Beginner Brush Lettering | 5 Handlettering Mistakes You Might Be Making | How to Hand Letter
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- Today I'm sharing with you 5 beginner hand lettering "mistakes" that I think a lot of people make without even knowing it! (I know I did, some even not as a brush lettering beginner!) I hope that this helps you to find some new ideas and ways to improve your lettering skills!
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I was taught when doing cursive that you shouldn't lift your pen between letters so I never thought I was doing that wrong until now. Thanks so much for your help!
Yes! That is true for formal cursive, but hand lettering is kind of different. It's like a combination of a freestyle cursive but adding in the thick downstrokes and the thin upstrokes... because of that factor, it's helpful to break up your strokes so that you can refocus on how hard you are supposed to be pushing! At the beginning, it can be hard to transition from thick to thin strokes without that little pause. If you were just doing cursive with a pencil or regular pen, you wouldn't have to lift up your pen though - I hope that makes sense!
Hey! Quick question. What is the name of that green pen you used in the very beginning? Can I find it on Amazon?
Also, thank you for creating such a helpful and candid video!
Thank you!! I seem to never get notified of reply comments... only the 1st comment people make! But yes Marvy uchida colorin brush markers - I love them so much!
FRR when I do calligraphy that rule triggers my fight or flight mode if that made sense
Sm!
“do not compare yourself to others”
me: PREACH
also me: looks at my handwriting compared to hers
i’m okay 🙂
wolfieangie blinkkk 😄😄
Lol
I was literally practicing hand lettering while watching her, and when it got to that part I just compared myself like 🤦♀️
Blink!!!
@@jeongbread1712 yess lol
i learned brushpen calligraphy with a really cheap eyeliner that is less than a dollar xD
omg fam,,,,,,, same
i think i like it better than other black brushpens since eyeliners are pretty opaque :3
Miss Option yeah! plus it's easier for me to control and my work looks a lot better with it than when i use brush pens. it's also really cheap, and as a broke college student, it's honestly heaven for me.
What brand?!?
Same tho haha
can i please get your handwriting?!!! ahhhh thank you!!
Natalies Outlet omg natalie
Natalie!
Omg I was just watching your video!
OMG NATILEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Natalie just got to say.. Almost ever video I watch I see your comment. 😂 is that just Me?
"Comparison is the thief of joy" I LOVE THAT
trust her when she says it takes time to get used to your brush pen, and it takes a lot of practice. it took me a week to get used to the brush pen and i’m still continuing to practice my calligraphy. practice really does make perfect
That number five is the death of creativity of every sort.
Good video.
Sherry B yessss!
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Your lettering is just so beautiful! Love your point about sped up lettering, I'm trying to learn and it's slow going 😂
I think where I lack is my strokes are sometimes shaky and that just ruins everythinh
Preach!
frenatic VC same
Big mood.
MOOOOOD
Same :
I feel like this is so much harder when you’re a lefty!!!
I do hand painted signs and pinstriping and im Lefty also it is actually easier for leftys Because of the forward Slant of the letters
You guyz are so right😎
@@smblksuper lefties rule!😁
It is, at least for me.
Sultan Ahmed RIGHTIES AND LEFTIES RULE ✋🤚
8:12 My face was stuck in a position where I just opened my mouth and opened my eyes wide open for 5 seconds straight when I saw purple ink coming out of a gray artline stix
#4 and #5 are so true of any creative enterprise. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tell people to just keep practicing, don't be discouraged by someone who's been drawing for years and years especially when you are just starting out! They didn't start out at the level they are at, and I promise expensive supplies are not a shortcut. I'm really glad you brought this one up.
I got a little notebook when I started hand lettering, to practice in class (ha i know :)) and looking back I'm just really proud of how far I've come. Thanks for making this!
Same here. Still do!
Same hahahaha. I specifically put the date i made them.
Thank you so much for posting this video. Many hand letterers and calligraphy people make it look so effortless, so when I see my work it looks like chicken scratch. Thank you for sharing :) I feel better now :)
Slow down this video as slow as it can go,
it's absolutely HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!
Love your tips and positivity! This came up as recommended for me!
Thank you! So nice of you to say! And thanks for watching! :)
@@HowtoHandLetter OH MY GOSH are you totally fangirling, she's amazing!!
Yes.
