Flourishing Tips and Free Practice Worksheet Set. Plus a video tutorial, free practice worksheets, recommended supplies, and more!
Flourishing Tips and Free Practice Worksheet Set
Let’s chat about flourishing! Almost everyone loves some pretty flourishing, but it can definitely be one of the most challenging and intimidating skills to learn. Why? Because aren’t really any hard and fast rules for how to do it the “right” way!
But the lack of rules also gives you a ton of freedom to get creative. And I do have a few tips to help you work on your flourishing skills (plus, free practice sheets and a video)!
Basic Flourishing Tips
- Know where to flourish. Great places to start adding flourishes include: The beginning and ends of words/phrases. Letters with ascenders like “b” and “t” and letters with descenders like “y” and “g”.
- Create balance. If you create a flourish on one side of the word, add one on the other side too. Flourishing tends to look best when there are balance and symmetry in your overall piece.
- Keep it simple! Especially when you’re starting. The single biggest mistake I see people make is to go overboard with the flourishing!
Download the Free Flourishing Worksheets
I created this Flourishing Worksheet Set full of hand-drawn flourishes to help you practice. Download them HERE. The below video will explain why there are two versions of the worksheet in the PDF you just downloaded.
Recommended Supplies
- HP Premium Choice Laserjet Paper
- Canson Marker Paper
- Huion Portable Light Pad, A4 Size
- Small Brush Pens: Tombow Fude or Pentel Fude Flexible Point Tip
- Large Brush Pens: Tombow Dual Tips
More Flourishing!
- Fun with Flourishing Practice Sheet Set. If you haven’t already, download the free “Fun with Flourishing” 12 page set of practice worksheets I shared a while back HERE. (Recommended pen: Tombow Fudenosuke)
- Fantastic Flourishes Online Class. Teela at Every Tuesday puts out awesome classes. I’ve taken several and I think you’ll love her Flourishing Class! Check it out HERE.
Image via the Fantasic Flourishes Class by Every Tuesday
Want More Lettering Tips?
Parts of this post are from my “The Art of Lettering” ebook.
This eBook is free for those who enroll in my Constellation Lettering Online Class.
Happy practicing!
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Cher says
July 22, 2017 at 1:07 pmso happy to find a lefty to help me learn!
Abeer says
August 6, 2017 at 8:04 amThank you so much for sharing this absolutely wonderful talent you have. I am thanking you for helping me deal with my depression and grief after losing my 8 year old son to cancer; 4 years ago. I just started to find myself and this art you have has been my meditation and relaxation I do more that once a day.
Dawn Nicole says
August 7, 2017 at 1:05 pmHi Abeer!
Thank you so much for your sweet note. I’m so very sorry you had to experience the loss of a child. I can’t even imagine how painful that must be for you. There is a quote I’ve held on to for a long time, after our family experienced several tragedies that I’d love to share with you:
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
I just love that quote SO much and I only hope I’ve let the hard times make me that kind of person.
After your loss, I think it’s so brave to intentionally seek out an activity that brings you joy. I find art and lettering to be very good therapy and I’m so happy to hear that it’s doing the same for you.
Sending love to you!
Dawn
Milca Santana says
August 19, 2017 at 8:40 amI love your generosity, God bless you greatly. thank you very much
Naelle says
September 30, 2017 at 6:12 amyou are the best human in the history of all human :3
Anusha Ivaturi says
December 28, 2017 at 2:23 pmHello,
Thanks a lot for this tutorial! Being a lefty I always thought Calligraphy is not my cup of tea, but you proved me wrong and your work really encouraged me to start this amazing journey, so thank you so much! <3 Lots of love!
Connie says
January 4, 2018 at 10:00 amThank you so much for sharing your amazing talent! I am starting this fantastic journey in the art of hand lettering… I am so far from you but I’ll definitely follow your path…!