5 Days of Calligraphy Hand Lettering | Try Living With Lucie | Refinery29

This week on Try Living With Lucie, Our host, Lucie Fink tries out 5 days of calligraphy. From experimenting with different styles, to trying innovative pens, Lucie attempts to master this creative art in just one work week. Watch this episode of Try Living With Lucie to see if you can learn calligraphy, too!
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What 5 Day Challenge should Lucie try next? Comment below! :)

[@ksnjess]

Refinery29 5 days of curly hair

[@ninae4527]

Hey,Lucie do 5 days of reading Donald Duck comics. I know they are not very popular in the US,but they are a thing in Europe.and I wanna see you do it. Thanks.

[@do_not_care9854]

Refinery29 5 days of copying someone else’s Instagram please 5 days of acting like a tourist 5 days of wearing Instagram makeup

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5 days of watching korean drama

[@refinery29]

+do_not_care9 She has tried IG Makeup. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hanaqnelmcScrrM

[@MyLife-hc6dy]

5 days of helping the environment maybe? Like planting trees, cleaning up beaches, etc :)

[@refinery29]

+mylife Great idea!

[@bronwyndiane421]

This.

[@VishellePlays]

My Life r you a vegan

[@naomi-5294]

Yeah this would be a good video

[@jecamartinez]

5 days of learning animation!!!!!! I'm an animator, and would be interested in a video like this!

[@dexity7588]

Jeca Martinez Art Yeeah I love your idea!!

[@vivian_3440]

Jeca Martinez Art yesss pleasee

[@breadbinurie2518]

Jeca Martinez Art GURLLLL I LOVE UR VIDS

[@astherielle5151]

That's a good idea!👍

[@rebekahgentry9657]

5 days of full glam makeup

[@refinery29]

+rebekahngentry Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hanaqnelmcScrrM

[@tehrimali439]

Refinery29 Make another one

[@kaly7781]

5 days of sign language (I'm trying to learn!!)

[@sarahfaisal1661]

Ka Ly I know it because my friend is deaf and I can’t talk to her so I have to sign

[@molliepaints5880]

I know how

[@adolenefowler5699]

Yes!

[@Jay-ct1yl]

I want to learn...!!!

[@emmycamp3818]

I love sign

[@ninahorn]

5 days of looking after a dog/ pet!!

[@hadyngordon380]

totally!!!!!!!!!!!

[@miguelpatino2070]

She can’t her boyfriend I think it’s allergic

[@ninahorn]

Miguel Patino Gómez naww that's sad!

[@kiwijustcarol]

goldfish

[@mollyhanson4001]

Omg yessss

[@michellearrowood2901]

5 days of photographing? This is something I just picked up and I’m realizing how complex it actually is.

[@itslexmarsh]

Lucie! I actually use both a bullet journal and I planner. I do hand lettering, drawing, to do lists, and trackers in my bullet journal, and I use a planner for me daily and weekly spreads

[@refinery29]

+alexmarsh That's awesome! :)

[@delaneyalden4118]

5 Days of trying food subscription boxes

[@izzytitow3303]

5 days of wearing one brand of makeup 5 days of no mirror 5 days of no KZbin or Netflix 5 days of eating avocado with something (it doesn’t have to be avocado) 5 days of only drinking juice

[@SabrinaH-ej8co]

Izzy Titow okay maybe not drinking ONLY orange juice and 5 days of it that’s not good for her body and everything else

[@notaminah]

Sabrina H I know I’m late but you can juice food, not just orange or apple juice.

[@Iceofflower]

Hey Lucie! Love your videos! What about 5 days of photography (taking different pictures, catching a moment and so on)?

[@abbyg6526]

Iceofflower iPhone photography😉📱

[@emilyh9249]

5 days of living luxury life: private jets, 5 star hotels

[@sienna-lee9848]

Emily H yes, it was be cool , but u know there are budgets, right?

[@holisticmaya]

Omg Lucie you are really good!! You seem like a natural at this. I always wanted to learn calligraphy. You’ve inspired me :-)

[@refinery29]

+holisitcmaya Yay! Thanks for watching! :)

[@heathertyler8463]

Do it! It’s amazing and such a great way to express yourself! I’ve been lettering for almost 2 years and have started to sell my artwork.

[@MminaMaclang]

Lucie is super fun and really energetic. And she is the perfect host for a show like this. I am unable to stay away from binge watching this series.

