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  • How to Make an Illustrated Banner: A YouTube Tutorial

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    Lindsey Bugbee

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    In today’s YouTube tutorial, I’ll show you how to create an illustrated banner that will make your lettering stand out! All you need to get started is a pen, a pencil, and an eraser.

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    Calligraphy is eye-catching enough by itself, but present your word or phrase in an illustrated banner, and it suddenly POPS! Banners only take a couple of minutes to draw, so I decided to walk you through how to make one in today’s TPK YouTube tutorial.

    How to Make an Illustrated Banner: The Video

    In this video, I used a pencil, a dip pen, and sumi ink to draw a banner. If you’re not comfortable using a dip pen, though, please feel free to use the writing instrument that best suits you! No matter what you choose to use, wait until the ink dries before you erase your pencil guidelines.

    If you prefer text/photo instructions, I wrote a tutorial over how to draw a banner in 2015. You can find that tutorial by clicking here!

    Five Banner Tutorials Printable

    If you’re feeling confident in your ability to make an illustrated banner (I know you can do it!), try out some different banner designs! Last year, I made a free printable of five banner tutorials that’s great to have on hand as you’re creating mail art, bullet journal spreads, sketchbook pages, etc.

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    You can find this free printable here! It’s a great thing to keep at hand to inspire you as you work on creative projects.

    Uses for Illustrated Banners

    If you’re wondering why it’s useful to know how to create an illustrated banner, think of the project possibilities! I use banners all the time, both for professional and personal projects. For example, a banner greets you when you visit the homepage of this website:

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    The TPK homepage features a large illustrated banner against an artistic background.

    I also used a banner in the chalkboard art that I created for the Airbnb that Hernán and I designed!

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    If you’re curious about how to make a chalkboard like this, you can visit this tutorial!

    Finally, I constantly use banners for mail art. An illustrated banner guarantees that your recipient’s address will stand out!

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    This black and white banner, decoupaged over the fox clipart from The Letter Writer’s Complete Resource, makes for a compelling piece of mail art!

    In short, illustrated banners are an awesome way to make your lettering stand out, and they require a minimal time investment. Try making one when you’ve got a moment! You’ll be impressed at the effect. 🙂

    Thanks very much for watching (and reading) today’s TPK YouTube tutorial! I hope that you found it helpful, and if you have any questions, I’m glad to answer in the comments!

    Warmly,

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