Hand Lettering 101 eCourse

In this lesson, you’ll lay the groundwork for your hand lettering journey. You’ll complete a creative preliminary assignment, get clear on the differences between hand lettering, calligraphy, and typography, build your lettering vocabulary, and explore the tools and supplies that will support your practice.

In this lesson, you’ll take the next step in your lettering journey by looking outward for inspiration and inward for style. You’ll explore how to adapt real-world lettering into your own creations, build a custom alphabet, and continue practicing consistent letter shapes.

In this lesson, you’ll get comfortable with script lettering, learn how to write in a consistent style, and add color and flair to your letters. You’ll also get to try your hand at simple flourishes, which helps your script to feel elegant and engaging.

In this lesson, we’ll walk through how to plan and execute a finished hand-lettered piece. You’ll get comfortable making pencil drafts, adjusting kerning in context, and designing layouts that flow beautifully across the page.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use impactful effects to help your lettering stand out. We’ll dabble in filling in strokes with ombré, color effects, making ribbon letters, and creating an impressive illustrated alphabet.

In this lesson, we’re tying up loose ends by chatting about how to know when a piece is done and where to go from here. You’ll also receive instructions for your final assignment.