Extraordinary Hand Lettering (eBook)

Creative Lettering Ideas for Celebrations, Events, Decor, & More

Doris Wai (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
160 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2192-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Bring beauty into your life by transforming everyday objects into gorgeous and functional pieces.

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Are you a curious hand lettering beginner or long-time enthusiast looking to take your craft to the next level? Or are you a DIY guru or event planner wishing to breathe new life into a boring gift, event signage, or party dcor? Extraordinary Hand Lettering opens your eyes to the endless possibilities in the world of creative lettering, showing you how to work with types of surfaces, such as wood, glass and acrylic, chalk, and even mirrors. First, learn the simple tools and tricks of hand lettering essentialscursive and basic typefaces, creating balance and composition, and how to draw letters, as well as secret tips on what words you should choose to spotlight or shadow. Then, discover the lettering potentials of everyday items by transforming household objects or discarded items, such as old vintage mirrors, jewelry, and furniture, into a customized gift, unique decoration, quirky art piece, or stunning signageall with the right lettering and choice of pen, pencil, or marker. For all DIY art-and-crafters, homemakers, and small business entrepreneurs, lettering is a versatile and necessary skill that can repurpose the old into something that is new, beautiful, and functional. Finally, draw inspirations from twelve whimsical projects suited for the girlie girl, the sophisticated man, or the modern minimalist. Combine the art of lettering and upcycling crafts to bring beauty into your everyday lifestyle.

Autor

Doris Wai is an illustrator devoted to drawing letters. A self-made entrepreneur with her company Love Lettering, she sees all objects, plain or ornate, as blank canvases with amazing potential to be more than what they are. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.11.2017
• Zusatzinfo: Photographs
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Desktop Publishing / Typographie
• Schlagworte: acrylic • Alphabets • Art Director • Beginners • board art • books on alphabets • books on art directors • books on beginners • books on chalkboards • books on designers • books on fonts • books on graphic designs • books on hand-letterings • books on handwritings • books on pencil sketches • books on printings • books on project ideas • books on signages • books on sketchbooks • books on tattoos • books on tutorials • books on typefaces • books on typography designs • books on workbooks • brush • buffet table • Calligraphy • Celebration • Chalk • chalk board • chalkboards • Crafts • Creative • cursive • decor • decoration • Designers • DIY • Ephemera • Event • Fonts • Gift • Glass • graphic artist • Graphic Design • handlettering • Hand Lettering • Hand-Lettering • hand lettering for beginners • hand lettering ideas • handwriting • homemade cards • Layouts • learn calligraphy • letterer • letter forms • Letterheads • lettering style • Metal • Mirror • party planner • party planning • pencil sketches • Pens • practice space • Practicing • printing • project ideas • Reference Materials • Samples • scripts • Sheets • signange • Sketchbook • Tags • Tattoo • tutorials • typefaces • typography design • Upcycling • Vector • Vintage • Wedding • Wood • word art • Workbook
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2192-4 / 1510721924
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2192-0 / 9781510721920