A Comprehensive Guide to Hand Lettering: Creating Graphic and Script Styles

Want to learn hand lettering? Join acclaimed designer Erik Marinvoch to learn a step-by-step process for crafting graphic, hand-lettered envelopes — and tons of lettering basics along the way!

Erik is a letterist and designer based in San Francisco, co-founder of Friends of Type, and co-founder of Title Case, a lettering and design studio with fellow letterer Jessica Hische. This class is inspired by his own personal side project Do Not Open, which mails uniquely hand-lettered oversized envelopes all over the world.

This class covers nearly 2 hours of lesson material (!) broken into bite-sized lesson. You'll explore:

• Real-world reference material, taking inspiration from street signs
• Materials and tools of the trade
• Lettering stroke basics
• Two lettering styles: condensed sans serif and casual script
• Layout and composition
• Shading, shadowing, outlining, and final touches

You'll love sketching a friend's address and creating an oversized, stunning envelope of your own!

Ready to get lettering? It’s time to close your laptop, break out your tools, and expertly draw letters with style!

Image: Erik Marinovch

• Introduction
• Seeking Inspiration
• Using References
• Materials
• Practicing Lettering Strokes
• Practicing Sans Serif
• Practicing Casual Script
• Laying Out a Composition
• Transferring the Composition
• Using a Broad Nib
• Using a Broad Nib (Part 2)
• Types of Shading
• Applying Shading and Touching Up
• Applying the Address
• Applying the Address (Part 2)
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