Beginner Hand Lettering Tutorial | 10 Things I Wish I Knew As A Beginner | Learn How To Hand Letter

This video is everything that I wish someone had told me when I was a beginner trying to learn how to handletter! These tips and tricks will hopefully help you letter better. Click "show more" for links to things mentioned in this video!
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[@froufrouzombie3306]

For about a week now I’ve been trying to a watercolour birthday card but I mess up the lettering every. Single. Time. No matter what it always just looked off. I watched I’m ashamed to admit how many hours of lettering tutorials, looked at free font sites and it still looked like crap. I finally stumbled onto your video and, at the risk of sounding like one of those cheesy infomercial testimonials… it’s now 11:45pm, the card is done, lettering and all and I’m pretty sure it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever created. Best part? Not only does the lettering look AMAZING, by changing one or two things I was doing out for what you did in the video… I wrote 28 beautiful letters big and bold, dead centre on the front of the card in less than ten minutes. I wish I had discovered your channel sooner haha

[@HowtoHandLetter]

This the best kind of comment to receive! Thank you! And I'm so glad that your card turned out great!

[@froufrouzombie3306]

@@HowtoHandLetter Thank YOU! I can’t wait to learn even more from your videos ☺️

[@liljournalmaker]

🙌

[@GiantxMonster]

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[@user-kn3ts9rk4w]

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[@thewindrises_]

The most important tip for me is 'it's okay to lift your brush pen frequently' thanks!! ❤️

[@CarrieJaniece]

Right?! Cause in school when I was learning cursive they beat it into you to not lift your hand when writing . It was something that I had to beat cause its subconscious

[@brighteyes6585]

Ughhh, I keep doing this very thing, what a relief... 😏

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Winda Ismi Hidayanti yesss

[@mckinseystiver]

I thought it was like cursive. that makes things alot easier.

[@athanielbelasco5463]

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[@waffleswithburberrysauce9019]

For me, the only problem is actually getting the letter style yknow? Like the font itself :/

[@mediverge]

SAMEEE I suck at that

[@janfeightgica2700]

try practicing your own calligraphy alphabet or you can copy it if you want but it is much easier to learn if you practice your own alphabet

[@itriedfollowingatutorial828]

@@janfeightgica2700 what style of alphabet?

[@kazoo2329]

@@itriedfollowingatutorial828 I think she means practicing your own font

[@itriedfollowingatutorial828]

@@kazoo2329 oh i see, thanks

[@Surlywench79]

Learn cursive. If you weren’t taught it, learn it. Learning cursive actually increases your reading comprehension and written expression. There’s a specific process that happens in your brain when you’re translating thoughts into written cursive sentences that doesn’t happen with regular printing. Writing from people who are fluent in cursive is more complex in sentence structure and more expressive. It’s a skill that should be much more heavily emphasized 💜

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I agree with learning cursive! :) I homeschool my kids and will teach them, too!

[@bu7571]

do kids no get that taught in elementary school?

[@ekramm219]

but public schools dont

[@bu7571]

@@ekramm219 i went to a public school though and we learned that in second grade xD

[@unicorncactus5588]

They used to teach cursive at my school. Right when my class was supposed to start learning they stopped teaching it. I wanted to learn it so bad and I was really upset so I taught myself! I started writing cursive at school and my teacher said it was unnecessary and said “who taught you that, your grandma?” Even though my grandma had just passed away and she knew that. Needless to say I didn’t like that teacher very much and I don’t think she liked me.... So yeah I’m pretty sure they don’t teach cursive at school anymore but maybe it’s only like that in my area

[@sarajhodges3357]

Being 78 yrs old, I am from the "old school" of learning penmanship. I always marveled at my mother's beautiful handwriting which was taught to her while attending Catholic school. She said it was called the "Palmer Method"...the "r" as I recall, was a bit strange. I was taught penmanship in a public school during my 3 rd and 4th grades. The goal for completing your practice book was to be given your own pen and ink...yes, we had inkwells in our desks and it was awesome to achieve a higher level of something you loved to do...peacock blue became my ink color of choice To this day, I take pride in my handwriting and believe this site could be beneficial to furthering my interests.

