Hand Lettering Tutorial for Beginners | Letterform Template [Free]

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Hand Lettering Tutorial for Beginners | Uppercase Alphabet
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Hand Lettering Tutorial for Beginners | Lowercase Alphabet
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Hey guys! So this tutorial is something I have been meaning to make for a while now! I know a good few of you have requested I make some sort of template that you can use to practice your letterforms, rather than simply trying to copy what I do on screen, so here it is!
I have basically drawn out the basic shape of each letter, vectorised them to make them neater and easier to use, and turned it into a template/guide for you guys to use! I have also included some arrows too, to show you where to start each stroke, an which direction each stroke should go in. There are also some short and simple instructions at the bottom which tell you where thick and thin strokes should be used. The template/guide is quite self explanatory, however, I wanted to make this video to show you guys how to use it in case anyone was unsure, and also to help promote it so more of you guys know that it is available for free!
The reason I include the fact that this is free is because I know a lot of lettering artists out there only give these to people who sign up to their online courses or workshops. While I totally understand why they do this, of course to make some money from it, I am fully aware that a lot of you don't have money to sign up to these sorts of courses, and there isn't very much that is freely available to help you improve your hand lettering skills! I know this from personal experience from when I first started, I learnt simply by looking at other peoples work and trying to understand the letterforms. I had no guides or help, it was simply all about doing my research and studying other artists work!
While this is very good practice, it is also a long and tedious process, so having some form of guidelines to follow should hopefully help you guys improve your skills at a more steady rate! I would still definitely recommend constantly looking through other artists work as this is hugely beneficial and a very important step towards improving and expanding on your styles and idea!
By all means, feel free to sign up to any of these online courses or workshops from other artists out there because there will be much more info about hand lettering and much more in depth tutorials than what I am putting out. Most of these people are pretty established artists and have way more experience than myself, so feel free to search around for some of these if you don't mind spending a little bit of money. It is worth it!
Thanks again everyone for your amazing support of both my work and my channel, I really do appreciate it more than you know!
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[@knownaigm]

Honestly this is some of the most useful material for beginner hand lettering on the web right now. This really gives people a great starting point.

[@jonathanselaya9367]

Easy to understand and follow, you can't imagine how thankful I am!

[@aredamzd1]

Nice! Well explained. Not rushed. Thanks for posting. Too many assume all viewers are already proficient. From the beginners, thanks again.

[@prayingkoala]

wow that is great , you explain and demonstrate so much better than any other tutorials on using a brush .. I am just getting back to calligraphy after 35 years away and brush pens were taught to my generation only for japanese and chinese calligraphy ... thank you I AM A FAN !!!

[@evanwahmhoff440]

cool! If you have anytime, would you mind making a capital letter template too?

[@gwynethsauceda431]

This is soooo satisfying. I see these kinds of videos on instagram and I've always wanted to learn how but it just seems so complicated but you did such good job of breaking it down to a much more simple way. I love your intro by the way! :)

[@ondrejkaucky3063]

Great! You are doing so much for this community!

[@BenLikesLemons]

I love the song in your intro!

[@asianKiwi5]

Thanks so much for taking your time to do these videos and samples/guidelines. Really appreciate it!!

[@PixieMegan]

Thank you so much for the practice sheets 😊 Love your work and thank you for the straight forward, no bullshit approach. It's very refreshing!

[@adrianlemus4208]

Maybe the most useful video i've seen for beginners. Thank you very much!

[@MarlaDawn]

Good tip to use the Sharpie fabric markers! Great video!

