You know how some people have a skill that amazes you? I have a friend on the crew that regularly hand letters bible verses and her skill amazes me. It really does! And later I'll be sharing some of her work with you because I have this oh so lovely book to share with you today. Hand Lettering from A to Z. It's a book that is designed to give people who hand letter, creative ideas that they might want to try (or for people like me .. at least give me a clue about how to do it!) (grin)
Abbey Ly has put together a book where she talks about three styles of lettering, why they are called that, and the different forms those letters can take. Serif (6), Sans Serif (4) and Script (4).
She calls in four different artists to help illustrate these different ways to hand letter.
BUT before she gets to that, she has an introduction to the book where she teaches about different papers, different utensils, and different places to find creative ideas. I learned so much in this section.Like...did you know that watercolour paper comes is three different styles? Did you know that different paints work better for doing lettering or that pencil crayons can bring a vibrancy to your work? Read and find out more eh? :)
So let's say you want to do hand lettering...what should you do first?
Start with simple. Seriously. Write out a simple alphabet, learn a basic lettering of the alphabet.. make the letters smaller, bigger, squishy or wider, play around with just the basic lettering.
Then.. once you are comfortable with that...add a bit of width to it. Draw a letter and just change one side of it. Maybe angle it a bit or make it wider all around. Just slowly keep changing it, then as you go.. play around with it a bit, add some colour and pizzazz. Just take it step by step and make a font that is all your own. Who knows... perhaps your style might look like this:
I love the bright colours found throughout this book. Careful illustrations to show how you might replicate a style.
As you see different styles, learn the names of them. Replicate them, become more confident in your own abilities. Learn to create your own style all the more. :)
As you get more confident, consider adding some embellishment to your work.
At the close of book, Abbey Ly showcases the work of her guest artists. It was so interesting seeing the different styles. This one is a serif style (see! I learned something eh!). Good to do that you know?
I thought I would share some hand lettering that I just adore from people mostly on the crew. Don't they do a great job?
This one is by Lisa.
These are by Carol, aren't her verses lovely?
and this one by her daughter. You can find a post here.
And if you go to the bottom of Deann's post here, you can see a lovely one she did. :) If you find that this book intrigues the socks off you, you might find The Postman's Knock a good blog to follow.
Title: Hand Lettering A to Z: a world of creative ideas for drawing and designing alphabets
Author: Abbey Ly
Publisher: Rockport
Pages: 128
Type: art book
Form: trade paperback
Reviewed for: Quarto Group
Where can you find this lovely book?
Amazon.ca - Hand Lettering A to Z: A World of Creative Ideas for Drawing and Designing Alphabets
Amazon.com - Hand Lettering A to Z: A World of Creative Ideas for Drawing and Designing Alphabets
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May...the time for spring flowers and rolling back on the schooling expectations, business in the outdoors planting gardens, going to for walks, and cleaning out rabbitries. Not a time for a whole lot of reading, but still.. I DID! YES! I read some books!!!
Wow. Guilty Wives by James Patterson...
Wow... I have to admit, that the beginning of the book had me NOT wanting to read the book, so I read part of the ending which... was just enough to intrigue me to want to know how the bad guy did it.
Wow.. this was good read. I was so glad I stuck it out. The horror of French prisons though... NASTY. Are they like that in real-life? I don't know, but I do know I don't want to go to France and break the law and get stuck in jail there.
The determination of Abbie, the main character, was impressive. Her ability to focus and work on proving her innocence amazes me despite all the hardship she was put through. Perseverance and commitment, being the type of person she needed to be for her children's long term care. It was such an interesting read...definitely a book for ADULTS!
Urban Wildlife Habitats was a neat read about how different animals have adapted to living with people in urban areas.
Everything from storks to monkeys, to sheep and lizards, to snails and kangeroos. So many animals have learned to co-exist with people. Throughout the book are a copious amount of pictures, and tons of information to help us co-exist with them and even help them.
So tell me....would you want to see a moose in your take-out window?
We've learned about muskoxen and ostriches recently.
Fascinating critters.
Did you know that male ostrich lay on the eggs at night because their black feathers are the perfect camoflage.
Rip and Red and the Tournament of Champions.
Two boys learning and growing together... finding it's hard ... Red with his autism (high-functioning) and Rip with his Dad returning... hard things for boys to deal with. But they manage to pull it together around the world of a basketball championship.
Secrets and Sequences of the Secret Coders series.
You'll find my review here.
Using a graphic novel to teach some of the basics of coding.
Mission to Pluto is a book my son thoroughly enjoyed. He used it to further his learning with his apologia studies.
It's part of the scientist series. And it is a really well done series. if you have a chance to read some with your children (or even just for yourself do so.) Elephants and Dolphins are the next on my hit list!
Books I am working through.
My mom-in-law asked me what I thought of this book and I said "this man writes my hubby preaches!"
I am so far loving this book and looking forward to digging into it all the more. It's not a quick fiction read, but a let's grow a discipling people read.
Good book ... My review is coming!
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