Hand Lettering 101: Practice

Class Description:

Immerse yourself in the visual art of hand lettering with guidance from Shelby Abrahamsen, who simplifies the journey for beginners. This course provides a robust introduction to the elegant world of calligraphy and brush lettering, emphasizing minimal supplies and the right approach. Learn the anatomy of letters and line weight theory for a solid foundation. Gain consistency tips and explore a variety of font families. Master spacing techniques and lay out words with balance and beauty, all culminating in two detailed projects to showcase your newfound skills.

What You Will Learn:

Basic understanding of hand lettering as a visual art, including styles and necessary supplies
How to achieve consistent x-heights, flourishes, and overall letter uniformity
The distinct characteristics of serif, sans serif, and script fonts with practice through guided worksheets
Techniques to space words and create balanced layouts using center points and guidelines
The creation of two comprehensive hand lettering projects, incorporating advanced design elements

Supplies You'll Need:

Paper (grid paper recommended for beginners)
Pencil
Eraser
Ruler or straight-edge
Workbook (included)
Drawing pens (optional)
Markers (optional)
Brush pen (optional)
iPad (optional)

Explore Class Projects:

In this class, you'll learn to create these amazing class projects, but more importantly, you'll learn how to create your own pieces in the future.

Lettering 101 Workbook

Class Content

Lessons Status

Introduction

Drills

Consistency

Font Families

Alphabets

Spacing & Layouts

Project #1: What’s Yours Will Find You

Project #2: You Don’t Grow When You’re Comfortable

Conclusion

About Instructor

Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

191 Classes

+87 enrolled

Class Pass includes:

✓Lifetime Access To Class

Foxsy Membership includes:

✓Live Class Access To This Class & All Foxsy Live Classes
✓Access to full 200+ Class Library, The Watercolor Academy, & The Modern Lettering Academy
✓Project feedback from Foxsy Pros & Unlimited Support

Ratings and Reviews

5.0

Avg. Rating

4 Ratings

What's your experience? We'd love to know!

Chipster

Posted 4 months ago

Lettering is a fun way to "mix things up"

I've tried to learn lettering several years ago and did not get far on my own. Very pleased with the content and Shelby's gentle guidance throughout the course. And it's just the beginning! The provided workbook is super useful, too. Really want to get spacing/alignments down.. Definitely do not let my own excessive marks discourage ya.

Danette Toledo

Posted 5 months ago

Lettering a new way to get out of my comfort zone

I truly had a blast ,I learn so much from this class ,am still learning and having fun ,what I love about this class ,when you submit your homework project,this instructors will give positive feedbacks and better way for spacing for lettering ,I totally recommend this class .

Janet Gillis

Posted 2 years ago

Important Skill to Know

For me - the hardest course I've completed. Handwriting and lettering is very difficult for me to do. Somewhere along the way, my hand lettering skills jump off the track and crash landed. Shelby is such a patient instructor and she provides some lively exercises and downloadable material for you to practice and learn from. I've made some progress!

Jolan