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No part of this publication may be transmitted or reproduced outside of personal use by any. ‘means, including electronic, mechanical, sesnning, storage in a retrieval system, recording or otherwise ‘without the prior written permission of The Pigeon Letters. “The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide: A Complete Step-by-Step Creative Workbook to Jump Start Modern Calligraphy Skills ISBN 978-0-9985585.0.9 First edition 2017 10987654321THE LATIN BRUSH eLLERINGY CUIDe‘We vale Rest tettertN9y Cue© INLeD:tOW 10 ye HHS- BOOK. © (61 HOY . @ LLC mS te ep CHENIN WOKE @ FAUX CAULIDRNenIY @ POUT LOLRINY @ PASI 5 @ Simic ‘AUPUABEL SAMPLER‘WE LULL BeUStE etleRINg CuIne - cheshyye nlTHE LLIMALE BRUSH LELLERINGY OUtE 1 LIKE TO THINK, OF MODERN BRUSH LETTERING AS A NEW AGE TWIST ON ORNATE CALLIGRAPHY MIXED WIT WHIMSICAL WAND i 13 AN ARTISTIC, STRUCTURED TRIBUTE TO SWOON- WRI HANDWRITING. THIS BOOK WILL GUIDE YoU eh 4ouR on ay een JOURNEY, Ob Be ORE YOU KNOW (T, Rue CREATING UAT Oe a A DEVELOPED STULE UNIQUE ONLY 10THE LLWVALe AUS Lette CUINe “hal te Cxpecl- IN THE FOLLOWING COMPRENSIVE. LESSONS, Hy WE DISCOVER TIPS AND TRICKS FOR Basic AT : CREATING WOkDS AND MOLL ELAR E, LOVEE uA Tt a in ON SMM AARC Pa i ADEROACILS. ING Pa My WATHE METHODS yet 10 ce 4 La ROKES. BEGINNING TH BOUSH PENS |S A LEARN int (TSELE ASIDE Lae aL AY PRESSURE AND THICKNESS CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR NORE. YOUR LETTERS. YOU W ALSO BE TAKEN THROUGH STEP-BY-STEP INSTEUCTIONS (ay A i OF PROJECTS 10 IGNITE INSIPIRATION AND 2Te Vile Reus Letteeingy cutne cua BEAUTY 1 ite, IS IN THE VRC LEARNING HOW 10 MASTER FLAWS AND CHANNEL THEM, CREATING CHARACTER, IS Wit MAKES YOUR BRAND UNIQUE TD YOU. BREAKING DOWN THESE ELEMENTS WILL GIVE YOU THAT FOUNDATION THAT WOU CAN CONFIDENTALLY BUILD YOUR CRAET UPON. OH, AND ONE MORE THING- DONT BE AFRAID TO FAIL GRIC RiesTE LUiNite BRUStE CetleeIny CUE Apple of Onspijation- INSPIRATION re we IN BADIC, EVERY DAY MOMENTS 13 UPTO US 10 PAY ATTENTION. ITS Nee gt w aro Oa NN COMPARISON, FEAR, REPE TIT ION, OISDOUADEMENT, “THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. br THE FIRST MOVE 1S EASILY THE MOST DIFFICULT. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS 10 OVER THINK HERE ARE a FEW ae tu fa od fier acct may Une ALREADY DONE IT. oh SOMEAODS mn WAVE ALRENOY DONE IT Le il AM A ne ard mae, pees aes gir a \ eer 4‘The Lrinale oUt Lettering CuIne SO WHERE 00 you START? (Vity IF YOU'RE READING THIS BOOK, YOU'RE ALREADY OFETO.A GREAT START. YoU WILL FINVE THE NOWLEDGE Ero aie UU WTO CTHERLEVES OF oe poENTAL. NCL BE SURE Th SOURCE VANOWLEDOE FROM WIANY