SAMEEE she’s awesome :3
👍
Practice really is the key. I'm a beginner at hand lettering and wanted to try differents pens. I bought one tombow dual brush and was disappointed because I didn't like it. But I kept trying and after months of practice (not every day but from time to time), I think I'm beginning to understand how to write with it.
I'm also a lefty so I don't know if I'm having more difficulties than a right handed person 😅
Anyway, thank you for the tips!
As someone literally two days into hand lettering/calligraphy, this video was a HUGE help. The rest look interesting as well! I will be subscribing, watching more, and keep this video in particular up when practicing. Thank you!
That is so kind of you to share (I really appreciate it!!) & I’m glad it was helpful for you! I hope your lettering is going well! You can do it!
I love that saying..."Comparison is the thief of joy" great video!
Yes! Such a true statement! Thank you so much & thanks for watching!
Just started learning modern calligraphy. I got super excited to be able to make the letter “a”. It was awesome. Those basic strokes are critical. Thank you so much for your time.
I remembered watching this video when I still don't have brushpens.. And the purpose of watching is bcs it's so satisfying.... But now I'm back bcs I've afford my very first brushpens and I'm learning calli for real nsjdjs
The Marvy Uchida Colorin's look so nice!!
You are awesome.
i sometimes think to just caliigraph away without practicing ..
i am your biggest fan ..
you r the best calligrapher in world...
This was a really great video! “I will not compare myself to strangers on the internet!” Wow that’s good! And it’s so simple but I think we’ve all done it at least once. Like you said we have no clue how much time they’ve spent on perfecting their craft. Awesome! I needed that refresher!
I love calligraphy and have been wanting to learn it for years now and then finally doing it. I have watched so many videos on calligraphy and they either confuse you or they just don't know how to teach another person and it shows in their videos. You are a gifted and natural teacher. I subscribed instantly after just watching you for a few seconds. Thank you so very much for making the videos and for being such an excellent teacher.
i was writing slow at first and i thought i was doing it wrong so i started writing fast. i was writing each stroke individually then i starting writing in a whole stroke. basically, this video made me realise that i should trust my gut more. thanks so much!!!
Thanks so much for not pushing expensive brands/materials. I love that you show hand lettering with crayola markers, gel pens, etc. Thanks so much!!
I just wanted to tell you THANK YOU. I wanted to start hand lettering for a while, but it always looked intimidating and overwhelming, so I never started. Thanks to you, I feel that it is possible. 💖💖💖
You are so welcome! I am so glad to hear that you are going to give it a try... you can do it!
Great Tips! Thank you. I'm new to lettering and it's not easy, but it's beautiful!
Your tips have made my brush lettering many times better than before. I was making the mistake of not lifting the pen. But now that I have corrected it, I can seriously see a marked improvement. Thanks for this video.
i practice almost every day and fit in hand lettering whenever i can. i have a whole sketchbook dedicated for hand lettering. practice definitely helps especially when wanting to learn how to do something new. 😁
I agree, comparison of your old to your new is actually hilarious!! I still have a LONG way to go, but looking back at when I started, I've made huge leaps! It makes me feel a lot better about where I'm going and makes me want to keep going!
Perfect I posted this because I’m up at 1:30 and I was practicing my hand lettering 😀
Story of my life, too! haha! Thanks for watching!
All Things Mia STOP ITS HALF ONE NOW AND IM DOING IT
I was up until 3:30 practicing lol
Sparkle08 it’s 4:15 here ;-; pulling an all-nighter for school. it started two weeks ago and i have already done two all-nighters. have t finished my essay but I did learn how to make an origami fish!... i am procrastinating so ig I’ll work now😂:((
I struggle with the 5 step!
Thanks for sharing this tips!!!
I find calligraphy/lettering a therapeutic hobby. Writing during work is just for the sake of information it holds. but when it comes to lettering, I have to really slow down and control the tension of stroke for every single letter of the word. It sort of reminding me to take life slowly despite the hectic work life.
I like going through my old bullet journal headers and comparing them to now. It's crazy how much difference a year will make!
i've been practicing hand lettering for months now.. for some reason, i find it sooo difficult on thin stroke using brush pen like Tombow dual brush or Koi brush pen.. Only fudenosuke pen works well for me at this moment. U make it soooo easy.. i just cant figure out what else to do. :(
Hanafi Ishak you might also want to try harder tip brushes first to try and get the thin strokes. Soft tips are harder to control and get a thin up stroke without being shaky
I had the same problem. Keep practicing your basic strokes and you will begin to see progress in your thin and thick strokes!
