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Hand lettering
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The Complete Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners
A Step by Step Guide and Workbook with Theory, Techniques, Practice Pages and Projects to Learn to Letter
A complete guide and workbook to learn hand lettering from scratch: theory, 5 alphabets to practice and projects to make your own.
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- FormatPaperback · Hardcover
- Pages150
- Size8.5 × 11 in
Book details
- ISBN (paperback)
- 9791280592040
- ISBN (hardcover)
- 9791255531470
- Pages
- 150
- Size
- 8.5 × 11 in (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Language
- English
- Imprint
- Special Art Entertainment
- Publisher
- Special Art Books
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ISBN 9791280592040
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Inside the book
Learn the art of hand lettering
For beginners, teens and adults, who want to learn modern calligraphy and hand lettering from the first stroke.
A beautiful and complete guide
Theory, exercises, tips and tricks: creative freedom, the anatomy of a letter and lettering styles to practice.
Theory, practice, projects
Three parts, in order: theory and explanation, practice worksheets for 5 alphabets, and lettering projects to finish your own designs.
Gifts with your own letters
Learn to make greeting cards, envelopes and invitations for special occasions, and surprise the people you love.
For every special occasion
Christmas, Mother’s Day, birthdays: create your own lettering projects for the days that matter.
From first strokes to your style
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Understand the art
Theory and a little history of hand lettering, plus the best tools, techniques and tricks.
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5 alphabets to practice
Upper and lower case in different styles: form each letter, turn letters into words and words into works of art.
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Projects of your own
The last section is full of project pages to compose your own designs and find your style.
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Gifts in your own hand
Greeting cards, envelopes and invitations to surprise the people you love.
A beautiful gift for anyone who wants to start lettering, in a large 8.5 × 11 in format.
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