. thank you thank you!! you are so talented!💜
I'm still struggling with the stroke. The thin line is so hard to make, my line would look all the same (I'm using a Sakura Koi Brush Pen) 😢 Would u make a video for stroke practice? I'm currently using the first technique u just showed
Doddy Arisnawan Me too I'm having a hard time with the thin line
i guess it's every beginner problem, hahaha... but, with more practice (everyday) my thin stroke is much better now :D
Doddy Arisnawan been there. just practice ups and downs without actually writing any actual words. dont press hard on your ups, just on your downs
Doddy Arisnawan you should use one with a harder tip. The sakura koi is for more advanced people! :)
I like to practice by doing squiggly up and down lines .
Thank you so much!! This was fantastic!! Helped me a lot 💗
While using a dip nib pen, I would dip into the ink bottle or transfer it to an ink well. If you submerge the whole nib it hold a lot more ink.
PLEASE can we have sheets for the wonderful "traditional" calligraphy. I am loving your practice sheets they are so calming.
If you actually would fill the reservoir of the nib when dipping it in the ink, instead of just putting it just on the tip, you would be able to write 3 times as much, without re-inking your nib and, depending on the nib, you also get broad downstrokes and more line variation very easy, because you have enough ink and a consistent inkflow
Your Calligraphy is amazing! You inspired me to practice and to have a UA-cam channel! Keep up the good work! xx ☺️☺️
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Your videos are so great, I really want to get into hand lettering now!
Thank yo use much - I hope you do! It's such a fun hobby! Thanks for watching!
you are so amazing at calligraphy and handlettering!
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching!
Actually u are the best hand letter youtuber ever
Love u
Thank you and thanks for watching!
I startes this with brush pens. My upstrokes are a bit shaky but im getting the hang of it. Gotta keep practicing
I have the traditional dip pen. Pretty interesting.
hi, thanks for the vid!
for nib pens you can try dipping your pen deeper into the ink. the small holes in the nib are supposed to work as ink deposits, so the ink is held there by superficial tension and flow down when they "open" as you press the nib against the paper and then you don't need to dip the pen as oftenly.
You're welcome! And yes! I need to get an actual holder for my ink because the dish I'm using is usually what I use for watercolors and it's too shallow to dip without dumping an entire bottle of ink into it! Any suggestions on where to get a good one? Thanks for watching & for the tips!
How to Hand Letter ugh, sorry, I am a very cheap person, so I usually use the ink bottle itself, which is not great especially when you are halfway through it and it gets shallower and shallower... 🤔🤔
Haha! I totally hear you - which is why I'm still using a kitchen dish ;) I will have to try and find something though.. I always make a mess when I use the bottle!
I use this jar: www.paperinkarts.com/ourjar.html
It's really cheap and once you're done using it you can just screw the top close and store it with your other ink to use again later (so you're not wasting ink you haven't used). I normally pair it with sumi ink, which doesn't really have an option to just dip into the bottle.
Thanks for sharing! I follow them on Instagram - they are so reasonably priced! I'll definitely check it out. Thanks again!
that is so helpful and amazing
Ikr
Anyone who letters often knows the sound. It’s very common and gives a beautiful watercolor effect.
I love your videos . You just make everithing perfect ! I tried with the water brush but it would'nt do the fine lines could you tell me another waterbrush type please ?Thank you ! ❤😁
Your handwriting is so pretty! I think I will try and learn calligraphy :)
Fun (not really) fact: When I was just starting handlettering (modern calligraphy), it was hard for me, so I wanted to do faux lettering. I tried and found out that I was too lazy to write the words and color the downstrokes to make it thicker. And that is why, ladies, gentlemen, anyone in between and besides, 5 months later, I can do pretty decent handlettering.
Great stuff! A darker pen would have helped me I'm sight impaired ❤
Love your channel
I'm starting off with Arteza real brush pens. Am I making the right choice as a beginner in hand lettering?
You are awesome. You just got yourself a subscriber.
Thank you so much!
I started handlettering with ecoline brushpens and a dollar store one i still use them after 2 years lol
I enjoy your tutorials and am learning a lot. I only wish you would zoom in some so we could see more clearly what you're doing.
I’m so interested in calligraphy, hand lettering, bullet journaling etc. but sadly I was next taught how to write cursive and I’ve tried to teach myself for a while but I can’t seem to get it, do you have any tips?
Hello! Yes, that's totally ok! You really don't HAVE to know cursive to learn handlettering - a lot of the letters that I write are similar to the way they'd be in cursive, but not all of them (like b). Handlettering is more about turning your writing into a form of art. The examples in this video are just a few different common ways, but there are no rules that say you have to write a certain way. I would start by practicing your alphabet, figuring out what you think looks nice & trying to start connecting some of those letters together. ua-cam.com/video/bXZRv4yqjsU/v-deo.html Here's a link to a playlist with lots of videos that address FAQ that people have when they begin lettering. I hope that helps & good luck!
You should get a handwriting workbook and work out of that, you can get them online or at the teacher store or art store. They have a similar working/teaching style to how we learned to write in kindergarten preeschool
hey!!