[@waakkeuppp]

Thank you for sharing, keep creating 😊✨

[@tericlinard5693]

I learned Palmer method when I was in first grade (1971), I credit this as being the reason that my handwriting is often complimented.

[@ziziscorsese9475]

When I was in school, we learned the McLean Method of writing. This was strange in that your wrist had to be up off the desk, and your last three fingers had to be dragging lightly across the page . Try and write like that. IMHO it was a good excuse to get your knuckles wrapped with a rope of steel wrapped in rubber . I can see it hanging on her sack now ..sister cutthroat

[@willbephore3086]

@@ziziscorsese9475 some of those ladies are *really* in the wrong profession.

[@willbephore3086]

Thank you for sharing this. I believe there is a resurgence of this art form, but it is certainly no longer a standard.

[@iiFiingkSoo]

Such a pleasure watching all those beautiful strokes! Who else here is obsessed with paper and writing on it??

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Thank you so much!

[@M3I0n_Me]

I’m obsessed with notebooks. J WANT THEM

[@hannahkristen9690]

hand lettering gurus: TOMBOW TOMBOW TOMBOW TOMBOW TOMBOW - this video: *pulls out a crayola*

[@HowtoHandLetter]

This comment is one of my favorites for sure! 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@Dana-qd1kf]

😂 I’m so happy that they actually work REALLY WELL for beginners

[@SuperStarLike]

okayyyyyyyy! I'm here for it!

[@poppyykawaiii]

I read “Crayola” as “Corolla” yeah the car

[@sallypatterson5915]

@@poppyykawaiii Crayon hand lettering on you tube

[@micagabriella8330]

*cries in left handed*

[@valeriaisabel2896]

lol im a left handed and i know how to do lettering, at the beggining it was really difficult, but if you still practicing you will improve in it

[@realradiostories7276]

jin's forehead ARMY

[@sayso9920]

@@realradiostories7276 bruh

[@samanthajuliabaloran424]

My friend is left handed and she is really good in hand lettering❤ don't lose hope

[@micagabriella8330]

@@samanthajuliabaloran424 awww thanks I wont. P.s a.r.m.y

[@notfiremelon]

I sent this to my doctor and he blocked me

[@jomanadarwish2987]

HHAHAHHAHHA

[@dranjalirajakhil]

😂

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Zelan Lycas ooo

[@parvathimohan9984]

omfg

[@jeffcole1914]

Thank you for that ahhhhh humor !!!!!

[@jadalowman]

LOVE the "it doesn't matter what pen you use." You should have seen my face when you pulled out that crayola marker. TECNIQUE IS EVERYTHING. This video was more than helpful. So glad I found you!!!!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yes!! Pens are fun, but you can totally get the same (or at least very similar) results with some technique & cheap art supplies! So glad to have you here & thanks so much for watching!

[@ladyelainefairchild3546]

When I took a real calligraphy class we used a regular pencil the first week before moving on to the nibs. You’ll know you are doing the pressure correctly if you are getting the thicker and thinner to work in pencil. (It’s not super thick but it’s enough you can see)

[@thescranline]

oh wow! I tried this out and it taught me a lot!

[@nutmeg8399]

Hey Nick! This is the fifth or sixth time I saw your comment on a baking or art channel. Funny how all of us bakers think alike, lol. Love your content btw.

[@shinyeevee456]

The videos being SPED UP thing just blew my mind. omg. that makes so much sense.

[@tiff8468]

I like how you show that you don’t need expensive tools to start hand lettering. I Really enjoyed this video. It was very informative.

[@heatherburton]

Thank you for creating this! I'm a beginner with hand lettering, so to know these 10 tips in advance is beneficial! Bonus: You have a very soothing voice. :) It was a great pause in my regular day.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

That's so kind of you to say! Thanks for watching!

[@lena_ng3654]

Please do a paper comparison video,that would really help me.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Getting it on my list asap!! Thank you for watching!