ANENUES, AS YOU MAY cou AN EVEN MORE PRCT LEARNING STYLE. SOME EXCELLENT Are Ca i , SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MORE VIEW MY RESOURCES SECTION tet PLETHORA O1 DIRECT, SUEGESTIONS, INCLUDING, “THE PIGEON LETTERS’ COMPLETE LIST (THAT'S MEN) Apelor CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY VIA bite TT A TE po MEDIA ING PASS! dw wen BOOST IN MOTIVATION. \D, Colfnborale AVEWN PNT OF NETWCREIND 18 IN COLLABORATION THIS COVLO INCLUDE WORKING. TODETIER Wi! ANOTIER ARTIST IN A PARTICULAR PROJECT, OF AN WDEA ON AQRANDER SCALE. WORKING ALONGSIDE OTHERS IN THE Hu cena INCREDIBLY znieone TO EMBRACE o OEY.THe LLM BEUSI-etteRINY GUIDE. Q ae Q Y Q Q Q SSSsSss S Soe dea - S Ss St cS TSESEGHSSS‘We Lrivale ReuStrtetteRiNy CuIne C7 No one viters ores Ye NON a went Hn yayTe UNMe RUSH Letter ING CUIDe HERE ARE JUST A FEW WAYS THAT HAND LETTERING CAN BE INCORPORATED. @ wedding yp ‘ So ont p) wovqu htop Hi (sidyig le Religions Art Maper Cortipioales.THE TIVE BRUSH LeLLeRINgy Culbe Ue (08go PEA nD CM OL OF SOM tf mw FAVORITE 60-0 SUPPLIE 2 : ERAS HT DOAN NE 1) ERE He ER REE M hunte | FALL OU GUIDE AY THE ND OF THIS SECTION!THe UTMAle BeUStt LeLleRingy CutDe wg ui oF Naa ae + SMALL LL BRU UIP - (+ SMALL BRUSIK SOMIUL BRUSHTIP ie iy “Aan oo: othe? TOM “SMM TO Ye : r sige eengimM + SWALL MEDIUM 4 BUD F210 - HLEXIBILIT amy “ME WM {neve TETTERING * UNRGE BRUSH TIP - 4 + FLEXIBILITY - = CONTROL - ¢ + LARGE LETTERING Wa GREAT FOR BEGINNERS | 10WE UCINILe RUSTE LELLERING GUIDE Tine (ip al fesinlr Pens TOE RSTTANT OA Hes ‘PONT EUARD FELT DVIS NE sWPELY “DOESNT BALD “OpAGU EOPTINS SPIES “WOXTES ON MOST SURFACES “Pats en 4 —_ by SRM Wh rye ae Wangan toes EE I an meus Si SH Tt) = S 8 Iz 3 = iTHE LUIWALE BRUSH LETTERING CUIDEWe VATA RSI LELLRINA CULE WHAT MOST FOLKS DON'T KNOW, 1S THAT A Loy wire a PUN Es PENS. CEDY/PRINTER. PAPER, YAMPLE, CONTAINS MICRO FIBERS TWAT WILL SPED WETS OC BRU IIPS. CAUSING THEM WO EEA RING THEM USELESS. RHODIA PADS ARE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR MOST LETTERING PRACTICE AND PROJECTS. 115 SILKY SURFACE IS THE PERFECT PARTNER TO A BRUSH PENS GLIDE. WHEN USING WATER BRUSHES, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PAPER MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR WATERCOLOR BE USED. THIS PAPER 1S 140 LB/400 6, ACID FREE, AND TEXTURED. 