Hi everyone! When it comes to writing difficult letters with a brush pen, lots of beginners struggle with lowercase ‘r.’ I remember practicing this letter and not being happy with the results. Today I have a new video tutorial on my YouTube channel that will help you practice a number of different styles of lowercase r. […] Read more…
When I teach beginner brush lettering workshops, we always use large brush tip pens, like the Kelly Creates Dream Pens, and only study the lowercase alphabet. However, there is a reason why you should practice ‘bigger’ basic strokes too. Eventually you are going to learn the uppercase alphabet, so it’s a good idea to start […] Read more…
One of my oldest pieces of advice about learning modern calligraphy is that brush lettering is not cursive writing. It might look similar but it’s totally different. We really have to focus on drawing separate strokes and stop thinking about whole letters and words. Today, I will show you a ‘new’ way to practice your brush […] Read more…
I am really happy about a new calligraphy drill I have created to help you control the thick and thin strokes when writing with a brush pen! This new drill will really help you figure out those transitions and avoid the problem of having your strokes look all the same size. The first step is […] Read more…
Is your summer flying by? Mine seems to be, and we are having some really beautiful, hot weather. But it is too dry, and there are so many wildfires. Right now we are all wishing for rain, especially on the west coast of Canada. You can read about my holiday last week on the west […] Read more…
I know I’ve designed a LOT of free calligraphy worksheets for you, but this one is REALLY different and will help you so much! The most challenging basic stroke is the oval, and this worksheet has oval outlines that you can follow for both reverse and regular ovals. There are 9 letters in our alphabet […] Read more…
Here we find ourselves in a very strange and stressful time. I want to somehow be a small part of helping you feel calm by bringing some lettering into your life. Calligraphy changed my life 6 years ago, and I knew when I picked up a brush pen for the first time, I wanted to […] Read more…
OOPS! If you’re here for the APRIL ‘Stay Home’ FREE Worksheet, click HERE!! I’m not sure if the March news is actually ‘good news’ with what’s going on in our world right now, but my monthly newsletter is out, along with a free worksheet to help you practice and keep calm. I find myself feeling […] Read more…