[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

Oh wonderful request! My issue is not wanting to use the brush pens on paper that frays it fast. I have marker paper and know it’s good but I’ve also heard laser jet paper is good too. Either way, I’d love a vid on it!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

@@CreativeCreatorCreates Yes! I will try to do this! Quick answer though (from my experience) - marker paper is great! I personally like Canson marker paper, but there are lots of great ones. The reason that many people (myself included) recommend the HP Laser Jet paper is because it's really good but also so inexpensive compared to marker paper! I can usually get about 500 pages for the same price (or less) as 50 pages of marker paper. But if you are just going for quality, I'd probably use marker paper. Hope that helps!

[@-hailey-549]

my problem is that my hand isn’t steady and I get impatient so my upstrokes and downstrokes basically look the same lol

[@vivistarlitsky]

I have the exact same problem :/

[@summersuetholz7884]

Im trying to learn to do this but I have a tremor and its impossibleeee

[@becky2376]

I think you should write more faster and use the tip faster at the same time and write more lighter it helped me a lot

[@queena518]

YOU ARE GREAT! You speak clear & calm, peaceful almost. But more importantly, very relatable & the way you explain things are very simple, to the point & make it super clear.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

It's so kind of you to take the time to share with me! Thank you so much & thanks for watching!

[@jankerslake5813]

This is so, so helpful. Clear, straightforward and, you’re absolutely right - practice, practice, practice. There are no shortcuts to becoming good and confident at something. I need to keep at it! Thank you very much for this video.

[@scottrackley4457]

Well, good nibs help, never could do well with a stick, But practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, and when you get tired think about the strokes.

[@user-kn3ts9rk4w]

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[@susanrossman529]

I totally agree that cursive writing is so important. Most folks print sloppy and when writing any length of time, is uncomfortable. Cursive writing feels more like a fluid movement and helps me think about the content/context more fluidly. Teach your kids to write in cursive. It makes a difference.

[@janececelia7448]

This would have to be the best instructional video I have ever seen! Thanks so much.

[@amyr8539]

I've learned to write in cursive since I was a kid, and as an adult I was the only one in college who still wrote in cursive. I'm glad that so many years of cursive is coming in handy now that I'm into lettering 😅

[@rjvasquez3464]

my handwriting's naturally cursive and i find it easy to do this type of lettering. Still, this vid helped me learn about how some print letters look better than cursive. thank you!

[@mylanaw1786]

are the brushpens in the thumbnail the Faber Castell Calligraphy Markers? idk just curious 😂

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yes they are! Good eye! Thanks for watching!

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Mylana Wijayanti Aw yay uwu

[@CheriBomzArt]

I did Led Zepellin lyrics when I practiced years ago. Lol. Doing favorite lyrics or poems to music, makes it more fun!😁

[@1itslaurahere1]

Your videos helped me a lot when I was beginning! And I think for me one of the most important tips you said was the lifting the pen often. Game changer!

[@maryjanevillocero9327]

I've started watching hand lettering videos to improve my skills and I'm very glad that I saw this. You really helps, not just on hanlettering but also the thing that do not compare yourself 🥰

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I'm so glad! Thank you so much for watching!

[@WendyColeArt]

I use the yt option to speed up or slow down a video. I speed it to up to get to the part where the actual teaching is done. I slow it way down when they actually start demonstrating, that's the place where they always speed everything up. They ought to do the opposite, speed up their warm up chat and slow down their demo part. So I do it for them 😂 it's fun to hear them talk in double fast or double slow time. I don't understand the point of teaching something if nobody can really see it done. Sometimes I think it's just their way of trying to make you think they are more awesome than they are., That's mean to think that, I know, everybody is under a time crunch these days. I love these writing videos, that's a REAL skill, no doubt about it. I need to watch more of them and learn how to do this. I have the worst writing and learning this would really help the rest of my art, it would slow me down too, I'm a little too speedy myself. I think people who hand letter really are awesome. Maybe I'll get that book, it looks like it's just my speed 🤪. Yes, I think I'm going to get that book. I have too many pens with way too much ink still in them. What will people think when I kick the bucket and leave behind a bunch of full pens, how embarrassing! My goal is to leave a bunch of used up art supplies to my posterity.

