The Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering

by Dina Rodriguez

Overview

Get creative, express yourself, and add that personal touch with hand lettering!

With illustrated step-by-step instructions, The Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering shows the complete beginner how to master the art of hand lettering. Learn best practices for the composition and design of phrases on the page, and practice flourishes to embellish your design.

The Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering covers 15 lettering styles, both serifs and scripts—from Black Letter and "melting" to circus and Victorian. Also included are numerous borders, corners, banners, bursts, frames, and other accents.

This instructional book includes chalk lettering, fun prompts for writing, and 15 craft and gift ideas. Put your personal touch on projects ranging from gift tags and chalk-lettered signs, to place cards and house number signs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781465462725
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	07/11/2017
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	417,968
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dina Rodriguez is a freelance hand lettering artist. With an educational and professional background in digital arts, design, and marketing, she specializes in commercial illustration and branding for creative businesses. Dina has been hand lettering full time for four years, working with brands such as Invision, GE, American Greetings, and Wacom. She does both traditional ink and chalk lettering, as well as tablet lettering using digital tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator. Her teaching experience includes giving workshops and talks at universities and creative conferences such as Full Sail University and Creative South. She also teaches hand lettering on her blog for free to over 15,000 students and live streams her process on Twitch three times a week.

Editorial Reviews

09/15/2017
Representative of the handmade trend, which continues as an antidote and alternative means of expression in today's digital world, this guide by hand-lettering expert Rodriguez answers the impulse to design and create decorative words and letters directly by hand. Readers will find 15 step-by-step exercises; lots of technical information about lettering, especially vocabulary for spacing and parts of letters; a tour of various letter styles; composition basics; and even hand-stretching exercises to help warm up. There are lots of practical applications for hand lettering such as gifts, greeting cards, wedding invitations, logos, and, especially with the inclusion here of chalk and chalkboards as media, store and restaurant signage. VERDICT This fun and informative guide would make a popular addition to crafts, hobbies, or art how-to shelves.

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