Lilla here. I’m sharing three assignments with you that will help you improve your art and find the joy in your art-making. Last week we made a new color with a quirky worksheet – if you missed out, catch up here. Today, we’re going to focus on hand lettering.
Those of you that have taken my classes know how important lettering of any kind is, for getting more work. Lettering is used on so many projects and always requested by our clients, so it’s a great thing to practice. You don’t need to be an expert calligrapher. In fact, a hand-drawn quirky lettering style is very appealing!
Here’s your assignment:
Draw the following letters: A, G, and J. Do them in any style and medium you like. Have fun with them. Remember, letterforms are simply shapes.
TIP: Experiment and play with the letterform. Just be sure that it’s clear what the letter is.
Here’s a little inspiration board I created to give you ideas, and I collected some examples of student art to inspire you too:
Some more things for you to think about and play around with:
- Look at the thins and thicknesses of each letter, especially on the letter “A”.
- Note the serifs. Are they pointy? Rounded? Bell-bottomed?
- Is the overall shape chubby? Lean? Wide?
- Check out the dots on the lowercase ‘j’. One is round and one is actually square.
Letters by Nikki Call (left) and Kay Wolfersperger (right).
Letters by Lisa Powell Braun (left) and Anna Nikolics (right).
Letters by Jinjer Markley (left) and Bia Andrade (right).
Letters by Amanda Rowe (left) and Katie Ruby Miller (right).
Have fun with this. I can’t wait to see what you do! When you’re done, post your art tagging @makeartthatsells so that I can see!
Lots of love