[@ketherwhale6126]

You sound like Rapunzel. A.k.A. Mandy Moore. Your hand writing- lettering is so beautiful and effortless!

[@The.Ardent.Artist]

Thanks alot for the amazing tips!! 💜 I was frantically searching for how to do hand lettering cuz i really love it!! But dint know how to! Thank goodness i came across your channel 💞

[@amymurtha7766]

Thank you for sharing this! I love your style of lettering. The crayola marker tip just saved me a lot of money for practice 😆 You have a soothing voice , I could watch you write all day😁

[@lamarrharding4776]

Years ago, I had to learn printing in the proper directions with pencils, before we were allowed to learn script, we used a flexible quilt and an ink bottle. Our school desks had a slot for the pen and a round indentation for the inkwell. Speedball Points was the major brand elementary schools used! Felt tipped markers were small glass bottles filled with felt with a brass eyelet with a piece of felt sticking through it. They were refillable and cans of marker ink looked similar to 3 in 1 oil. The tyranny of qwerty wasn't learned until 7th grade on manual Typewriters.

[@rebeccaherrera6006]

I LOVE the grid paper idea. I purchased some from Walmart on clearance initially for my granddaughter’s math, but they ended up not using it. SCORE FOR ME! lol

[@KittyCatMo]

Thank you! 👏🏻 I'm a newbie to bullet journaling and I've also been guessing when trying to make those beautiful letters.. this has helped so much, I've set aside some practice pages to work with. ❤

[@jashanae09]

I love these videos! I don’t hand letter or draw or anything but I find these videos so relaxing 😌

[@giitarakiitana]

I didn't actually learn to write until about 3 years ago and the first thing I was addicted to was calligraphy...not cracking at it...not even cracking at writing normally. But it hot me writting to being with. It's just fun to do...the tips are great. The up and down idea is what i used to start learning

[@inyaaa_]

your voice is so calming

[@LakhanKumar-tf6dw]

踏步 Iove

[@agoldenrose]

Such amazing info. Somehow Ive gotten sucked into the world of hand lettering and I'm newly obsessed. I know what it was. I'm writing GOTV postcards and people share their postcard creativity and some of the lettering was so fun, gorgeous and eye-catching that I started trying to copy it and now here I am. Thank you for all the info and subscribed!

[@BolaGuys]

Thank You so much. I actually am learning again after a 7 month break...it is NOT easy but any help from you is always welcomed! Lettering videos...like quotes and lettering out the words from different challenges...seeing real time lettering truly does help!

[@scottrackley4457]

remember, there is a difference between strokes that are cut or painted

[@t-8018]

You have such a sweet voice. after my online classes of 6 hrs i watched this to relax...

[@adriannelovesjesus]

I just started and this helps a ton! Especially on how quickly you write. Slow and steady wins the race 👏🏻

[@justtalia7114]

2:55 that’s literally my everyday handwriting beside from the z

[@offkeyanthem173]

Just Talia it’s so pretty ? omg i’m jealous

[@chuuwon]

Ya same

[@ooeivlrloi]

Same with me

[@abizart1588]

Same

[@danyelle87]

Seeing your brush pen stay wet and knowing I’m left handed gives me anxiety

[@awakewarriors119]

Thk s for making me think of this..I'm left handed too.

[@bnyzhny]

Sooo inspiring!!! I admire your commitment to Excellence and your Generosity of Spirit 🥰. Thank You!!!

[@ericacarlsen5787]

slow and steady wins the race is what I have to keep telling myself and its honestly turning into an active meditation for me as i have to go that slow and put so much focus into it

[@phenixwars1]

Excellent, you got right to it and I appreciate the honesty and clear instructions

[@ronelmostert1887]

Thank you so much! I love you videos and helpful advice and tips! They have helped me a lot! ❤

[@TSALN]

Thanks for explaining. I didn’t realize some videos are fast and the other one are real-time.