13THE LATIN BRUSH eLLERINGY CUIDe TOMBOW FYENGSUUE 1. PACK. AD & SOFT TIP BRUSH PENS ON ATICHT BUDGET? \ RHOPIA pot PADpesshe i your'e 90 dk. RowlingTe vtiynle QeUst-LetteRINgy CULDe NOTE, DOUBLE NOTE AND TRIPLE NOTE: (alleige, Sor haaduriting! ie pea eat E sih BEGIN WRITING, QU ARE, INSTEAD, DRAWING. CALLICRAPHIC att ERS iA as REQUIRE A CONSISTENT BASE SHAPE, UNIFORMITU EVEN MODERN CALLICRAPIYS Mes, WHISICAL. Sat Deans AN ATTENTION 10 STRUCTURE. (SNOT NOT once “MEANT TO BE PERFECT Je + A SKILL ACAUIRED OVERNIGT - THPOGRAPLY a CALLIGRAPHY Huh? TWAT'S IOUT. 11'S CONFUSING AND CONTRADICTORY. LET'S BREAK IT DOWNTHE tive BeUStt (etteRngy cutve Citing hide THOGRAMY TRUTH IS LETTERI Mt cA man — hie —~ THERE ARE SOME MAJOR DIFFERENCES TO PUT IT SIMPLY~ HAND LETTERING IS THE ART OF DRAWING LETTERS. (0/0) 5 © LETTERING SHOULD PE VIEWED reo WE PERSPECTIVE OF 119 (VERA aL DEN. IT IS FOCUSED ON COMPOSITION AND IS. CREATED AS AN ART PIECE.IT i Se CONTIN OF LETTERS THAT CREATE A SINGLE Prete‘We LLIMALe BeUStE etteRINgy CuIne nou (00 BRUSH DENS ARE PRIMARILY USED TO COMBINE LETTERS ORGANICALLY INTO A PIECE THAT 1S ONE-OF-A-HIND.CACH LETTER. TAKES ON 11S OWN CHARACTER, ANDTHE SAME LETTER WILL NOT DISPLAY: IDENTICALLY WHEN DRAWN AGAIN LETTERS AE POSITIONED 10 CREATE A UNIGUE IMAGE WHICH] CAN BE CONSIDERED AN (LUSTRATION Ws (oe 2°” PIECES ARE CREATED TO SHOWCASE ONE DESICN ONLY IE ITS LETTERS WERE TAKEN APA FROM 11S PUZZLE AND PLACED ELSEWHERE, THEY WOULDN'T FIT INTO A NEW PUZZLE. THIS MAKES LETTERING A CUSTOM ILLUSTRATIVE DESION EVERY SINGLE TIME. CW owe ES Tie cee Pa CALLIGRAPHY 1S THE ART OF WRITING LETTERS CTO 6 CALUIGRAPHYAS A SINDLE PASS WITH A PEN TO. WRITE, LETTERS. AT ISA PERSONALIZED, LOVELY WAITING FORM OFTEN USED ‘TO COMPOSE LETTERS, AND I BASED ON PEAMANSHIP. 11 ISAN EMOTIONAL FORM OF WRITING, [YPICALLY: VERY MEANINGFUL TO ITS RECIPIENTS WRITING LETTERS USES THE SAME LETTERING STYLE THOUCHOUT, USIN MUSCLE MEMORY AS YOU WOULD YOUR OWN HANDWRITING. CnLicearny uTEXAL MEANING IS Heanidofiulw iting.We vetoynte peut Letteeiney Cue vous Lee CALLABWAPUNY 1S FORMED USING A Ne PEN THAT yes INTO INK. O8 WITH A FOUNTAIN PEN IN WHICH THE INK, FLOWS 10 THE NIG AS (TS USED. ITS STROKE 18 GONE OVER ONLY ONCE WITH A SINGLE PASS (WHEREAS LETTERING USES MULTIPLE PAgses), CONNECTING. WORDS AND SENTENCES TO CREATE ORNAMENTAL MEMORABILIA. (oh Line BENUTIEUL PENMANOVIP 1S OFTEN FOUN! PERSONAL LETTERS, WEDDING STATIONERY, AND MORE. aM oy Ve ~ 7 osaypotyy yr yy Cee fad ) "Oat bight QUICK REFERENCE COMPARISON CART Ancol Cetlesing| Calligraphy. | Tyeocepiy CuNETITIUS | MUMS RELY] EL A ONETRIC, PRECISE, a ORATINE oo \WATSTANDS OUT } BOUNCE, INDIVIDUALITY. | HANCRRITTEN, FLOUEISHES STRUCT, SA, OWL OFA-FIND TNT FOUND Nene | WALL DAENR, ORETINGeNeES] LETTERS, INVTTATIONS BOOKS, WEROYTES LOGOS, dus tRATIONS HS TaN AD seve .DESICNERS, GenPuic DESIGNERS, \ ‘NZUISTS, DESIONERS POETS, ARTISIS afiies ri ALUSTRATORS, CRAFTERS QOLS USED BRUSH PENS. PAINTRRUSIES| ABS, DUP PENS. INK. mn eeMSaNG FAKES ‘ FANIARTISR EDITING SOFTWARE (eo