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Section 4:

You’re in the final stretch now! Take a moment to appreciate how far you’ve grown since just a handful of weeks ago. Now it’s time to set yourself loose on a range of techniques to specialize your skills and explore new styles.

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Complete 3 Electives:

Bounce Lettering Basics: Let’s Break The Rules
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Bounce Lettering Basics: Let’s Break The Rules

A class by Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Regular lettering is great and all, but if you crave a little more energy and style in your lettering projects, then you need to learn how to bounce! Bounce lettering is a trendy, quirky way to make your projects look more dynamic, and you can tweak your existing skills to create this whimsical look.

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Banners For Beginners: How To Create Beautiful Banners For Lettering And More
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Banners For Beginners: How To Create Beautiful Banners For Lettering And More

A class by Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Add a touch of fancy to your lettering or journaling projects with these brilliant banners! These wavy, elegant elements will add a lot to the look of your work – and they aren’t nearly as hard as they look. Finally, I’ll give you my secret to fitting lettering neatly into a banner before taking you through three full-color projects from beginning to end.

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Heat Embossing Essentials: Add Shimmer And Shine To Your Work
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Heat Embossing Essentials: Add Shimmer And Shine To Your Work

A class by Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Add a touch of elegance or a kiss of drama with the help of heat embossing! This technique is a fantastic way to really kick your projects up a notch without a ton of effort. With the correct supplies and a few easy steps, you can create this mesmerizing look on your lettering projects, card crafts, and so much more. Join me as we go through all the necessary supplies and how they work to create this effect. Then watch as I show you the incredibly easy steps, along with several very handy tips to help you make the most out of this technique. Finally, grab your supplies, and we’ll use your new embossing skills to create three shiny, sexy projects.

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Crayola Brush Lettering For Beginners: How To Create Fancy Lettering With A Cheap Marker
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Crayola Brush Lettering For Beginners: How To Create Fancy Lettering With A Cheap Marker

A class by Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Perhaps you want to learn brush lettering but you don’t want to invest in expensive markers just yet. Perhaps you have a drawer full of Crayola markers begging to be used. Maybe you just want to challenge yourself. No matter what led you here, you can find an exciting new way to use your cheap markers to create something very cool.

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Intuitive Art: Loosen Up And Break Creative Block
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Intuitive Art: Loosen Up And Break Creative Block

A class by Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Whether you’ve been making art all your life or you just started trying your hand at drawing for the first time, it’s easy to get stuck with your art. You can feel hesitant about drawing your ideas or simply not have any inspiration to get you started! The best thing you can do to break out of this rut is to take art less seriously and just make something.

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Watercolor Lettering: Learn To Blend Colors And Letter Boldly With Watercolors
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Watercolor Lettering: Learn To Blend Colors And Letter Boldly With Watercolors

A class by Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

By themselves, lettering and watercoloring are two very lovely art forms. Put them together, and you have a dynamite combination that will create some truly stellar pieces. In this class, I’ll be sharing how you can harness this skill to make some lovely lettering. First, I’ll run through a quick lettering refresher before touching on basic color theory. Then I’ll demonstrate how to control water and pigment to achieve different effects before jumping into showing you two very different lettering styles. Finally, we’ll create three gorgeous lettering projects together, starting with a simple project and working our way to lettering with all the colors of the rainbow. By the time the course is over, you’ll have the skills to create a huge array of colors, forms, and styles that will leave you feeling like a lettering champ.

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Enhancing Your Lettering: Embellishments, Shadows, And Illustrations

Enhancing Your Lettering: Embellishments, Shadows, And Illustrations

A class by Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

This course illuminates the path to enhancing your lettering projects by teaching you techniques like flourishing, borders, and decorative elements. Discover how to add depth with outlines and inlines, create dimensionality with highlights, and introduce shadow effects for a polished look. Learn to incorporate watercolor touches, emboss elements, and craft banners that compliment the narrative of your artwork.

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