
Master modern brush lettering and calligraphy from sketching thumbnails to brush-pen techniques, then scan and enhance in Photoshop to produce transparent backgrounds for textures, apparel, and more.
Discover brush-lettering supplies, including versatile brush pens, varied stroke weights, and smooth paper like hot-press vellum and Bristol. Learn to scan and edit in Adobe Photoshop with affordable scanners.
Practice brush lettering with an angled brush to create light upstrokes and heavy downstrokes. Work on letterforms, loops, and alignment using a brush pen or marker.
Learn brush lettering with heavy downstrokes and light upstrokes using brush pens, then plan a centered composition of 'you got this' with sans serif forms and basic calligraphy.
Explore script lettering by blending cursive and sans serif with a brush marker to render 'enjoy today.' Begin with thumbnail sketches, practice strokes, and prepare for digitizing.
Learn scanning best practices for hand lettering, favoring scan over photo for consistent lighting, high-resolution 1600 dpi scans, and prep before editing in Photoshop.
Remove backgrounds in Photoshop by isolating the type with the magic wand, applying inverse selections, masking, and precise cropping for a clean transparent result.
Master color in Photoshop for brush lettering by building palettes, boosting saturation, applying hue and lightness adjustments, and spot editing letters with separate layers.
Save your working file in Photoshop as a .psd to preserve layers, then export with JPEG or PNG for Instagram, learn about flattening, transparency, image size, and adding your credit.
Explore how to apply metallic textures—rose gold, gold, copper, and silver—to brush lettering in Photoshop. Use masking, feathered selections, and layered textures to create shiny, realistic metal effects.
Interested in learning modern hand-lettering skills AND learning how to bring your lettering artwork onto the computer?
This class is divided into two parts:
Hand-lettering basics: supplies, techniques, and two different lettering styles
Scanning our project and learning simple editing in Photoshop
You'll Learn Brush Lettering:
Supplies recommendations for brush pens, paper, and a scanner
Hand-lettering basics in six simple strokes
Modern brush lettering techniques
Modern calligraphy techniques
You'll Learn Digitizing Your Project:
Scanning best practices
Erasing the paper background
Playing with color and texture
Incorporating metallic textures into your lettering
Saving tips for maximum resolution
Freebies You Get:
Free 6-pack of metallic tones
Basic Brushstrokes Worksheet
Enroll now to get started!
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Cat Coquillette
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