Lettering from A to Z: 12 Styles & Awesome Projects for a Creative Life (Calligraphy, Printmaking, Hand Lettering)

By Phawnda Moore

Book Overview

Spark Your Creativity with Calligraphy

"I found Lettering from A to Z to be an open door, inviting me to play and create in entirely new ways." --Sherry Richert Belul, author of Say it Now and founder of Simply Celebrate

Winner Indie Book Award for Gift/Specialty/Novelty Book in 2021
Winner 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (2021) for Crafts & Hobbies
#1 New Release in Handwriting Reference, Mixed Media, and Printmaking

Lettering artist Phawnda Moore has been teaching calligraphy and design for 25 years. An award-winning author, she steps into beginning students' shoes to select content, address anticipated questions, and offer solutions to the unexpected yet inevitable problems that are encountered in hand lettering.

Your creative life will be enriched with step-by-step tutorials "from A to Z." Written in conversational narrative, this full-color book includes more than 200 images of Phawnda's professional work, published articles, and guidance from her class demos to make beautiful projects. Blending traditional design principles and modern tools, it inspires you to find your own style.

Phawnda's instruction includes:

12 styles (Uncial calligraphy, Italic calligraphy, script calligraphy, brush lettering, faux calligraphy, rainbow lettering, monoline letters, handwriting and drawn letters)Customized, printable practice sheetsRecommended writing tools, papers, sources, printing tipsLayout, color, and design basicsLettering projects for youngstersTips on how to organize your studio spaceTips on sharing your skills in teaching, business, events, home, garden, and communityIllustrating with calligraphy toolsProjects to make handmade birthday cards, holiday cards, journals of your life, and easy-to-design art books

If you enjoyed Hand Lettering 101, The Lost Art of Handwriting, or Hand Lettering for Relaxation, then it's time to grab a copy of Lettering from A to Z and reconnect to your natural creativity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642503827
• ISBN13: 9781642503821
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Tma Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 5.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 9.9"