5 Common Calligraphy and Lettering Mistakes

The right details can vastly improve hand-lettering projects-even for beginners. Here, Mary Kate McDevitt shares how to self-critique and correct your work by outlining five common mistakes and demonstrating how to fix them. For more, join her on Skillshare: skl.sh/3YIvTje
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HAND-LETTERING MISTAKES QUICK JUMP MENU
00:00 The Importance of Self-Critique
02:21 Issue 1-Awkward Letterforms
03:28 Issue 2-Mismatched Styles
04:13 Issue 3-Unbalanced Compositions
04:55 Issue 4-Style Mismatched to Concept
06:38 Issue 5-Extraneous Details
08:00 Fixing These Common Issues
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ABOUT MARY KATE MCDEVITT
Mary Kate McDevitt is a Philadelphia-based illustrator and lettering artist. Since 2010 she has created hand lettering for clients including, Target, Chronicle Books, Smuckers', Macy's, and author to her books Hand-Lettering Ledger and Illustration Workshop. Between client work and personal projects Mary Kate teaches at her alma mater, Tyler School of Art, and co-founded Okay Fine, a shared studio that hosts workshops and events. On the weekend you'll find Mary Kate exploring the historical streets of Philadelphia, thrifting, and hanging with her cat Peppy Mew Mew and her old dog Fritz. In Hand Lettering Techniques: 5 Ways to Better Work, join her for tips on how to critique your own work and solve the most common lettering missteps: skl.sh/3YIvTje

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