The Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering

210 Pages·2017·93.87 MB·English

by  Dina Rodriguez

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Contents
The Essentials of Lettering Composing a Lettered Design
The Anatomy of Letters ...........................................10 Principles of Design .............................................118
Tools and Materials for Hand Lettering.....................12 Plan and Conceptualize the Design ......................122
Tools and Materials for Chalk Lettering ..... ...............14 Select the Lettering Style ......................................124
Tools and Materials for Painting ..... .........................16 Draw the First Rough Sketch .................................126
Hand Stretches and How to Practice ......................18 Transfer Techniques .............................................128
Fine-Tune the Concept and Redraw ......................130
Get Started Transfer and Ink the Design ..................................132
Monoweight Sans Serif ..........................................22 Color ...................................................................134
Basic Chalk Techniques .........................................26 Tips for Choosing Colors.......................................136
Varied Weight Serif ................................................28
Transferring a Design from Lettering Projects
Paper to Chalkboard ..............................................34
Gift Tag ................................................................140
How to Build Words ............................................... 36
T-Shirt ..................................................................142
Frames, Corners, and Borders .................................38
Birthday Card .......................................................146
Banners ................................................................40
Shadow Box ........................................................150
Ligatures ..............................................................42
Drop Cap Journal ................................................154
Inline Graphics .....................................................44
Inspirational Canvas ............................................158
Outline Graphics ...................................................46
Sandwich Board ..................................................162
Accents and Filigree ..............................................48
Logo Design .......................................................166
Adding Dimension .................................................50
Housewarming Invitation ....................................172
Lettering inside a Shape ........................................52
House Number ..................................................176
Adding Impact with Illustrations ..............................54
Wedding Monogram ...........................................182
Place Cards ........................................................186
More Lettering Styles
Pennant .............................................................190
Slab Serif ...............................................................58
Lettered Photo ....................................................194
Tattoo ....................................................................62
Chalkboard Mural ................................................198
Western ................................................................66
Circus....................................................................70
Glossary ..............................................................202
Victorian ................................................................74
Index....................................................................204
Monoweight Script .................................................80
About the Author .................................................207
Varied Weight Script ...............................................84
Brush Script ...........................................................88
Sign Painters .........................................................92
Wood ....................................................................98
Ribbon ................................................................102
Plant ...................................................................106
Black Letter ..........................................................110
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Lettering Projects at a Glance
Gift tag 140 T-shirt 142 Birthday card 146
Shadow box 150 Drop cap journal 154
Inspirational canvas 158 Sandwich board 162
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Logo design 166 Housewarming invitation 172 House number 176
Wedding monogram 182 Place cards 186 Pennant 190
Lettered photo 194 Chalkboard mural 198
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