Lettering Techniques
Pen Pressure in Brush Lettering: Thick Downstrokes, Thin Upstrokes
How to control a brush pen: the single pressure rule, the low pen angle that makes it work, four practice strokes and a wave drill for smooth transitions.
Lettering Techniques
Sketching, shadows, flourishes and brush pen pressure: the techniques that finish a piece.
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Lettering Techniques
Simple Lettering Flourishes: Easy Swashes for Beginners
Five easy flourishes that grow out of strokes your word already has, plus four rules and a short warm-up that keep swashes smooth, balanced and readable.
Lettering Techniques
Lettering Shadows: How to Add Drop Shadows and 3D Depth
Four shadow effects in rising difficulty, from a thin drop line to a solid 3D block, with one rule that keeps them all convincing: a single light direction.
Lettering Techniques
Pencil Sketching for Lettering: From Rough Sketch to Final Ink
A dependable sketch-to-ink routine: four pencil passes that fix layout, shape, weight and spacing, followed by a calm inking order that keeps the page clean.