[@NowieC]

All I was looking for was a fancy way to write "coffee" on a canister label. WOOOOOOOO! Down the rabbit hole I fell! I've since liked and subscribed to your channel, set notifications, saved, and dowloaded. Oh! And I have a great looking "coffee" label. 🤗

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Haha! I totally understand - I think that's how we all started (with a project in mind!). Did you ever make your coffee labels!? Thanks for watching!

[@lithium7621]

I don't know about others but in my place, it's a must to write in cursive from kindergarten until 5th grade. It's been so long since i used cursive, cause I'm in the 9th grade rn😬 you inspired me to learn calligraphy since my notes seems empty😂

[@marytsaab]

Thank you for sharing your tips and advices. I’m still practicing but it’s getting there. The only problem I have is the down strokes where it’s thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom if you know what I mean.

[@Julierue]

Wow. Your free resource library is so generous! Practicing now! Thank you!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I'm so glad to hear that! I will be adding more to it this month, so make sure to stop back soon! Thanks for watching!

[@Hyggebugg]

Omg the real-time versus sped up really gave me an aha moment! Tysm for all of these great tips!!

[@textcorner2932]

i am still a beginner and i also do it by estimation like she did before!🤣 and i also don't know calligraphy yet 😬 and i really wish to learn it!!🤩 so this video helped me sooooooo much!!!🤗😍😍😍 thank you soooo much oh and i subscribed!! and even rung the belll!!!😆😆 this is my first time on this channel!!! and i love it!!!💝

[@Veronica_penpaperinkandstudy]

This was great! I have a number of your practice sheets and they also help me get a feel for new pens if they work for me or not. Will you be doing a review of the Monami plus pen 3000??? Please...

[@HowtoHandLetter]

That is amazing! Thank you so much! And thanks for sharing! I honestly didn’t have them on my list but I’m getting questions about them from this clip so I will for sure add them to my schedule! I love them though!! Thanks for watching.

[@Veronica_penpaperinkandstudy]

How to Hand Letter I bought a pack on Aliexpress so keen to see videos while I wait for them!

[@belengodina6225]

I am so glad I found this!I just got my brush pens yesterday for my birthday and I am so exited to use these tips 😊

[@tmalara11]

I think it’s awesome to have A place like this to bounce stuff off of each other. Makes it easier to ask questions.

[@wanderingcreativity]

Thanks friend! Helpful show with learning!! 🎨🖌✨

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Thank you so much!

[@Msluvs2laugh]

Newbie here! I’m really struggling with my strokes and finding a way to hold my pen that allows for light up strokes. I naturally have a very heavy hand! I can’t wait to learn more, practice and improve!

[@abybartolome]

Try faux calligraphy first? 🙂

[@sskitty2532]

That was the same problem for me a few days ago ,but all you really need to do is get the hang of it.

[@ednaannrivera225]

Just found your channel. You have a fantastic teaching. Very much appreciate your candor and manner. Thank you. 🌸

[@onigiri_lover8786]

It's so satisfying the way she do the downstrokes

[@wachamcaulit]

I died of being satisfied with your lettering

[@abybartolome]

You can be satisfied of yours too 😉

[@ssncns]

I’m struggling finishing an artwork. The lacking part was my enthusiasm and skill or so I thought. Then I began to realize how unnatural the sketchbook is with how easily it is stained and absorbs the pigment dry? It wasn’t me. It was the tool I was using. Im devastated because papers around me are all from China. I wish I knew this before I started.

[@amylewis7563]

Ramdomly appeared in my feed and am low key obsessed. Just enjoyed watching u write throughout this whole video. So cool!

[@PerfectlyImperfectJunkJournals]

Wow, you are just talented. This video with the techniques really help with learning. I can't imagine why anyone would give you a thumbs down. Thank you for this video.

[@jellybelly5035]

When she was writing abcd in cursive I thought she wrote y instead of ij

[@relishriley]

I'm still trying to decide whether or not to get the practice sheets. I guess while I debate for another... hour...? day...? week...? month...? I'll binge watch more of your videos 😂

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Haha I get that!! There are also some free practice sheets in the mini course if you haven’t taken that already! It’s a good place to start! The link is howtohandletter.com/minicourse if you need it! 😊

[@relishriley]

@@HowtoHandLetter Thank you!

