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Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy: A Beginner's Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Amazing Lettered Art - Explore New Styles, Colors, and Mediums

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Lettering built through materials, color, and embellishment

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Lettering built through materials, color, and embellishment

Grace Frosen’s guide moves from choosing pens, paper, and other materials to practicing hand-lettering basics with warm-ups and alphabet guides. Later sections introduce special effects, color blending, metallic and glittering mediums, and the addition of doodles, flourishes, and illustrations. The closing projects bring these elements together in composed layouts. Its step-by-step structure makes the book a practical introduction to several parts of the lettered-art process, with experimentation in styles and mediums woven throughout.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginners seeking guided practice with hand-lettering basics
  • Lettering enthusiasts interested in color blending and decorative effects
  • Artists who want ideas for combining lettering, doodles, and embellishments

Themes

Hand lettering and calligraphyArt materials and mediumsColor blending and metallic effectsDecorative illustration and layout

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Book overview

With Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy, you'll learn to master a variety of lettering styles and gorgeous mediums to create amazing lettered art.

This fun, colorful, and inspiring guide for lettering enthusiasts at all levels of experience is written and illustrated by popular lettering artist and Domestika instructor Grace Frosen of @gracecallidesigns, who shares her secrets on how to create vibrant and unique designs.
  • Getting Started. Experiment with pens, paper, and other essential art materials.
  • Creative Lettering for Beginners. Warm-up exercises, hand-lettering basics, and alphabet guides.
  • Adding Extra Sparkle. Develop your own style and add various special effects and techniques to make your lettering pop.
  • Colors and Blending. Blend colors and learn to work with metallics and other glittering mediums.
  • Oodles of Doodles. Add illustrations, flourishes, and embellishments to your lettering pieces.
  • Putting It All Together. Create well-composed art pieces that combine different styles in beautiful layouts.

Explore a wide range of mediums and styles, dazzling special effects, stunning color combinations, and awesome embellishments with Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy.
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