[@SANJOSESFYNEST]

the first lettering tutorial I actually liked and was able to follow.. very, very, good instructional video.. definitely subscribing and printing my template to practice thank you for providing that for us

[@NancyLynn]

Ok Stephen, I just have to say that I have watched hundreds of hand lettering tutorials for beginners (that's me for sure) and this one is "without a doubt" the best informative one! You are such a talented young man and your teaching skills are outstanding! For me, getting the consistent angels and spacing in-between each letter is the toughest part, and I know "practice makes perfect". This ole Canadian woman just loves you Stephen and holds you in the highest respect for your talent (and the young Canadians girls would swoon over your accent LOL)! So my dear, I look forward to watching your journey and I do so hate to brag but when I do I'm usually right and I'm saying to you, "you are going places"! Gentle hugz Nancy Lynn

[@SteBradburyDesign]

wow, this is one of the nicest comments ive probably ever had! Thank you so much Nancy, it's comments like these that motivate me to continue posting tutorials for you. Im so happy you have found my tutorials to be helpful, this one especially, I definitely have more to come soon :D Thanks again, Nancy for your lovely comment and much needed motivational boost! Have an amazing day!

[@NancyLynn]

Awe, you made me cry! I meant every word of it Stephen! Cheers and hugs!

[@pzosburn]

Stephen: Terrific video and templates! You give such clear instructions. Thank You!

[@novafx5448]

His videos are the best thanks. Thanks for the inspiration , to reach Lettering , thank you very much.

[@smarterthenyouknow]

woah, you make it look easy. I have watched other videos and you have the best instructional videos!! Thanks.

[@angelaem205]

Very instructional, thanks for showing the ductus of each letter and for the printed guide :))

[@kennytieshisshoes]

This is brilliant, thank you. I need to pick up a stained by sharpie marker.

[@dpascar777]

this is so helpful, would love for more templates of other types of letters, keep up the amazing work man such an inspiration!

[@seanwilkinson3975]

I love how calligraphy seems to be experiencing a real renaissance, especially with the advent of brush pens, and advances in calligraphic dip and cartridge pens and markers. It's a beautiful way to communicate an invitation or short letter, and even becomes a calming activity once your hand becomes practiced enough. If you can remember "heavy downwards, light upwards", you're halfway to pen mastery. :-)

[@isobelmckenzie-price8813]

Thanks so much for thinking of people who can't afford to pay for templates. really good tutorial and generous downloads

[@MelvinJoseFilms]

Nice work bro. I't good to see what you are doing for the community and people trying to get into lettering.

[@marmaz57]

Thank you so much! You are a generous and skillful teacher - and I really appreciate this vide. I've shared it with others. Blessings to you!

[@wilsonng9077]

Would like to see a tutorial of the connections for the letters n some special features that we can put on the letter afterwards to add a lit bit more character on the lettering itself, and still a great video as usually, ure one of the best right now for me, keep it up man.

[@severussnape3949]

Thanks Mate!!! You Have Helped Me Improve So Much!! x x

[@aisyaassrafy]

finally found a useful tutorial like this, I'm so grateful, thanks bro👍

[@kellyagnew8089]

Thank you for sharing your work 👍🏻

[@hielmannuraddin8790]

The one of complete tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@hexawho]

some potential questions: which social media platform do you find that you get most recognition for your work on? do you have a preference of platform? also, what advice would you give to someone starting handlettering that wants to get their work out to people to get feedback and improve? really enjoy all of your videos!

[@PXLGraphics]

Your video idea is awesome! I'd love to see that video! Some question I have: 1. where do you get your inspiration from? 2. how did you get into hand lettering? 3. what do you enjoy most about doing graphic design? 4. What would be a skill you would like to have? What you are doing for the hand lettering community and especially beginners is honestly super great! I think I'll download the sheet to practice a lot of z's and x's haha, these two are my kryptonite :D

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thanks man! and thanks for the questions too! :D and yeah, those letters are probably the weirdest and hardest letters to create and actually make them look good haha

[@Mikey22LR]

Thanks very much for the inspiration and the freebies! :)

[@mineomediadehd]

Really good video! :) I need to download that template immediately!

[@Tonyip83]

fantastic work mate!