AncRe luLusTRATOR)THe LILWAe REUSE Cette IN GUIDE TYPOGRAPHY IS: THE STUDY OF LETTERS APPLIED To TuPErACES AND WOW LETTERFORMS INTERACT ON A SURFAE What is iq © TTS A COLLECTION OF PHYSICAL cuqencrER’ THAT ARE DESIGNED AND CREATED FOR REUSE. T vO SIMILARITY 10 hand ihe TERING, LIES IM DISPLAYING LETTER FORMS ON SURFACE TO CREATE A COMPOSITICH Hee ete! at At uM un Tena pU STO PeCOCNIDE TY Rese COLLECTION OF PREFACEICATED ous oe) TMPEFAGE DEsIeNES PUT A LOT OF WoeX. INTO CREATING. FONTS. THEY FORMULATE LETTERS THAT WORK TOCETIC® IN LS Comic. whic wa N HUOH LOVEL OF SKILL AND A LOT JERAL DIFFERENT SOFTWARE PROCLAMS THAT CAN PE USED, INCLUDING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP. TO DESION, LETTER FORMS AE BUILT UP BIT BY-BIT, PERFECTING THEIR SHAPE AND STILE (ys ose 5 TPOGRAPHY 1S: USED, EVERYWERE Boks nensTeS pote SIGNS; LOGOS, AND MORE, MORE, MORE... RUM Heels eae it ee PAGES. ne A ad TMillbentctieexes NINO 20 =euae gest eter cue a‘TH LIME Rest tetleRINgyuINeTHEME ReUStHtetleRNey CubeTre vee AUS tetteRNg CUINe. A‘We LIMA RRUSIE tett@eiN9y OutDeTe utile oust LetteeINy oUtDe suas EXAGGERATED SERIF CUSSHOL HORIZONTAL STROKE yw 9 al ffe- (i manage (> (ou To ARNE NS TAN ieTHe LTTE AU SIE LELLER ING Cul - LIGATURES * MOOD - BOUNCE REGULAR: = BOUNCE ¢ —PAPLO PICASSO—We vtivnle qeusi-tetteeingy outne — wha afl Viese lites? — ASCENDER —— > CaPHlelciT - XAT BASELINE DESCENDER. ASCENDER Z UN EAE OL Zo CAP WIGHT TE VEG OFA CATAL AETTER YEMEICHT AO REMAN OMT SEE es BASELINE TMA wo x CENDER, Hale HGS Ta oe CS B‘We Lrivale ReUStt tetteRiNy Cine ve ms se Ufinlsy (Monee Ler LER ALLS, Foe A Ser Tee, TGA eC wae west “ingot TO (TS CAM. ie 79The UTIMALe BRUSH LeLleRINgy Cute 2 usr eae ae CORNERS MA CREATE PAGE gio OO abcd abcd EXAMPLE UTILIZES ALL TOUCH POINTS rumen urns ony wate: 7 a la \cELP PARALLEL LINES CA VI ANIS KEEP CONSISTENT ULIGIIT AND SPACE ue hdglyk hag ih Gdgh | kel q & Hh J A YOU PREFER MORE OR LESS UcLoL/SPNGE AS LONG AS ALL YOUR LETTERS REMAN IN UNIEORM 40Tre UrINAle BRUSH CetteRINY GUIDE Price USE A REQULAR BALLPOINT PEN FORM TO EO ie LETTER SHAPES “ys OWe LtlMle AUStr LELLeR ING CulDe C LEARN HOW TO BUILD LETTERS BEFORE BUILDIN WORDS. TRY LIFTING YOUR PEN AFTER YOUR FIRST STROKES FOR MORE CONTROL. excrmp a b lo CC d ol e€ f f 9 oy hla tu JJTe veriyale Qeust-Letteeingy cutne Colley govnnr- On THE BASE SHAPE OF EACH LETTER AS YOU PRACTICE BUILDING THEM. ARE THE SHAPES UNIFORM 2 le tt mm nw 0 0 pp Go “as theTHE UTIWMLE ReUSIE LELLCRINGY CulDe Caller formnr- PRACTICING A STEADY PATTERN WILL GIVE YOU THE TOOLS 10 BRANCH INTO YOUR OWN STULE. Ww Vl VW Ww UW NON yY Vy (ree oN wis yeCc THE LCINATe ReUSHE tetteRINY CuIne fel conneet | THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTOKS TO CONSIDER WHEN prea INC HOW YOU WILL CONNECT YOUR Ht UNDERSTAND DN THE Rea ruonses BREAK BETWEEN LETTERS WILL ALLOW YO THE Ll we eT Ce Me : LENG OF LEAD wa STROKES NARROW LONG ~ DIRECTION OF LEAD-IN/EXIT STROKES roi ec wi, v 7 we cues wan'ore /* 3p —)Te LIMA ReUSt etter NY CUIDE NNECTIONS CAN GC TRICKY WAEN TOO MUCH THoUeAlT S PUT INTO THEM. REMEMBER THE EOLLOWING RULES, AND YOU WILL FIND THIS PROCESS MUCH EASIER. RULE tH1- STOP YOUR EXIT STROKE BEFORE BEGINNING THENEXT LETTERS LEAD-IN. LIET YOUR PEN UP-FROM THE PAPER FOR CAC BREAK. BASICALLY, TREAT EACH LETTER AS A STANDALONE: THIS WILL COME IN HANDY WHEN YOU BEGIN INCORPORATING FLOULISHES! ~< FOR EXAMPLE, NEREARE ALL THE PLACES | Sto LIFTED MY. PEN, THEN CONTINUED (NTO THE NEXT LETTER.The Wyle BPUStr Letleeingy Cute RULE 42 - DONT WORRY ABOUT YOUR CONNECTING LINES MATCHING UP PERFECTLY. NOTICE WHERE Wu “WU CONNECTS TO MY “hb” IN BOTH EXAMPLES UDIDN'T WORRY ABOUT WHERE THE LEAD-IN FOR MY “b” WOULD CONNECT RATHER, | TREATED NT AS (18 OWN BEGINNING HERES THE SAME “RULE” WITH A FLOURISH INCORPORATED. — BE SURE THAT YOUR CONNECTING STROKES RULE 44 ARE CONSISTENT IN LENGTH. THIS 1S WAY: pe IF SPACING |S INCON ; THE WK HEDTWEN OUT UTE SLOPE WS DoT po TUS! T Diy Mf, Sty) CONSISTENT SHOKTER SPNCINE G Qe My CONSISTENT LONGER SPACING os 7‘The UrivAle ReUSt-tetteRINy CUIME PRACTICE CREATING WORDS One 10} iin VGA SVU Na UA AanTHe ULNA BRUSH tetteRINgyCuIDe WELL NOW TWAT WEVE COME THIS FAR, OW) ABOUT A PROPER INTRODUCTION? write your name using, your new letter formations. DONT FEEL RESTRICTED. USE THE DOT EAD ASA CUIDE, BVT NOT TO STAY INSIDE THE BOXES. HELLO NALA cam Mody WOW AeOUT SOME MORE ABOU yout . 1. t AN OeeUeATION: HOBBIES: 39Tre veivime pe Str tetteeng uine CC en ONCE YoU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YoU LETTERS, YOU CAN BEGIN 10 ADD WEIGIT 10 THEM NO,WERE NOT QUITE READY FOR THE BRUSW TEN! We WiLL ecctn ADDING WEIGHT USING A. NIFTY TECINIQUE KNOWN AS ITs ne HERE'S HOW YOU DO 11. WWEN YOU WRITE A LETTER, PAY ATTENTION 10 Wy ‘YOUR DOWNSTROKES AND UPSTROKES. ‘ INSTRUCTIONS « DRAW A LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE DOWNSTROKES OF YOUR LETTERS, CONNECTING THE LINES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WELCIIT LINE. Ab CCT O P CONSISTENT. CHOOSE WHETHER, Ru yo litt ECTIONS 10 Be Vw WW A0WELLE BUST bey ‘oulne : ACTER, FAMILIARIZING (hye le WITH WEIGHT LINE PLACEMENT, ALLY)OU NEED TO DO 1S FILL IN THE WHITE SPACE. Yd CAN DO THIS B44 COLORING IN THE EMPTY SPACE, EXAMPLE WHICH IMITATTES THE APPEARANCE OF A BRUSH PEN. ‘STEPONE USE CONSISTENT ‘BASE SHAPES TO. LETTER A WORD ‘STEPTWO ADD WEIGITLINE TO DOWNSTROKES ‘STEP THREE COLOR IN, AMIITE SPACETHe vine ReUSI LttERINg CUIne FOLIC VE EHP To PRACTICE ye nes Hi A Las best bien Levit aniennl sole model AD‘The Uriuale ReUstrtetteeiNg CuIne \ qn MG USE ube CATT AND DRAW A PATTERN INSIDE THE EMPTY SPACE. FULL THIS SPACE WITH A COLOR OTHER, THAN fut. “TRY USING PINK: OR BUVE, ORYELLOM! 