[@alexandra7028]

Give the bullet journal another try, Lucie! I have a “Creative Bullet Journal” and a separate Planner for scheduling. I can’t do both in one 🙈

[@luciebfink]

I am doing it!!!!

[@ellen6oscar]

5 Days of Wearing Couture! 5 Days of Learning About Fashion! 5 Days of Funky Shoelaces! 5 Days of Elaborate Hairstyles! 5 Days of Film Photos! 5 Days of Saying Yes TO EVERYTHING! 5 Days of Making Friends with Strangers on the Street (hearing the stories of people on the subway, etc, its NYC!! PERFECT!!)

[@daya1684]

5 days of different celeb diets

[@grace-gm8uy]

yesssss

[@mayaenis6214]

Totally!!

[@annacarolinamendes3596]

5 days of mindfulness meditation!

[@alyssacarrillo7096]

5 days of styling other people 5 days of making new friends 5 days of going to new places 5 days of telling others how much they mean to me

[@luciebfink]

i love these!!!

[@luciebfink]

who should I style? Michael? lol

[@alyssacarrillo7096]

Lucie Fink that would be absolutely adorable and hilarious at the same time lol!!!

[@Superdog9999]

Lucie Fink omg I loveeee every video you do any advice for starting high school? Also five days of learning new things!!

[@alyssacarrillo7096]

Lucie Fink another good one would be 5 days of kind gestures

[@esazheng]

5 DAY OF BUBBLE TEAAAAA

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theresa zheng yas

[@rockgirl2498]

Yas

[@baffledbumblebee]

Omg yeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss

[@alexisgirolami480]

theresa zheng yes

[@sam_the_sloth3468]

Yassssss queeen

[@BrittBerryStrawberry]

5 Days of Reading and/or Netflix binging

[@luciebfink]

ooo love both!

[@charlenejo2490]

I wish I could do 5 days of reading.

[@Cloud09Creamery]

That’s exactly what I do! I have a planner for my everyday and a bujo (scribbles that matter💜) for trackers and collections. I also have the Mel Robbins 5 second journal and it is ah-maxing! Another great video Lucie! Lots of love! Xoxo

[@jakesmommy328]

5 days essential oils

[@lwolf101]

jakesmommy328 yes!

[@melodymae5515]

With the “c” and “e” letters in most brush fonts specifically they’re normally created with 2 or 3 strokes not just one for a cleaner look. I love this video!! It’s amazing how quickly improvement is found with something like this.

[@sparkleismy]

Hey I was wondering what font requires more than one stroke for the letters c and e. Since I've never seen anyone do that, at least for lower case.

[@yueliu1920]

can u do five days of learning foreign languages?

[@refinery29]

+yueliu Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnLLfYGdna93r8U

[@laurenfroehlich2394]

Totally start bullet journaling again!! Ever since your video, i have been doing it. I had always seen the pictures of people’s lay outs but your break down was what inspired me. It allows my creativity to flow weekly and helps keeps me so organized. Although time consuming, sitting down every week to doing something artsy and creative is so satisfying.

[@refinery29]

+laurenfroehlich Thanks for sharing!

[@s.l.s.l.9487]

Maybe 5 days of history ☺️ Talking to contemporary witnesses, going to museums, understanding how the research works and all that stuff. To understand what happens in the present and future you need to look into the past.

[@shandyleng]

It’s took me about 4 months to find my own style of hand lettering it was hard!! For 5 days it’s a great improvement every day!! Great job

[@ksnjess]

5 days of curly hair

[@Rainbowfart-nd5wd]

I freaking love Hamilton I got to see it in Boston with my sister and my dad took us

[@alexei4144]

I LOVE TRY LIVING WITH LUCIE

[@refinery29]

+minnieandmy Yay!! Thanks for watching! :)

[@ailenealea5203]

Love this! Recommended this video to my cousin who is also starting to do calligraphy!

[@SchoolALot]

5 days of couponing

[@smj0212]

Gem G omg! yes! that’s a great one.

[@vaxshin]

Yaaaas!

[@ritaitsportages3779]

5 days of wearing colored lenses

[@sophieellis7840]

love these videos xx 5 days of talking to new people xx

[@tiannalyons5386]

After watching the bullet journal video by Lucie I have now gotten into "plannering"! It is so much fun and such a great creative outline. Lucie should try "5 days of Plan With Me, Lucie" in place of her bullet journal

[@juliapatton6442]

5 days of Hamilton; listen to Hamilton, go to Hamilton, if you can, do Hamilton activities, crafts etc.

