Overview

With Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy, youll learn to master a variety of lettering styles and gorgeous mediums to create amazing lettering 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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Author:   Grace Frösén
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:   Quarry Books
Weight:   0.599kg
ISBN:  

9780760380543

ISBN 10:   0760380546
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   19 October 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1. Getting Started Experiment with pens, paper, and other essential art materials 2. Creative Lettering for Beginners Warm-up exercises, hand-lettering basics, and alphabet guides 3. Adding Extra Sparkle Developing your own style and adding various special effects and techniques to make your lettering pop 4. Colors and Blending Blending colors and working with metallics and other glittering mediums 5. Oodles of Doodles Adding illustrations, flourishes, and embellishments to your lettering pieces 6. Putting It All Together Creating well-composed art pieces that combine different styles in a beautiful layout RESOURCES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR INDEX  

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"""A great lettering and calligraphy resource that’s filled with inventive ideas, rather than traditional approaches. Readers interested in exploring creative lettering will likely find this to be a helpful title for getting started."" * Library Journal *"

Author Information

Grace Frosen is a lettering artist and illustrator with a popular following on Instagram @gracecallidesigns. In addition to selling her doodle and lettering workbooks on her Etsy site GraceCalliStudios, Grace teaches a creative lettering class on the online teaching platform Domestika. Originally from the Philippines, she lives in Cambridge, UK.

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