[@relishriley]

@@HowtoHandLetter How long will your 10THINGS2020 code be valid for?

[@khadejahabdelnabi225]

@@HowtoHandLetter Thank you!

[@jaimered]

Best video I have found so far re: hand lettering. I keep being put off doing this because I am not arty, my writing is messy, I do not have a steady hand when it comes to writing. But I REALLY want pretty writing....lol. I hope this will help x

[@sandieyule1644]

Thank you for sharing your tips and experiences! I am very new to learning this awesome craft of lettering!

[@sam_isthink1ng525]

11:18 here are a "few" that I have me: **sister shook** a FeW? u hAvE wAy MoRe ThAn Me-

[@georgios_5342]

Thank you so much, very cool and relaxing. I have one question, would you suggest the same styling for other languages too? For example I know French, and most of the time lately I handwrite in French. So I was curious if there are separate techniques for other languages.

[@djacshields5318]

Just purchased a bullet journal a few hours ago online, and would you believe it?-KZbin recommended this video to me!

[@raean5377]

You are so relaxing to listen to. Calming! Thanks for the tips!

[@winterwnder6780]

It seems easy and yet my writing doesn't even look good in letter. 🤣

[@kimfoster3598]

This was so encouraging and straightforward. I think I can do it! You have a gift for teaching.

[@apscafe]

Yes I agree, it's just very much helpful for all of us

[@oomploomp2575]

Both your video and website are so helpful! Thank you for having free downloads. I need to get the correct paper so my markers don't fray. I'm hooked. You've a new subscriber! 😊

[@WakeUpAndCraft]

So fun to watch! You have beautiful hand writing - I mean hand lettering! 🥰

[@ribinnie8338]

My hand lettering always has an angle on it since my natural hand writing is like italicized and I think I struggle more in writing my letters straight.

[@sireneleigh14]

Yah same here

[@KKParrales]

This helped me so much! Especially when you talked about guessing which strokes to thicken and which strokes to keep thin. I’ve been doing the exact same thing. Thank you so much for clarifying. It’s actually inspired me to step back from actual brush lettering and start faux lettering. What is your opinion on that? Do you think it will help me when I go back to brush lettering?

[@abbyhessler4571]

Wow! This is amazing. Your penmanship is amazing. Bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@annabelfields5346]

Thank you so much for the great tips and especially for all the links! I can't wait to check it all out!

[@SheWhoWalksWithLucifer]

I just started on my calligraphy journey when lockdown started and while it's fun, it's teaching me a LOT about patience. I get frustrated so easily with this but I don't wanna give up, either.

[@patu.121]

To me the hardest thing is to keep my letters even. It's so difficult! And also a paper I love is the canson marker paper. It comes in a lilac cover block.

[@abybartolome]

You’ll get better at it over time 😃

[@Deniisaur]

I can’t believe I didn’t pick up that upstroke/downstroke tip watching lettering videos lol after this video I feel like it was so obvious and I’m a dummy lol thank you so much!

[@PennyWarnerPSongstress]

I truly appreciate your video! Thank you! All of your points were so helpful. 💜💜💜

[@Anna-oi4yj]

Nobody: Not even the pens from the video: KZbin recommendation: 🤔🤷‍♀️ Me: well, nevermind... It was interesting

[@lynneacordova1796]

Can u review pilot parallel pen plss!! 😊 😊

[@shannonbest106]

Thank you for the instructions…. You are a great teacher.

[@SelfgrowthPanda]

Wow those were like the most genuine tips. Thank you so much for sharing these. They answered all of my questions. ♥️

[@thefuckbecca2483]

Why does this remind me of when my 4th grade teacher made us trace cursive sheets 🤣

[@carriehasaproblem4959]

Hi! I know that this video is a little old. But I have a question: does practicing hand lettering change your handwriting style at all? Because I’d like to use hand lettering for titles and journaling, but I also like my normal handwriting! Especially for my studying notes, I like to keep those simple

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Hi there! Thanks so much for watching! I actually do not think that practicing this type of handlettering changes everyday print writing because they are quite different in technique. You will see many people with beautiful calligraphy who have absolutely terrible handwriting lol! I do think that practicing print handwriting similar to how you practice calligraphy can help though! I know when I'm writing a lot, my handwriting tends to be neater. I actually created a worksheet set of my own print writing for that reason, but you can absolutely practice however is easiest for you! I hope that helps!

