Calligraphy for Beginners: Hand Lettering Made Easy Using Faux Calligraphy

Calligraphy for Beginners: Hand Lettering Made Easy Using Faux Calligraphy

Would you like to learn calligraphy or hand lettering the easy way? Calligraphy is a hobby that can bring you so much joy, but it can also be very frustrating to learn in the beginning. <br /><br />I know from experience. In the summer of 2016, I decided to learn hand lettering to create coloring pages for my book, Broken Crayons Still Color. I watched every video I could find and tried all the recommended techniques. However, no matter what I did, even with the best of pens, my lettering looked horrible. <br /><br /><div>Let's admit it: Learning calligraphy is not as easy as some of the artists online make it look. <br /><br />And I was frustrated. <br /><br />I continued my research and discovered faux calligraphy. I decided to use it, along with block lettering, to create my hand-drawn coloring pages. <br /><br /><b>What is Faux Calligraphy?</b> </div><br /><div></div><div>Faux calligraphy is fake calligraphy. In my opinion, it is the easiest way to get started. You can achieve a beautiful outcome almost right away, even with your own handwriting. <br /><br />In this book, <b><i>Calligraphy for Beginners</i></b>, I will walk you through the steps of how to get started as well as the mistakes to avoid. <br /><br />In calligraphy, your letters will have thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes. With faux calligraphy, you simply add the thickness to your downstrokes after you write the letters. It's a three-step process you'll learn in chapter three. <br /><br />Traditional calligraphy and brush lettering require months of consistent practice to train your hand and develop the muscle memory required to achieve the thick and thin strokes. <br /><br />Even after years of practice, I continue to improve every day. And, honestly, I notice the difference in my lettering if I don't practice consistently for several weeks. <br /><br />Therefore, if you want to achieve a beautiful outcome right away or need to use lettering for a project immediately (like I did), faux calligraphy is a great way to get started. <br /><br />It's a fun way to add text to coloring pages and create beautiful artwork, hand-lettered cards, bookmarks, and so much more. <br /><br /><b>Bonus</b>: As a bonus to this book, you get free access to my faux calligraphy online class ($39 value). To make it as easy as possible for you, I filmed a video demonstrating every letter in the alphabet. Plus, you can download my practice sheets to print off for reference and blank practice sheets for your own lettering. <br /><br /><i>Click the buy button and let's get started! </i></div>