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Ken told us that he started drawing brush script letters in pencil before he actually picked up a brush pen. Amazing. When he letters brushstrokes, he keeps in all the little features a brush creates. See how he drew vector points and bezier curves to show how he would trace his drawing in illustrator.
After spending my normal work day primarily on a computer, it is nice to step away from staring at a screen in the evenings. Hand lettering is just one of the analog based activities that I have been practicing that still allows me to fulfill my need for creative output.
Client — Self-Directed
Typeface — Hand Rendered
Production — Pencil Sketching, Inking
Size — Varies Depending on Application
Using my new "Tangle Starts Planner" by Alice Hendon. LINK: amzn.to/2GYQQOW
My blog: justaddwatersilly.com
I was amused by the discretionary use of upper and lower letters in the mirror menu ~ Taken at the Shuck'n'shack, Carolina Beach, North Carolina
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Lettering from a 48 sheet advert
An attempt at breaking up the ducti and adding some bounce to Carl's somewhat funky Uncial.
This was done with a 3/8" Horizon folded pen and walnut ink.
a page from my art journal for the IA challenge, Here Comes the Sun. blogged about at www.creative-explorer.blogspot.com - also a good excuse to practice my lettering for LL
from M Parker's library: "look at the rich blacks!" esteemed as the most gorgeously printed book ever (poorly photographed here), from post war Germany. Zapf did all lettering. i've forgotten the punch cutter's name. bad form.