[@carriehasaproblem4959]

@@HowtoHandLetter thank you so much for the feedback! That was very helpful! ❤

[@maysonstandingbear5299]

I have to say ... You are a true gift To those who us who are gifted. I am greatful.you take your time to explain and don't spit out a "WORD SALAD". I'm naturally a creative person so I never had to practice . Handlettering challenges me; you simply make.it fun and simple. Not simple minded .... just easy to understand. Keep up the AWESOMENESS. I. WISH YOU THE BEST in your endeavors. Sincerely Mayson

[@ryderaliciarey8440]

Love this channel and thank you so much! Your lettering is awesome! I def want to take your course!

[@jydene8094]

them: hand lettering me: handle lettering

[@atinyxo4508]

Lol , and love ur profile pic😂💜

[@JerseyAccent653]

i actually do think it's important you find the right pen because when I was starting out, some pens were much harder to use and some made my writing look way better. I think it's important you test a lot to find the right one. (The usually have open testers at the store to test

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I do agree with that when it comes to perfecting your lettering or finding your style style and I have shared that in tips before, that certain pens just seem to write better. I personally LOVE writing with a sharpie stained. I feel like my lettering always looks better with a sharpie stained + smooth paper. But this is more a beginner tutorial and my point in that part of the video is more for when people think that just buying an expensive pen will help them be able to create without having to practice or learn how to use a brush pen. I think sometimes people get disappointed because they buy a pen someone else used and then realize that it's actually the technique that made their lettering beautiful, not simply an expensive pen. Aside from awful pens that just collapse when you push on them, I think that you can really learn HOW to use the brush pen (i.e. thick & thin strokes) and build up that muscle memory with (almost) any brush pen. But I do agree and I love testing out brush pens to see which ones work best for my own style. I hope that makes sense! Thanks for watching!

[@JerseyAccent653]

@@HowtoHandLetter True, I find that brush pens that are too soft are really hard to use still after I've been lettering for a year. Also, the ones that are too hard don't make my lettering look very good. I really like a medium sized and medium stiffness. You and I have very similar writing styles b/c you are who I learned from. Thanks so much for all your help! I love the bubbly-and less tilted your letters are. Very modern looking. Right now, that's my only style, I haven't really created my own. It's hard once you're stuck on one you like haha. Also, I used to practice by going through the alphabet starting with "a" and writing every word I could think of starting with that letter. (It's harder than you think and sometimes could only think of like 5 words) I dunno if you taught me that or if I came up with that on my own but that would really help with each and every letter of the alphabet. I recommend others to do that too.

[@Prit.Hunter]

@@JerseyAccent653 Idk if you'll see this since your comment is a year old but what are your top 3 favorite pens or markers to use currently??

[@deannawilliford2295]

Wonderful Tutorial!!! Thank you!!! Such a pleasant voice and pace!!! Kudos!!!

[@sapphiremage4632]

Can’t wait to watch it! Love all of your videos!

[@syedamaleeka465]

5:31 which pen is this? Plz. The lettering looks beautiful.

[@reigndelrosario4790]

I'm not really sure but i think its the tombow fudenosuke brush pen

[@wareesha8520]

It is the zebra disposable brush pen :)

[@emilysunaz9727]

Does anyone know what pen she’s using at 6:23? The blue one 😊 thanks

[@HowtoHandLetter]

My best friends are pandas it’s the Monami plus pen! They’re really cheap so I wasn’t sure how they’d work but I really like them! Thanks for watching!

[@emilysunaz9727]

Thank you so much! I l love your videos so much. They’ve really helped me improve 😊

[@creaami5755]

I’m practicing my lettering with dollar store brush pens ✨

[@roaaaljedani9117]

It's the first video I watch for hand lettering. I will practice it. I hope to master this skill after five years from now. I will practice it well.