10+ Hand Lettering Tutorials
10+ Hand Lettering Tutorials
If you are anything like me, which I am guessing you are since you are here, you are fascinated with the art of hand lettering! Hi all, Alicia here again from Sew What Alicia. Today we are sharing a fun collection of hand lettering tutorials to inspire you.
Be sure to also check out our Hand Lettering 101 page and the FREE Art + Lettering Facebook Group.
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Sumi Ink Painting Lettering
This ink can seem so intimidating. She breaks it down and makes it seem so accessible even for a beginner. Plus her lettering is just divine to look at.
DIY Starry Night Hand Lettering Tutorial
How pretty are the stars in the letters of this print?! What a fun print to have in a little one’s room and now you can make your very own.
Lettering with Makewells Painting
This is a great tutorial for lettering with paints. I just love the bright colors and all the amazing things she does with the paints!
Watercolor Calligraphy Tutorial
Watercolors are the least intimidating medium to work with in my humble opinion. I am going to start here and work my way up to real paints.
Graduation Gift Idea Painted Quote on Canvas
The ombre affect is so fun on this tutorial! What a great gift this would make. It is so fun to see all the different styles of hand lettering that are out there in the world. This one doesn’t seem as fancy and thus it seems more attainable to me as a beginner.
Behind the Scenes Jasmine Typography
This is such an amazing tutorial. I am just dying to learn how to make a typography inspired print like this.
Masked Lettering Tutorial
This is a really fun tutorial! I love the idea of the lettering being white and using paint for the rest. A reverse tutorial of sorts.
Create Lettering in 5 Easy Steps
This is a nice tutorial to help you find your own style in hand lettering. This tutorial will give you a voice in the hand lettering space once you are comfortable with the techniques.
Brush Lettering with Different Media
There are video tutorials along with this post. Which is awesome if you ask me because nothing is more enthralling than watching someone hand letter. I could watch it for hours!
How to Distress Paper
This technique is so awesome for adding something a little different to your hand lettered projects. This distressed paper makes a great backdrop for your custom wording.
Photo via Dawn Nicole Designs
Color Splatter Party Signs
I am loving the 80’s vibe of this fun sign. A little paint splatter with adorable hand lettering techniques. What is not to love?
3 Unique Brush Pen Techniques
Here is another great tutorial for learning a variety of different lettering techniques. Use the same supplies in three different ways to add different flair to your wording.
Photo via Bugaboo Bear Design for Dawn Nicole Designs
Thanks for letting me share these fun hand lettering tutorials with you! You can find me over on Sew What Alicia sharing sewing tutorials and other great sewing tips!
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I already receive your happy mail. I wanted to download the 10 hand lettering practice sheets, but the only “download” I could access was some strange program to create zip files or one to combine pdf files. I could not figure out how to download your worksheets. Can you help a real dummie?
Hi Katherine! I think you clicked an advertisement. Any large photo or title…that will take you directly to the blog where the free practice sheet is offered. 🙂
Hey Dawn! I think the link on “Create Lettering in 5 Easy Steps”is broken ;/
Hi Leticia! Thanks for letting me know. They had changed the URL of the post on their site. It should be updated now! 🙂