[@tiannamccall1750]

Julia Patton yesssssss

[@pleasedontpercievekarma9735]

Julia Patton YES OH MY GOD THATS ALL IVE EVER WANTED

[@mellofluid]

Julia Patton YESSS!!

[@TombowUSA]

You're such a natural! So glad you enjoyed using our brush pens!

[@josefine5693]

maybe 5 days without a mirror? I don't know if it's too hard though:P

[@luciebfink]

stay tunnnned lol

[@josefine5693]

Lucie Fink ohh I'm exited!!:))

[@gunelakhundova8721]

This is my favorite 5 day challenge after the 5 days of bullet journaling!!!!! I love it!!❤️

[@familyboggs9417]

I think you should do 5 days of fostering a pet or maybe longer Also I think you should keep a bullet journal

[@refinery29]

+familyboggs Here is Bullet Journaling! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqiWaa1smcuabpo

[@anyssapatel8629]

HAMILTON!!!💖💖💖

[@tiannamccall1750]

Anyssa Patel ⚡️👏🏽

[@mthggg]

You should definitely do your bullet journaling again with calligraphy

[@floxoxo1]

I feel like faux calligraphy is the easiest way to start.. brush lettering is really hard at the beginning but again practice! Tombows are really hard to start too.. ecoline bruhspens are my go to! Keep going Lucie!

[@katcoburn4668]

5 days of rock climbing!! Bouldering AND top rope climbing if you do it please!! Also, there are often yoga classes for rock climbing and a lot of climbing gyms have a ladies night!

[@miazhu5949]

I use a Tombow Dual Brush Pen and it’s really good! I also hold the pen further away from the nib because it helps my down strokes and up ones. But when I do it my up strokes are kinda wobbly sometimes.

[@refinery29]

+tropicalrainbowz Thanks for sharing!!

[@miabe8808]

5 days of trying korean - Asian products

[@StarlingofAzerath]

Maryam Bani Hammad like five days of following a full korean beauty regimine

[@citychu1133]

I got inspired to try calligraphy from you (Lucie) and when I got my first calligraphy set I was so excited

[@rebeccaootim5939]

5 days of circus arts

[@luciebfink]

"The Greatest Showman" inspired me! Love this idea haha! Sounds like a fun "Lucie for Hire" topic!

[@Papeeshka]

You have the coolest job. I am sure it’s crazy and non-union lugging around equipment is back breaking but what fun topics you do!

[@kaiyajoy524]

You should do 5 days of not looking in a mirror!!!! Please❤️

[@jasmineclarke8864]

Kaiya Joy she already did

[@Crystal-of9qr]

Great idea!! Loved this, Lucie. I LOVE these 5 Days of videos!! ❌❤️❌❤️

[@OjaswiShxrma]

I really loved it. Do more videos on hand lettering pleaseeee

[@lolliepop418]

Lucie!! Can you please do a try livin with lucie on what it’s like to be a video producer!! And what it is that you do and what goes into making your videos!! Can you explain what you majored in in college and where you went to school!?!!! Love you so much!

[@Peonikks]

5 days of drinking 1-2 glasses of red wine at night to see the health benefits and maybe 5 days of learning about different wines!!!

[@teganmatheson8386]

If you do start your bullet journal you should do another video about how you could set it up but in different ways than the other one

[@kayleehutchins1103]

5 days of Korean skincare

[@reganpuckett4937]

I saw the idea below but I loved it so I wanted to submit it again: five days of extreme couponing!

[@saadhyavrajaram550]

YESSSSS I NEEDED THIS LUCIE!!! ❤️❤️

[@heathertyler8463]

This is such an interesting video to watch coming from someone who has a hand lettering business and has been lettering for almost 2 years. Good job!! Keep practicing!

[@ItsKatKool]

5 days of sports. Try a new one every day!

[@cheyennehomesley7821]

Yes to bullet journal tracking with this new skill!

[@robertoramirez2012]

5 days of learning French

[@johansunnberg3291]

Roberto Ramirez oui vive la France 🇫🇷

[@miserychic]

I got a calligraphy set for Christmas so this is great and imma replicate this ASAP

[@opalskycanvas]

Since it's called "try living" with lucie you should try living with someone for 5 days, a coworker or something, who has an opposite personality to you. See how you guys get along with your differences.

[@maydidiaz6624]

Hi Lucie! I'd love to see you try more traditional western calligraphy scripts like Carolingian and Blackletter. I am currently obsessed with practicing these scripts and would love to see how you approach them. Awesome videos!

