Hand Type Lettering (Resources)
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- Miguex
I want to get more into hand style lettering to add a more human touch to my logo / design work.
I thought it could be a good idea to start a thread and share resources, maybe those with more experience can recommend different markers/ pen styles, lettering styles, tips, tutorials, etc.
Maybe share work in progress and experiments too, who is down?
- Miguex0
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Pens used on the video above- tombow brush pen / 885
- tombow brush pen / 885
- pilot parallel pen / 6mm
- zig twin brush pen / 60
- sigma pencil / 0.5
- tombow brush pen / n15
- tombow brush pen / 195
- pilot parallel pen / 6mm
- tombow brush pen / 606
- sigma pencil / 0.5
- tombow brush pen / n15
- tombow brush pen / 606
- copic wide 100
- zig brush pen / 34
- tombow brush pen / 885
- pilot parallel pen / 6mm- pilot parallel pens are great! but they go through ink like crazy.desmo
- capn_ron0
Next QBN Drinks meet up should be all about this. I approve of this thread.
- Miguex0
Pens used:
Pilot Pocket Brush Pen – Hard
(Chloe, Cool & Jeremy)Kuretake No. 13 Fountain Brush Pen – Black Bod
(Byron, Autumn, Thank You)Zebra Disposable Brush Pen – Fine
(Stella)Zebra Disposable Brush Pen – Super Fine
(Mangrom, Sofia, Stellz & Josh)-
Artist Matt Vergotis ( http://www.verg.com.au/ )
Recommends this site for their selection
http://www.jetpens.com/
- doesnotexist0
i do a lot of this, always use different tools.
i like using a brush and some ink, but there are great pens out there.
- share some knowledge please, right now I'm at level 0Miguex
- Miguex0
Just bought this one, based on the recommendations from the video above. I got some other ones too, but that one looks like it could be the most fun. Excited to try it out!
Pilot Parallel Calligraphy Pen - 1.5 mm Nib Width
http://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Par…
- doesnotexist0
if you're using pencil or a thin pen, i usually use a lot of tracing paper and layer it up, continuing to refine everything i can before i scan it in one layer at a time.
if i'm using a brush, it's always about the word and playing with how the brush works with the letters—always thinking about varying the strokes, or not. playing with different brushes, different ways of holding it, &c.
sometimes it's about finding some great type and following the aesthetic. i always like the hand-painted work trucks or signage.
learn to write some chinese characters, helps with brush control & technique. also painting things in one color, good practice for using the brush and how the bristles respond to different angles & pressures.
- coolios, thanks for the tips man.
tracing paper is something I have not looked into yetMiguex - i don't scan every layer, sometimes i have reading problems. just layer it up until you have something you like.doesnotexist
- coolios, thanks for the tips man.
- uan0
pen used: push broomcheck out NIELS SHOE MEULMAN;-)
http://www.calligraffiti.nl/
- desmo0
Anyone know of a good pointed tip fountain pen? Looking for something with an ink cartridge vs a dip pen. Something with a really flexible nib to get really nice thin and thick lines.
Id use the pen mostly for copperplate style writing.
Thanks!
- check my post above for a good range of disposable options, just ordered some myselfMiguex
- Maaku0
This is happening this summer "close" to you in Dallas
http://calligraphyconference.com…
Legacies, the 33rd International Lettering Arts Conference to be held at the Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel and the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts is a week-long residential conference featuring a vendor show and Creative Break-Out Sessions open to anyone interested in the lettering arts, July 19 - 26, 2014.
- uan0