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HANDS ON HAND-LETTERING

What is Hand-Lettering?

To many of us it may seem just like calligraphy, but there is a thin line between them. Calligraphy is more of an art of perfecting the motion of your pen, whereas lettering focuses more on drawing.

And guys, Imperfection is beauty here! Its up to you, how precise you choose to be.

Getting stated

When I first started doing Hand-Lettering, I didn't care about the kind of paper, pen or tools that I used. I would simply start with ruled paper, ball point pens and at times scale and pencil. But you can begin with good tools like the Micron 1,3,5 pens and good quality plain papers, proper rulers and marking tools.

To begin with, I would just sketch all the quotes I would see and keep practicing. Once I was confident that I could make almost all kinds of designs, I started making my own portfolio. We'll take a look on all my designs very soon. And I m sure you'll be able to make them too.

Shhh, to be honest... I still don't use Micron pens 😜

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