Hand Lettering Guide

By A Mystery Man Writer

Last updated 03 Jun 2024

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What is hand lettering, anyway? Hand lettering is the creation of artistic lettering. It’s more to do with drawing or painting letters than with traditional handwriting. Every letter is formed from different repeating shapes, requiring a great deal of patience, precision and creativity. From different variations of block letters to cursive script to advanced lettering techniques such as faux calligraphy, bounce lettering and brush lettering, there is a wide variety of alphabet and hand lettering styles. Different hand lettering styles can be combined with each other, embellished, supplemented with decorative features and assembled to form complete phrases. This means there are no limits to your creativity with hand lettering, as long as you stick to a couple of basic rules. Here, we tell you everything you need to know: what materials you will require as a beginner, what to consider when you’re hand lettering and how to learn the different lettering alphabets. We‘ve collected together all the hand lettering guides and practice sheets for you to download, to help you work step by step towards becoming a hand lettering pro.