How to Hand Letter / Ebooks / Beginning Lettering

Wow, what a different landscape we are in now huh? I have been super busy however as there were so many pet projects that I had before we had to shelter in place here in Chicago.

I’m offering a free brush lettering class hosted on my YouTube (more on that later) and I also managed to create a great resource on lettering! Hand Lettering 101…

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This eBook was a labor of LOVE! I taught a hand lettering class and this little digital companion was based off of the physical classroom text. I thought it would be friendlier to someone learning at home. Its got the basics, terminology, an equipment list and more! Great for the beginner and there is no excuse not to get started after this one! Check it out!

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Christy Toney
Christy Toney

Christy Toney is a full time calligrapher and hand lettering artist. She specializes in wedding mirrors and teaches local workshops. She has been a full time artist since 2011.


















Benefits of Joining a Pencil Lettering Challenge

I recently joined the pencil lettering challenge by Threeologie on Instagram. I LOVE lettering in pencil so this challenge was right up my alley! Using fine line ink pens for me sometimes ruins what I’ve done in pencil. I’m sure that will change with more practice, but definitely don’t want to stop honing my graphite skills in the meantime.

A lot of accomplished letterers use mechanical leads that you can place in holders or even just Blackwing or Ticonderoga pencils but I like the graphite pencils that go from a hard grade (H) to a softer grade (B).

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Here are some of the things I created from the challenge so far!

Benefits of pencil lettering:

  • Depending on what kind of pencil you use, you can recognize dark and light values and influence what you are doing by simply applying pressure

  • Pencil lettering will teach you a lot about values (lights, darks and contrast)

  • SO much detail can be achieved by ONLY using a pencil…

  • Lettering on iPads is amazing however you will realize that there is no greater feeling of control than actually putting a pencil to paper

Hashtags to use: #pencillettering #letteringinpencil #analoglettering #pencilletteringpractice #pencilletters #pencilletteringart #pencilletteringchallenge

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