[@refinery29]

+maydidv Thanks for watching!!

[@juliapatton6442]

5 days of only listening to Hamilton

[@mellofluid]

Julia Patton I did this 😂😂

[@pleasedontpercievekarma9735]

So my every day routine

[@danathurnell5177]

I already do this

[@Nursemtv]

YES! go back to the bullet journal and give us an update in a couple months!

[@refinery29]

+marilynd Good one!

[@sydneypeff6886]

What about 5 days of no breakfast? To demonstrate the importance of having breakfast every day?

[@dxhdoakxnxmxj]

Sydney Peff I never really have breakfast😕

[@earthangels3370]

What happens to her body??? Why would she try to danger her body for just showing us

[@ahhot2342]

Angela Mercy She gets tired.

[@littlereddragon]

So timely and helpful as I'm trying to learn calligraphy/hand lettering too as part of my new year's resolutions! Could you share some of the videos you watched in prep for this? :)

[@misstaylorjane149]

i love refinery 29 and especially you lucie this would mean the world to me if you responded!!

[@refinery29]

+misstaylorjane We

[@luciebfink]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@ardellek6153]

You can also hold two Colour brush markers at the tips so they can soak up the opposite marker's colour ink

[@do_not_care9854]

5 days of copying someone else’s Instagram please 5 days of acting like a tourist 5 days of wearing Instagram makeup

[@ivyjoanne5193]

YES CONTINUE THE BULLET JOURNAL!!

[@idab2605]

S5 E14? Whaaaaat?!

[@luciebfink]

YESSSSS we've had SO many episodes so far!

[@itsmechelsealeigh]

They have some really cute planners at Michaels by Kelly crates that have spots in them to practice lettering! It also has good paper in it for your brush pens :)

[@nikiforoslll]

I thing these are AmandaRachLee's advice ... But , a great vid as always!

[@ruthieakers3516]

Νικηφόρος Λάσκαρης OMG love her!!

[@caitlynpell8158]

Aww cute L and M in the background for Lucie and Michael 😍

[@khalijo899]

5 days of learning sign language

[@tiannamccall1750]

THE HAMILTON REFERENCE MADE MY DAY‼️

[@annnnnnaaaaalizzzzzzzzzz]

Lucie, what are you not good at 😍

[@anistondavis2490]

LUCIE you should do 5 days of celebrities skin care/makeup routines!!💖💎

[@sydneystearsman5347]

5 days of gymnastics or a different sport

[@refinery29]

+sydneydenae Stay tuned!

[@MelissaFernandez1]

5 DAYS OF BOB ROSS PAINTING. I did it for the first time and I have not clue how to paint and it was so much fun. I am so proud of my little painting

[@rebekahgentry9657]

5 days of hip hop

[@fbwwhwnw9162]

Please!! We want a part 2!!

[@idab2605]

Still: 5 days of wearing hijab 🧕

[@kellysantos7606]

Love your videos!! 😀 I have 2 suggestions lucie: mindfulness practices and watercolor! Xoxo

[@hayleymcfadden7371]

I see that u watched Amanda rach lees video

[@veroniquecastel9582]

Hayley Mcfadden Amanda taught me most of what I know about calligraphy. I am a fan! :-)

[@zinthiah]

You can do calligraphy with Crayola Supertips as well ☺️ I personally love brush pens and dip pens 💕 + You don’t have to connect every letter

[@zabdivillatoro4306]

5 days of making someone's day

[@ohana_english]

Love this video!!! I’ve always wanted to try calligraphy but was not sure how since there are tons of how to do video out there! Thank you so much for making this video Lucie❤️

[@refinery29]

+nahonakagawa Thanks for watching!!

[@elliep835]

HAMILTON

[@tiannamccall1750]

Ellie Townsend 👏🏽

[@kiracosten4169]

Please do another bullet journaling video using calligraphy!!! 🖌

[@sofiaivanova4859]

I love you💓💓💓💓💓💓💓 five days of eating apples

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5 days of ethical and sustainable fashion! ❤️

[@Megs11]

5 days of being British

[@ellen6oscar]

5 Days of Being a French Girl!

[@emmashina9728]

5 days of trying all star cheer!!!

[@Notactive2222]

5 days of drink 3l of water

[@alzbetabohatkova2319]

1 month of different subscription boxes!!!! 5 days of different jobs!