4%‘The Lriyale oust tetteeiNy CuIne jo 0 q 00 oo {OW NYINY CAN YOU tHe WP wittl?THE UTIYMLe REUSHE LeLleeingy CuLneWe Wuinale Retr tetteeINgy Cutne punter. Mae TUE. ETT OMT EL Age You Lo INV Base SMAPLS2,°". Ue HR FEEL, Coop ABOUT ite QW = MIS fat (oan Mt WET 10 el" Me Core ge! ING PRA Hy TO_LEARN CHATTER KEEPING ALL PREVIOUS LESSONS IN MIND, AbD THIS RULE: ——> PRESS HRMLY ON YOUR DOWNSTLOKES. —— THIS CAUSES THE BRUSH TO FLATTEN AND CREATE 4 THICKER STROKE. No Ayeoy Sit L « Saw ——> RELEASE PRESSURE ON YOUR UPSTROKES <— TWIS CAUSES THE BRUT TO RETURN TO ITS POINTED THe. AbTe Lute QeUStr Letter ING CuIne bang Lite ue "br Cz 4 FULL PRESSURE HiT TIS STROKE BEGINS AYD ENDS WITH A-THNCY, FULL-BELLIED MOTION ENTRY STROKE JIIIJS)/ THE WAIRLINE STROKE LEADING INTO THE BEGINNING OF A LETTER UNDERTURN UUUUU THE SCOOPING U- en, STROKE THAT BECINY WITHA THICK. DOWNSTROKE AND CURNES UPWARD IN A“SCOOPING’ MOTION INTO A TWN, AIRLINE UPSTROKE mA 1 THE ARCHED UPSIDE: bow U-SHAPED STROKE THAT aly WITH A THIN UPSTROKE, CURVES OVER INTO A THICK DOWNSTROKE AlTe vtimale PUI Letteeiney CutDe Baeies” COMBINES THE UNDERTURN wy aa STROKES 10 CREATE A SEAMLESS WAVY STROKE NAL 00 COMBINES THE UNDERTURN STROKE AND OVERTURN STROKE CREATING AN ENCLOSED ROUNDED SHAPE ASCENDING STEM LOOP cae wa THE STROKE BECINNING IN AN UPWARD, ated CURNE, TRANSITIONING INTO A THICK, STROKE DOWNWA DESCENDING STEM LOOP JJJdd THE STROKE BECINNING INA TICK DOWNWARD STROKE, CURVING UPWARD INTO A THIN LINE THAT MEETS THE MIDDLE OF THE DOWNSTROKE 1S CRUCIAL THAT YOU FAMILIARIZE YOURSELE WITH THESE ALONG YOUR LE EY EACH BRUS IQUE AN ITS FLEXIBILITY AND SIZE, SO THESE BASICS WILL COME IN WANDY WHILE BREAKING. IN THOSE NEW TOOLS: 48THE UUIWALE BRUSH eteRINg CUE (AKL A CLOSER LOOK. AT DOWNS TROKES AND UPSTOKES & Nile mastone oS oe w) WAIN Hie ie pelensin’ essure ne L Bese § ( S Ni TsThe vrle aU LeLleRINgy CULne BNSIC STROKES WO" Lig DOWNSTROKES VTE ////7/ WPSTROKES LTTE 1/7 /// CUUUU MV//{/ UNDERTURN UUUUUU OVERTURN =nAanaana UUUUYU ANANATHE LULIVALE BRUSH LELICRINGY CULE pie STROKES Kuch [oten, ENTRY STROKE 4//A// top © FD FULL PRESSURE TTT SASS yuu COMPOUND CURVE 4} 4) 1) Nu) VUUUnN 51The VATIWALe eV Str LeLteRING CuIne Basic STROKES a4 Lig WAL OOOO000 0000 ASCENDER LOOPSTEM «FPF PEP DESCENDER LoD STEM ddd dd) fete dddd 52‘THE LIME BRUSH eLERING GUIDE NOW WE'LL USE THESE