10 easy (& beginner friendly!) ways to hand letter using different handlettering styles & techniques!
While the art of handlettering is beautiful all on it’s own, sometimes it’s fun to change things up and find your own style! Here are 10 easy, fun & unique ways to hand letter the same word & begin to discover your own handlettering style.
HANDLETTERING IS MORE THAN JUST PRETTY LETTERS
I think that handlettering is about more than just how a specific word or letter looks. I think handlettering can help you to tell your story, to share important words and meaningful ideas in a beautiful way or to keep memories that may be close to our hearts. Those are just a few reasons why I love handlettering. But I know that there are so many more!
But when it comes to actually finding your own style, coming up with a new technique or developing and growing in your lettering skills, I think that lettering the same thing over and over in different ways can be a really helpful exercise.
In this video, I’m sharing 10 different ways to hand letter the words “Thank you”. If you’d like to practice these words right along with me, I created a free handlettering printable where you can trace the styles that I’m sharing and see how you like them for yourself!
You can download your free printable worksheet (along with many more!) in the resource library by clicking here.
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Different Ways To Practice Lettering:
One way to create new handlettering styles is to draw your letters differently - in a different style or with a different technique. There are lots of ways to change up your actual letter formation. But changing our tools and lettering supplies can also be a way to change things up. And even more so, a combination of the two things really gives us so many opportunities to create a unique and beautiful handlettering style.
That’s part of what makes these types of exercises so fun and helpful!
If you’re looking for the supplies that I used in the video, here is a list that may be helpful!
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Whether you’re doing handlettering for the first time or the 1000th, an important part of any handlettering tutorial is this: practice, experiment & have fun! Handlettering is an art form that allows you to express your unique ideas and creativity, so don’t be afraid to try something new! And don’t be afraid if it doesn’t look perfect immediately. Practice makes progress!
Don’t forget to grab your free printables here and while you’re at it, feel free to tag me in your creations over on Instagram!
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If you’re interested in going further with Bouncy Lettering, I have created a step-by-step printable that includes printable practice worksheets & a detailed look at my bouncy lettering process. It covers multiple different bouncy lettering styles, from a bright and bouncy style to a more romantic and whimsical style.
I have created a video (see below) where I flip through the entire workbook so that you can see exactly what is inside! You can find the download here & the video that shows you exactly what’s inside by clicking here!