Hand Lettering 101: An Introduction to the Art of Creative

Meraviglioso!!

I LOVE this book - it offers clean & pleasant practice pages with great smooth paper - perfect for my Tombow brush pens to glide across. I have collected many hand lettering books over the years but I find that the books that are full of instructions, tips and tricks are often the lease inspiring for me. I start thinking too much and just get nervous. With this book, there is a sufficient amount of instructions, but I think the author's point in giving you so much practice space is that the real KEY to getting good at this craft is just repetition. Really no matter how much you read about it, you won't learn to make beautiful letters without practicing. I suppose it depends on the person, but I am a very hands-on learner, and I memorize things best through writing. Hand lettering and calligraphy is such an enormous subject, that perhaps the best way to learn is to start small - just learn this one style, learn the basics, then you can move on to other fancy forms and flourishes. This is exactly what the author does - she teaches you one simple but beautiful style to get you started. She reenforces her teaching by offering you a large, clean, lovely space to practice. I just love how I don't need to use scrap paper to practice, and I can see my progress by flipping through the book. After you get the letter forms down, she moves on to teach you how to connect letters and how to make them "dance." But those lessons I feel like are extras. The main point here is acquire a solid foundation through practice. I think this is a great book for the serious beginner. On the other hand, you don't really need this if you already have basic hand lettering skills. Also, I highly recommend getting a pack of the Tombow dual brush pens to practice with. They're easy to use for a beginning, super smooth and the colors are so bright. All my letters in the photos are done with Tombow markers. The primary color pack is on sale on amazon now for around $12! That's a steal. Hope this review helped!

Me encanta el tipo de lettering que puedes practicar, pero la subida de precio ha estado de más, el contenido teórico es casi inexistente. Son prácticas.

予約していたものでしたが大幅に遅れて届きました。予約の意味はなかった(笑) 内容は初心者向けのワークブックといった感じで、普通のペンやマーカーを使って書けるカジュアルなカリグラフィーという感じなので、気軽に始められると思います。 逆に、既にカリグラフィーを学んでいらっしゃる方には、あまり参考にはならないかも。 内容から考えると、ちょっとお高いかなとは思いました。

Faux Lettering, pero muy bonito diseño e ideas!!! Vale la pena comprarlo por su calidad y presentación de contenidos, lo recomiendo!!!