I really want to start handlettering...will you please guide me which kind of handlettering will be easy for me to start and gain some confidence in this skill...
Nice and clear, thanks.
Show can I get the practice sheets for beginners that I can print out? Your work is beautiful 😎
@How To Hand Letter Can you do a video on how to prep a new tip for a dip pen?
Hey thanks so much for the tutorial, you've covered so much! just wondering if you would mind posting the link to your printable s please so i can get practicing!
Well the tombow dual tip pen is the best
Hello! Nice video! Do you ever do Gothic style calligraphy? Olde English or Blackletter for example?
Hey I love your channel... I just wanted to ask if you do actually have plans on making a traditional vs modern nib calligraphy or the dr. ph Martin bleed proof ink video would be great
this is rrally helpful! thanl you!!!!💕💕
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Could u please do a video on doing handlettering with a fat tip brush pen
Left handed people (I am one of them) are probably gonna smear ink/graphite everywhere 😅
Lisa Leung
Use crayola left handed and im doing great so far
Lisa Leung you can put a tissue underneath it or smth and if you need any help with that you can check out this series called "letter like a lefty" by Sunshine & Stationary
yeah same
Agree sometimes;)
Last night my hand letter teacher who is left handed said she sometimes writes right to left in order not to smear.
the way the video kept cutting off at random times was really unsettling :/ but your writing is beautifullll, of course
Same, some sentences were cut off.
I have experience in fine Calligraphy, with specialty Calligraphy pens with metal (thus not flexible) nibs. I have always loved handwriting and now, hand lettering. I’m now using the Tombow Fudenosuke pens for small areas, and Tombow Dual Brush pens. I’m practicing like crazy to create a 3-D collage “of my son’s life’s journey” for when my son graduates from UC Berkeley. I’d like to include hand lettered poems I’ve written, quotes, photos, etc. I would like to know, is it easier on the hand & wrist to hand letter on an inclined surface or flat surface? What would you recommend? I have permanent nerve damage in both hands, so if an inclined surface is recommended, could you recommend an easel-type surface? Thank you so much for your videos. God bless!
Hello! I personally prefer to write on a flat surface with my arm resting on the desk. I try to write more with my arm gliding rather than moving my wrist to create different strokes, if that makes sense. I do use an inclined surface sometimes, but it hurts my wrist so I don't have any recommendations in that area - sorry!
what about us lefties? Tips?
Walter Costa Filho yeah us lefties!!!!
Do the strokes backwards! It works!
Walter Costa Filho Your Hello Kitty glasses are from Mc Donalds aren't they? I had ones like those
Use your right :P
I'm lefty and I have been practicing lettering for almost 2 years and i'ts the same :) ... except for the waterbrush, because my hand messes up all the colors (the same happens when I write on a board) sorry for my English bc I'm from South America and I speak Spanish (i still practicing lol)
This was super helpful, thanks so much! Could you link/let me know the name of your pan watercolors? They look like they're good quality!
Your so lucky to have all of that cool pens
Where did you get the clipboard to hold your paper? I love it 🥰 Do you also have the extra binder clips too? Thank you!
love this tutorial! THANK YOU! XO
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Thank youu
Also i think its not really nessceasary to call using cheaper markers fake calligraphy it doesn't matter cheap or not as long as it fits in the definition its calligraphy
It’s not because it’s cheap it’s because it’s not the actual way of doing it
This is so beautiful! (Yes, I cringe on every downstroke, too!) I am a traditional calligrapher, and would love to learn this type of lettering - so free and expressive. My question is: What kind of paper(s) do you use?? Thanks!
She wrote in a previous comment that she uses 'HP Premium Choice Laserjet paper'
Thank you for answering! And yes, this is the paper I've been using for a super long time and I love it! It's cheaper thank expensive marker papers but it's so smooth! Thanks for watching!
Maybe you would consider listing ALL of your products at the top. Like the Michael's Watercolor palettes, the clip board, the paper, an ink well holder and anything else. It seems people continue to ask throughout this comment section. Great video.
Very nice 👌👌👌
Thank you!
I'm a beginner, should I buy the Crayola marker first or should I buy the Tombow Dual Tip brush pen right away or should I buy other pens? 😅
Do you recommend the Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Broad Line Markers (set of 40 colors) ?
when you're left handed and it makes lettering a little bit harder xD
xshootinghearts im left handed too haha
Have you tried drawing the letter in reverse? I.e. pull up when a rightie would pull down. It changes everything!
I'm a lefty too :'D
What we call the "oblong nib" was designed for lefties. It's that one that sticks out the side that she was talking about. So if you wanna try it, use an oblong nib and it makes it a lot easier. Right-handed people just use it to get a different angle and line from the nib, but if you as a lefty want to try traditional lettering, it's a must-have.
Yeah. Trying not to smudge it. Lol
I think maybe if you changed the bottom part of the f so it goes down and to the left and around to the right instead of the other way around it would look less like a weird B.
This really helps.
Thanks alot❤❤❤
You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful! And thanks for watching!
efa efa ya it is helpful
Daniel Efa lol
this was soo helpful
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!