Brush Lettering : Learn to draw letters with brush pens

Name: Brush Lettering : Learn to draw letters with brush pens
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The "write" way to beautiful letters, quotes, texts

Created byMary-Jane Roussel

Last updated 6/2021

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What you'll learn

Learn to draw letters with a brush pens.

Course content

5 sections • 27 lectures • 1h 15m total length

Introduction1:25
Discover brush lettering basics, including how to hold pens, choose papers and supplies, and use guidelines; practice lowercase and uppercase letters with exercises, pangrams, and centering text.
Papers: the smoother, the better1:57
Choose the smoothest paper for brush lettering to protect the brush tip. Favor laser printer, tracing, marker, legal paper, Bristol, or Rhodia; pick plain, dotted, or graph paper by preference.
Brush pens: it's a jungle out there7:27
Explore brush pen types—natural hair, synthetic, and felt tips—compare control, stroke variation, elasticity, ink flow, and price points, then test and choose pens for brush lettering.
Holding the pen just so2:18
Hold the brush pen to the right of the writing area, use the brush side for thick strokes with a relaxed grip and full-arm motion, elbow resting on the surface.
Supplies: other things to have on hand1:02
Discover essential supplies for brush lettering, including a pencil, a ruler, a razor, and a light table, plus various light table setups and tea for focus.
Guidelines1:47
Explore how to use four guidelines: baseline, x-height, ascender area, and descender area to structure brush lettering, and choose guideline sheets with dots or lines that feel comfortable.
Hints, tricks, advice3:07
Master brush lettering by applying thin up, thick down strokes and viewing letters as art to analyze the counter forms, spacing, and movement, while enjoying the process.
Exercises2:54
Begin with warm-up exercises on a printable stroke sheet, practicing brush pen pressure and stroke directions, u shapes, and wave motions to improve brush lettering technique.
Exercises, take 22:37
Practice four brush-lettering exercises with the Karen Brush marker, emphasizing smooth thin-to-thick transitions and looping strokes, including the c stroke, upward loop for L, and J loop.

Lower case letters 12:50
Learn to draw lowercase letters with brush pens through guided stroke techniques—thin upstrokes, thick downstrokes, and diagonals. Print practice sheets and form words with these letters.
Lower case letters 22:31
Practice the second page of lowercase letters n, m, z, l, h, and k with brush pens, mastering thick downstrokes, thin transitions, and smooth, non-stop movements.
Lower case letters 32:16
Continue lowercase letter study using ice stroke based shapes, sketch f, v, and w with loops, then begin the O group with squashed brush strokes and a top loop.
Lower case letters 43:58
Practice lowercase letters with hard and soft brush tips, comparing thickness, loops, and proportions on letters e, q, g, and d, including North American and European styles.
Lower case letters 52:17
Conclude the lowercase practice with brush pens, rendering P and two versions of R and S, using thick downstrokes, fine upstrokes, loops, and leaders between baseline and the exact line.
Lower case sampler4:30
Explore a lowercase sampler for brush lettering, with color experiments using three markers and multiple letterforms. Watch how baselines, spacing, and guidelines influence consistency before advancing to uppercase letters.

Upper case letters 13:49
Learn to draw uppercase letters in alphabetical order using a refillable brush pen with watercolor, focusing on slow, controlled strokes, color on the tip, and crossbar placement.
Upper case letter 21:49
Practice uppercase letters from G to L using the Criolla brush marker, with quick, simple strokes, clean edges, and baseline alignment for left-handed learners.
Upper case letter 32:35
Explore uppercase letters M and O, P, Q and R using three green markers—Karen brush marker, aquiline water color marker, and Creola—focusing on visual nuances, flow, and feel.
Upper case letter 41:58
Explore uppercase letters s, t, u, v, w and x using the Pentel Bresch marker. Observe rough edge effects and a deep, solid black ink while noting ink levels.
Upper case letter 51:01
Finish the uppercase alphabet by drawing Y and Z with a Crioulo marker, using fine upstrokes, thick downstrokes, and optional crossbars, highlighting the looping end and nonparallel downstrokes.
Upper case sampler2:50
Practice an upper-case sampler with brush pens, using the echo line marker in a rusty color and exploring letter variations from E to Z, plus themed alphabet exercises.

Centring Text6:38
Center text by measuring each line's length, marking half-lengths on a vertical center line, and rewriting lines from those marks for balanced alignment.
Pangram Practice5:09
Practice pangrams with brush pens to reinforce letterforms and spacing, focusing on centered layouts and common errors in presenting the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Change it up3:17
Experiment with brush letter strokes by writing normally, then vary pressure to create light and thick lines, and explore a moving baseline while adjusting letter spacing.
Using brush lettering1:22
Explore practical uses of brush lettering, from labeling jars and envelopes to gifting quotes or poems. Create prints on canvas and iron transfers on fabric to brighten objects.

Bonne continuation!1:22
Keep practicing brush lettering from where you are today, building on the basics, with brush pens at your desk to lift your skills and foster inner peace along your journey.
PS: There's a book ...0:33
The brush lettering course is also available as a book, with same information and worksheets in a hard copy for future reference, available on Amazon worldwide using this reference number.

Requirements

Absolutely no prerequisites required!

Description

Do you just love having a pen or a marker or a pencil in hand? Hearing the soft sound of the words appearing on your page? Feeling the smooth paper under your hand? Then you’re in the right place!

This course was made for people like you— people that really feel at home with a pile of blank sheets of paper and a mess of writing tools spread out over the desk!

With brush lettering, you can enjoy a sort of freedom that isn’t necessarily as easy when doing traditional calligraphy. Letter forms are more spontaneous and can be adapted them quite easily to your own natural style of writing. Here, the idea is more to guide you as opposed to teaching you.

In the course, you'll learn about the best papers to use and about different types of brush pens. We'll also talk about other supplies to have on hand. Then, after touching on guidelines and some helpful hints, you'll start with some warm-up exercises. From there, each letter will be studied, in both lower and upper case. Toward the end of the course, we'll learn to centre a text. Pangrams are great practice tools - there are several included. To finish, we'll look at some of the many ways you can use your newly acquired brush lettering skills.

Working through this course will help you disconnect from all that’s around you. It’s really a sort of Yoga For The Soul!

Who this course is for:

People who like to draw, to write, to do calligraphy. People who are looking for a relaxing past time or activity.

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Course content

Introduction9 lectures • 25min

Lower case letters6 lectures • 18min

Upper case letters6 lectures • 14min

Putting what you know to use4 lectures • 16min

Conclusion2 lectures • 2min

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