This tutorial will teach you a lettering technique that will add eclectic, artistic style to everything from bullet journals to place cards. If you have a pencil, a paint brush, paper, and watercolors handy, you’re good to go!
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If you think you’re not artistic, try this tutorial and be amazed at what you create! The free traceable template included in this post provides “training wheels” for the calligraphy or watercolor beginner. Even non-beginners will find it helpful, as it saves a lot of time. Get your watercolors ready: this is a fun one!
Watercolors are the star of this artistic tutorial! Today, you’ll learn a wet-on-dry watercolor technique that you can apply to many projects to come.
This is the perfect project for a few stolen minutes this weekend! It provides simple but fulfilling illustration and watercolor practice, and it will make someone’s day. You’ll just need a blank card, some waterproof ink, and watercolors to get started!
If you’re looking for a fresh envelope art concept to try, you’ll appreciate this botanical frame tutorial! It will help you to hone your watercolor skills, and the end result is beautiful and vibrant.
Lindsey Bugbee
designer + illustrator + calligrapher
The Postman’s Knock is a blog focused on teaching creative techniques and offering guides to learning modern calligraphy and illustration. I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy writing it!
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