Lettering Ideas
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How to Make a Beach Time Clock Drawing
Most of the year, I keep pretty busy in among a slurry of artwork, sports schedules, gardening and the neverending homemade menu. But when I’m on vacation, everything is peaceful and relaxed. All time melts into a calm, very flexible plan. We rarely have to be anywhere at a given time. I mean, who cares if we eat at set times? Sure … we have time for another walk on the beach. Ice cream instead of lunch? Let’s do it! Sit on the balcony and stare at the waves for hours? Soak it up. In fact, on this year’s vacation, I realized just how stressed I operate the rest of…
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How to Use Mixed Lettering on a Fishing Quote
I didn’t grow up fishing, but I did grow up going to the beach and the lake. These trips usually involved swimming, boat riding or skiing. But now I have a father-in-law who loves a good day fishing as well as a husband and couple of sons who enjoy it occasionally too. Me? I love the fishing day feeling … the aura that goes with the idea of a peaceful day on the lake. Whenever I smell salt or lake air, I see the beauty of creation and feel that I’m-gone-and-might-not-be-back feeling. Do you know the feeling too? Where do you go to let your cares drift away? Today, we’ll…
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How to Paint a Watercolor Abstract for Thank You Cards
After a big holiday season like Christmas and New Year’s, this stationer starts thinking of Thank you cards. Just think of all of those gifts exchanged. I’m always grateful for the gifts, and I can usually say “Thank you” in person. But occasionally, I get an unexpected gift that warrants something extra. Or I just need to send a note of appreciation for all of those people who work so hard to help my kids grow up. I have numerous designs to pick from, but some of the designs feel a little feminine to send to the coach of a boys’ soccer team. The coaches I can think of wouldn’t…
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Fall Quotes, Calligraphy Styles, and Watercolor Backgrounds
We must have had the perfect mix of hot and cold, wet and dry this summer because we are having one beautifully colorful fall. We needed an amazing fall this year. I needed it as a reminder that good things exist in the midst of difficult times. Today, I want to capture some of that beauty … some of that reminder ... in color and sentiment and style, in other words, watercolor, quotes, and calligraphy. We’ll paint a watercolor background using two different methods. Then, I’ll show you three of my favorite fall quotes, each written in a different calligraphy style. After that, it’s up to you to put them…
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How to Draw Pumpkin Sketches with Fall Words
Pumpkin sketches and fall words are the perfect way to express the fall feels of the autumn season. “And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” ~Oscar Wilde As if overnight, fall is here. And it amazes me each year that as the nights turn cold and the days become blustery, the craving for fall deliciousness comes wafting along with it. Apples. Soup. Chai (and coffee, but there is always coffee). Pumpkins … oh! the pumpkins ... Not just food though, fall makes me want to pull out my sweaters, walk through the crunchy leaves, hold onto a hot mug, and pack into a wagon for a hayride through the…
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Draw with Words – Turtle Lettering
Get ready to draw with words as we create turtle lettering inside a turtle drawing. I seriously debated between more turtles and a unicorn. I know. I don’t usually head down the unicorn road. I’m a boy mom, after all. But I have a couple of special little unicorn lovers in my life, one of whom will soon have a birthday. That makes me want to pull out the calligraphy supplies, some pink and purple watercolor and … you guessed it! Glitter. I think I’ll save that unicorn for now (it might be the next tutorial … we’ll see). After the last tutorial, a turtle drawing, it felt like too…
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Beach Quote, Beach Words, Beach Background
Oh … that beach still calls … those waves still beckon … so let’s continue with our beach theme a little longer. How about some lettering styles for a beach quote or a few beach words. Then we'll bring in some beach color with a watercolor background. Calligraphy and watercolor, my favorite mix. I have really been missing the beach this year. These summery projects help me feel a few moments of that relaxing beach feeling, the glint of a beach memory. I hope they bring some vacation reminders and cheerful thoughts to your day too. I'll walk you through the background and quote I chose and include a video…
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Beach Drawing and a Happy Birthday Lettering Printable
Learn how to make a beach drawing and turn it into a birthday card with one of the style options on a Happy Birthday Lettering Printable. Most of the designs I make are created around flowers or colorful backgrounds, but occasionally, I like to come up with cards or designs that show off a scene with a touch of humor. These cards are created while thinking of the men in my life and usually involve sleeping and mishaps (ex. A hunter falling asleep in a tree stand while a big buck looks on or a fisherman sleeping while a large fish thinks about nibbling his fingers). With the approach of…
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Calligraphy Alphabet
Sometimes … okay, often … I get tired of writing the same way. I love to explore different ways to write the same words, in as many calligraphy and lettering styles as possible, and I have many calligraphy alphabets that I rotate between. Maybe you feel stuck in one calligraphy style and would like to develop a new calligraphy alphabet for yourself. You’re in the right place. I’ll show you how I work through developing a new calligraphy style. You can apply the concept to any kind of lettering, using any tool you have. When developing a new lettering style, it’s helpful to think about one letter rather than all…
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Lettering Spring
Spring is in the air! What a great time to work on some spring lettering or lettering some spring. We'll walk through a lettering spring tutorial focusing on letter drawing and letter design with a layered lettering technique. Sometimes lettering looks like calligraphy, sometimes it looks like painting, and sometimes it looks like drawing. Today, we’ll draw the word spring and layer celebrate in script on top of it to celebrate the coming of spring.