Lift very lightly it was hard for me too but now I'm so much better
Just keep on doing it ! Labour of love
How you hold your pen makes a big difference.
When ur watching this video , and dont even have a brushpen
Somebody said in the comment that they use eyeliner, and it is pretty cheap and it seems to be working fine so maybe buy an eyeliner instead?
You can use any cone tip marker and it works really well
You can also use Crayola which are like 25 for 2 dollars or less so you can buy that
Your video is so helpful.. I am terrible at strokes and I am really trying, but now I know where I am making mistakes.. thank you so much !
This video helped me crack the code to handlettering! Instant improvement with these tips, especially the point about lifting your pen! I'm off to take advantage of your sale! Yay!! And THANKS!!
Your talk about comparison motivated me a lot. I compared myself to others who draw my style and though every one who sees my art says its really beautiful i feel like i would stop comparing now. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁😁😁😁
I ordered my first brush pens and they are coming in tomorrow!! 🥳🤪
Sml
@@paxtza HAHAHAHAHAH wala namang may pake HAHAHAH
More than calligraphy, I was focused on how soothing your voice is. So relaxing listening to you. Loved the advise, to not compare yourself with strangers on the internet. ❤
Just found you and subscribed! Wow, this is where all the other people are who love pens, lettering and decorating!
I'm a left handed, and when i do lettering sometimes it smudges😢 so BE HAPPY YOUR RIGTH HANDED im not mad 😬🔥🌵
Sammeeee i am left handed too
Woahhh... I never thought about the struggle before..now i am grateful😊😊
Brands have brush pens specifically for lefties
@@boluayeni2886 really? Ok im gonna check them out thanks for the info ^ω^ʕ•ε•ʔ❤💕
I haven't tried a lot of hand lettering but in general when I write or draw as a left handed person, with for example gel pens, I angle my paper and shift my supporting point away from my wrist. Maybe try to think back to how you would write on a white board and see if you use any special techniques that you can use elsewhere as well. 😊
I bought a Bristol board pad. It works great for lettering.
These are some of the best advice I’ve seen for beginners 🙌🏼💕
This was really helpful for me. Thank you for sharing your experience and making it so warm and accessible!
The reason why write so fast is that my hand is too shaky! I know I'm not meant to be an artist, but man, I like hand lettering a lot, even though all of my creations end up looking terrible bc of my innate disadvantage :/
true!
Actually your shaky hand is perfect for landscape artwork! Nature doesn't have "straight" lines. Look at mountains, tree branches, rocks; you can create magic.
sameeee, my hand shake a lot im so used to write fast 😭
anxiety problems (me including)
three years late, but I only draw lines fast bECAUSE I'm an artist. It's actually an artist's techniques to draw lines and curves fast to avoid making them shaky, ever see why check marks are almost always smooth than slowly drawing on an underline?
The issue is that lettering is different, slowing down can help make it easier to switch from a hard to a soft brush stroke, it's a complete different technique than what's taught for lineart based artwork. As someone who did cartoons and manga art before lettering (and has shaky hands), it's a pain to write slowly.
can you use tombow dual bruhes more?
Your kind heart really shines through in this video. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for the tips and positive reinforcement! I’m ready to try and conquer letting again now!
This is exactly the encouragement that I need!! I’m at the stage where I can letter, but I just hate my handwriting and keep finding myself throwing away perfectly good words because “they’re not good enough”. Thank you so much!! Also, I also frayed my tombows in the first week because of printer paper ;)
Thank you so much for sharing! I totally understand - it took me a long time to quit picking apart every individual letter and just take the entire piece for what it is! It is definitely a process but a super rewarding one! Thanks for watching! (and ugh to the paper! I feel like tomboys should come with their own paper! Haha!)
How to Hand Letter haha they should!! Thanks for replying!!
Lizzy Rose
Literally just started mucking around hand lettering and frayed my exxy tombow =_=. Is there a way to fix it?
Omg I thought you were supposed to write a word in one
same :v
Learn new thing everyday
Jocelyne Espinoza i think its because that’s called cursive, its a common misconception that cursive=lettering but it ain’t
annaa ! Ik this is late but that’s what I thought before I saw this video, because I have excellent cursive (I learned it before print) so I thought I was supposed to do brush lettering the same way. This explains why it was so hard 😅
thanks for your honest comments. Practice is key.