BRUSH STROKES IN OUR LETTERS. YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THESE BeusH STROKES IN THE FOLLOWING: (\ wma Ab Ob e gy fisn np a U wwovervea CH ASWWUYp Oon ahdykopg U/1 conpounn curve 1/1, — orten roun compen wun exrey sreaves [° ascennee smear (0 of g wht ¢oescenoee stem 00? £ Op } 0, 44 53THE LIME BRUSH LetLeeINy CUE we ou 5ATe vtile Raut LetleRiNgy CutDe a HEU ((etneleal’? YOU CAN JUS CESSFULLY LETT econ THE STRUGGLE (8 REAL) ie BICCEST ROAD LOC FoR BOTH FAILURE, PERIAPS NU MM ric pT COMPLETE a ut 1 Sane AND AND SMUDEED l dw LL (evinny 55We Vale KeUStE teller INy CUIDe MENTAL Paes CAN EXIST WITHOUT AANING LED ME F = FEAR< OF FAILURE. west wi Lee STARTS MEIER HERE ARE A COUPLE TIPS FOR LEFT-HANDED ASPIRING LETTERERS cry) TREFADJUSTING THE ANGLE OF THE PEN. oak ey WRITERS ARE BOTH UNDERWIOI TERS - EPING THE WRIST ly Fe ee eae AN IN AND ALSO OVERW WRIST AND HOLDING THE PEN UNDERNEATH. YOU'RE AN OVER-WRITER, YoU MAY BE FA Ne SMVOCING YOUR WORE A YOUR i mate iit i ai at al ANGLE WITH THE PEN NT WORK FAV I EPIN t K, KEEPING Prcune PEN ANCLE ND INSTEAD ADJUST THE ANGLE OF THE PAPER.We Letiuale HeUStr Letter ING Cun DO YOU EVER SEE A PIECE TH ee st ne ee A oH Hue | NAVEL OPN ATRIS TEX TU AWN nat talon Ta TON Hae ra) ttt eo OF PRECIO i ABOUT AN EYE-CATCHING DERN nN Ne cne THAT GIVES YOU TH 1 CON(4 Nath THE COMPANY OR (NDNIDUAL a WALD a Uy MOOD-INVOKING DESIGNS ARE LARGELY DUE T0 LISTIC CHOICES OF THEIR LETTERING ES: Tl fet FOU HA NG PAGES aT 10 DIFFERENT PPERCASE LETTER, = US T WAYS FOR EACH LOWERCASE LETTER, AND Ws ea NEUTER A 57 SssEUphaber figle inne i AA AAW wAA A GOW CNG eh Ww BBD BOB ACEP BYO bho bbbstal osfl see CE REECE & OEE Ox CLEC LY OF FFL EFF PELFOIS CEEOL OStoh Bel i(c Atha in GS RGA 6 AOIYIIS 95 99995 Aah hhhpha bic Alle UPPORDASE + 210 was: $ OTOUKL Téhdoe iia fill fA VY BPLIT ELS JFOEhId¢ Sofiiteine VERE LAE LOLLP. 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USE INK OVE, THE PENCIL LINES, BUT NOT OVERLAPPING THE FLORAL DESIEN. nok APPLY “WEIGHT LINES” ON DOWNS TROKES, AS COVERED IN THE SEGMENT ON FAUX CALLIGRAPHY, BUT DONT DRAW THROUGH YOUR FLOWERS!We UUivale RUSH tetteetv9y Cuine h JOP cence your Pence ines ALL DONE! WOU CAN KEEP YOUR DESIGN AS-IS, OR YOU CAN ADD PATTERNS AND/OR COLOR fb THE WHITE SPACE IN MOU WEIGHT LINES.The utile est Lettertngy Outne BANNERS MAKE FOR THE PERFECT IWLWSTRATED TOUCH WHEN ADDING THEM T0 WOU LETTERING PIECES. THEY CREATE STATEMENTS AND CAN BE USED IN A NUMBER OF WAS INCLUDING ENVELOPE ADDRESSING, LOGOS, SLOGANS, LABELS, GREETING CARDS AND SO MUCH MORE. BANNER DESIGNS VA FROM SIMPLE, BASIC STULES TO MORE ORNATE, FLOWING FLAGS. 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