Hand Lettering 101

Hand lettering is experiencing a serious resurgence in the design world. Get your complete introduction to the artform in Hand Lettering 101 with Annica Lydenberg.

Annica is a designer, illustrator, and sign painter with a passion for type. In this beginner-friendly class she’ll teach you how to letter by hand and help you build the skills necessary to offer this service to clients – no software required. 

Annica will help you:

• Understand lettering and the role it plays in design
• Develop an arsenal of lettering styles
• Add embellishments to letterforms

Using pencil and paper, you’ll learn about the tools and techniques you need to know to add hand lettering to your toolkit and get expert insights on making beautiful type compositions.

Hand lettering is great alternate solution in projects that require custom typography and it adds a personal touch to your work – learn how to get started in Hand Lettering 101 with Annica Lydenberg.

• Intro & Sample Projects
• List of Words & Creating the Map
• Low Contrast Sans Serif with Width Variation
• High Contrast Serif
• High Contrast Script
• Any Style You Like Using Only Straight Lines
• Unicase with 3D
• Serif with Inline Stroke
• Chiseled or Beveled Sans Serif
• Slab Serif with Drop Shade
• Representational Letters
• Heavy Weight with Pattern
• Light Weight Script: Italic or Upright
• Reverse Stress Lettering
• Varied Baseline or Cap Height
• Bifurcated Tuscan With or Without Spurs
• Varied Weight Strokes
• Final Embellishments