You are such a good teacher, encourager and communicator. God bless you even more
What pens are you using at the very beginning I love the blue and green.
I think these are sold separately.
Thank you!!
The very first pen (green one) is the Marvy Uchida Colorin brush markers - I LOVE them! They're linked below and I first found them at Michaels!
At 7:09, what are those 3 pens on the side (blue, green, and pink)?
They are the Marvy uchida colorin makers! Love them!
How to Hand Letter can you tell me what packager these colors are in? For example “brights” or “naturals”. Thanks so much! You produce such beautiful videos!!
I've been doing handlettering for a while, but I stopped doing it, sadly. But now I want to start with it just again, because it makes me feel calm and I get rid of stress or anything. And those tips are really useful! Thanks a lot, keep up the good work... and the lovely drawings!
Seeing you write everything like that is so satisfying
People always compliment my penmanship, but being a lefty makes lettering so difficult :( I just bought some pens, but it’s tough to push vs pull!
Oh I hear you! I tried lettering as a lefty for a few days because I had so many people asking about it! You guys definitely have an additional challenge but I've heard that the biggest/simplest thing is to just go reallllly slow. Good luck!
I know right! I’m also a lefty and I’ve been practicing for about 3 months but I still get some difficulties :(
@@yssuhh I'm a lefty but if you are innate in cursive or calligraphy, that will be a very big advantages
It's not easy for a right-hander either !!
I’m a calligraphyst and lettering has been so easy for me, I’m right handed✍🏼but the really difficult time, came when I had to do calligraphy in an Intuous pad with the Intuous Pro Pen😩 it taked a lot of time and practice to make a progress 🖥⌨️🙆🏻♀️
Thanks for sharing these tips! Question: The HP Premium Choice Laserjet paper is not available in my country (The Netherlands). Do you know if there is some other paper that can be compared with the HP paper?
Annerike h same here in Hong Kong~ can't find this HP LaserJet paper line in even the largest retailer stationery store…
I use Rhodia paper- I think it works well with the markers because I've been using it for a month and haven't seen any fraying yet :)
Yes, I would just look for anything that is labeled as a marker paper at your arts store OR if you have some kind of print/copy center, you could go there and ask for whatever their smoothest paper is. The goal is just smooth paper, but doesn't necessarily have to be this one! This one is just what's easily available to me where I live :) Hope that helps!
Yes, I would just look for anything that is labeled as a marker paper at your arts store OR if you have some kind of print/copy center, you could go there and ask for whatever their smoothest paper is. The goal is just smooth paper, but doesn't necessarily have to be this one! This one is just what's easily available to me where I live :) Hope that helps!
Thanks for your reaction Alyssa and HowtoHandLetter. I am gonna ask for smooth paper by a copy store because marker paper is pretty expensive and Rhodia paper is not available here or also expensive.
Beautiful! I’m a rock painter and really need help with writing nicely so I started looking at all the tutorials on UA-cam and I’ve found yours to be the best one so far! Thank you course I write like a left handed chicken right now but I’m still gonna give this a try! Thanks again!!
I found your 5 handlettering mistakes video very helpful and look forward to following you on UA-cam.
I want to follow you on Instagram but there’s so many “How to hand letter”. How can I know?
Her description box has her insta account
It’s funny how she wrote practice makes progress instead of perfect
Curl Gurl its not funny? i mean it makes a lot of sense
aliyah Yes! Because even with practice, maybe some people won’t make lettering perfect, but obiously and for sure, they’ll make a lot of progress💟✍🏼☑️
Well sorry
I happened to think it was a bit funny
Because a lot of people will say that practice makes perfect to boost peoples spirits and make them practice more
She said progress which is true but that’s not usually what people would say
😐
Curl Gurl Yes! And it’s all fine, just was for you to know the reason😊 Practice makes perfect is a super famous quote, but iS a little difficult to write perfect letters, don’t you think so?☺️
GabykzB yeah
It’s all good I’m just really defensive tee hee 😂
I'm so happy that UA-cam suggested this vid! I love #5, especially as a beginner! It's hard to remember that we dont know how many times someone tried to write something perfectly BEFORE they posted it! "No comparisons with strangers on the internet!" YESSSSSSSS! You've earned a new sub in me!!
