Learn hand lettering in a journal with a 7-day lettering challenge! You'll learn how to start your own hand lettering journal and how to use it as a mindfulness practice while also improving your lettering skills.

What You'll Learn:

Benefits of a Hand Lettering Journal
Supplies to start your own
How to hand letter with limited time
7-day challenge to get you started with simple tutorials including:
- Basic Strokes
- Alphabet
- Faux Calligraphy
- Word with Shadows
- Quote Mixing Fonts
- Short Quote
- Exploring Styles

Why You Should Take This Class:

I started hand lettering in 2016 during a difficult time as a way to remind myself how to be happy. Over the years I've gone from intense obsession to extreme burnout. I created a Hand Lettering Journal as a way to have balance in my creative practice. It carried me through burnout and still gets me through the good days and the bad days. I've seen it benefit others as well!

Creating a hand lettering journal is a tangible way to use your lettering as a mindfulness practice. As you practice hand lettering that is meaningful to you, your skills will improve and you'll fill up a journal with pages of your own lettering. You can look back on it to see your progress and use it for inspiration.

Your hand lettering should be unique to you. It doesn't have to look like anyone else's. Learn the basics and create what feels good to you.

Join me in creating lettering that feels like your best self!

Who This Class is For:

This class is for a beginner wanting to practice. I won't go into all the beginner lettering details like how to hold a brush pen, so if you've never even picked up a brush pen before, this may not be for you. But you can do this challenge as a beginner to get some focused practice. And if you've been lettering for a little while, you can use these projects to make them your own. The great thing about a hand lettering journal is that it's for any level.

If you are just starting out, there are worksheets to trace to give you a little extra support! You can find the worksheets in the Resource section (only available on desktop, not on mobile).

Materials Needed:

Brush pens in rainbow colors. I'm using Zebra Mildliner brush pens with a brush tip and a fine tip. I use both sides for the projects but the fine tip isn't a must.
Journal. I talk about different ones in the class but I highly recommend a Rhodia notepad to get started. It has smooth paper for your brush pens and it's inexpensive!
Optional: Gold gel pen for details (I use Uniball Gel Impact)
You may want a printer to print the lettering worksheets!
You can also use Crayola markers in any journal. Use what you have!

If you're ready for more, take my other Skillshare classes here!

Or sign up for the Lettering Library for free and helpful resources!

Els Franken

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