Thank you so much for watching & commenting! I TOTALLY agree! It's so hard not to compare or think everything someone does is perfect all of the time! But we are all at different levels and having different types of days (like my over caffeinated days my lettering is all kinds of crazy! Ha!) so I'm all about progress not perfection! Thanks again!
I love your hand lettering and you have great advice! Thank you for this video!
Such good tips! One of my goals for this year was to improve my lettering and experiment, I have improved so far. I hope to improve some more!
thank you for your wonderful tips and how you spread positivity, i almost fell down after times and times trying to improve my strokes but now i know practising is the key ❤️ lots of love
Thank you so much. So much tips and tricks. Really helpful.
Beautiful handwriting..
Watched the video without sound and I learned a great deal. Great Inspirational quote at the end about comparison stealing our joy.
I wanted to step up my bullet journaling by hand lettering and you videos are awesome and motivational! Subscribed cause I want to see more and get better!
Thank you for your positivity!! Beautiful work☺️
I love this! You make it so easy to understand, follow and see where/what I need to work on.. Thank you for sharing!!
This is a great post. Thank you so much for the tips and the encouragement. I’m brand new to hand lettering and watching you or others do it so quickly and effortlessly frustrated me because I didn’t think I was doing it correctly, or that All of my practicing was just wasting time. Your “real time” lettering was a HUGE help for me. :)
Thank you so much for your honesty in this video! I feel like this advice also goes for any art videos. I want to be versatile in art and so I'm always watching videos on different art mediums and crafts. I would get caught up in the "I have to have the nice expensive tools like them to make my art better" thinking but I realize it doesn't matter if I don't practice. Something about artist making art with less expensive tools is so much more thrilling and cool! I love that you use both Crayola and Tombo markers :)
Thank you for the tips, encouragement and positivity!
I love this! Thank you for the encouragement. I’ve recently bought brush pens and I can’t stop wanting to do more calligraphy!!
I've never seen anyone else using the Marvy Uchida Colorin for brush lettering. I picked up three different packs of them (pastel, natural, and primary) and I really like them. It's is so nice to see someone else using them since most videos feature Tombows.
Yes!! I totally agree! I bought them not knowing what they were, but couldn't pass up the colors and they turned out to be one of my very favorites! Thanks for watching!
Loved your video! Your writing is amazing! Thank you for sharing your experience! 😍
Thank you for these pearls of wisdom!
I found your video extremely helpful and loved seeing you write in real time! Thank you!!! -side note - I LOVE your writing
Love your video. Very true and uplifting. Thanks!!!!
I am 12 and I started doing brush pen lettering a while ago and I started off with tombow dual brush pens because in the beginning they really help to get thick and thin strokes once your hand is set ot the grip! I guess everyone has different views about products. #love u and ur videos😘
Your kind manner, clear explanations and positive attitude really made this a great video. You have a lovely handwriting, and I thank you so much for sharing these tips! I have subscribed!
Thank you for the tips!! Definitely will be implementing them into my handlettering practice😊
Loved this. Thank you for your assurance!
I just brought a set of brush pens...it really helped me to know my mistakes.. Thank you sooo much
I'm just starting practicing and this was so helpful, thank you! I love your positivity, love from argentina
Great video ! Thanks for all your tips. I can't be more agree with you about "Comparison" ! I do art for years and just started calligraphy and for both comparison is the worst thing to do. It's different from inspiring when you run out of idea but comparing your work with others kill the joy as you said and burn all motivation to improve yourself.
Gotta watch your other videos ❤❤❤
Just started the free course on your website! Love watching your videos and the really positive chilled vibe you have ♥️ thank you for providing such amazing content both on UA-cam and your website ☺️
Tip 1 and 2 are particularly important to remember. Thanks!
I love the color gradient those Color-In pens leave on the paper!
Thank you! This really helps and makes sense to a newbie like me 😊
This is SO helpful! Thank you for sharing! You're Amazing!
I really appreciated the point of picking up the pen! I'd not heard that one. This was a great video. Thank you so much!
This literally helped me! When you said that you should go really slow when hand lettering, I did it and I saw MAJOR improvement on my writing. Thank you so much!
Beautiful lettering tips! Thank you!
#5 was a much needed reminder! Thank you 🙌🏽