[@TheM-M]

thanks, here in my country we say "tuani" means cool, so this is so tuani that I will share with my friends and I will use it too to practice.

[@griffingfx]

Love you brad

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Love you too, but my name is Ste, short for Stephen ;)

[@griffingfx]

Gotcha Stephen. Is there two intro audios? I hear the voice twice. Trippy.

[@tix987]

Ooowh yeah!! Thanks for the video!!! Awesome as always 😜👌🏼💯

[@ALRainbow1234]

Awesome template and tutorial.. Thanks, bro!

[@veit30]

Woah, such a nice video. I like this template stuff. Good work. More!!!

[@kingtutspro]

Awesome as always! I messaged you about some work. Take a look :)

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thanks man! Just drop you an email ;)

[@heyjohnnydeveloper]

Thank You so much, your job is incredible !! Congratulation.

[@boteldsn]

midnight videos before sleep

[@russellsandivar7101]

this is oddly satisfying to watch

[@deborahjennings8328]

Love this. Thank you so much.

[@karishmazaman226]

Hello, I'm left-handed. One problem that I face is that my thin strokes become my thick strokes and vice verse. Any advise as to how I can improve that? Thanks!!

[@piecescalligraphy]

What an amazing video! Thanks for sharing.

[@juanmera7d]

Thanks a lot man! I really appreciate this... i will practice.

[@juanpablorivera3354]

Thank you for the Free Templates :)

[@GabbyLaluna]

Amazing tutorial!!! TY!!

[@ruthcaher]

Super useful! Many thaaaaanks!!!

[@javierma1731]

Great! I will practice

[@mounirelogbani]

Thank you so much for sharing your video. It's very informative :)

[@isukwithnames1811]

Great video! I can write the alphabets neatly separate but my issue is when I have to link and combine them. Can you do a video on combining them?

[@rosily09]

so helpful THANK YOU!! xx

[@joseestebantorrespatino5122]

gracias por tu increíble tutorial

[@thesodapoppanda8778]

one with some simple Words Would be amazing! NOT THAT this isn't it's great best sheet I have seen!

[@angelstarfire]

Awesome tutorial!

[@DedyIzham]

nice tutorial. thank you

[@gretadamian8005]

You are the best, thank you so much! :)!

[@nomad1331]

Awesome work mate, keep it coming. Do you use PS? Have you used Inkscape, opinions on it?

[@Vixtricate]

Thank you so much!!😆😆😆

[@ustinovstas]

Wow! Thank you, bro ✊🏻

[@SteBradburyDesign]

No problem ;)

[@smartzie26]

excellent video!

[@AyushKumarYouTube]

Helped So Much

[@juanpedromm]

Thank you!!!

[@crosstrekking1456]

thank you so much,,, i'm not talented about art and lettering,,,but i want to learn and found your tutorial,,,GBU :D

[@FatmaYousuf]

Thanks a lot for this bruv!

[@WorufuGin]

damn, that flick of da wrist!

[@kendrasananikone]

thanks so much for the tutorial!! v helpful

[@lIAltair1191Il]

Very useful. The only problem I had doing this workout was the pen lenght. Just 3-4 pages of lettering before it die, maybe a cheap one. What is the average life time of your pencils, Ste? thanks, keep up the good work!

[@SteBradburyDesign]

As I said at the start, these are fabric markers, so the ink is very wet and comes out quicker than most other pens, so they will run out faster. I just personally like them because the nib is easier to control and get sharper points since it's so wet. Im not really sure about the average lifespan of a sharpie fabric marker to be honest. You can use any other brush pen for this tutorial, you don't have to use the one I am using in the video. I would recommend using a Lyra Aqua Duo brush pen as a cheaper alternative, and these are watercolour brush pens, but can also be used without water, and they last quite a long time.

[@lIAltair1191Il]

Understand. I'll have to do some experiments. Cheers!

[@supercool2655]

Thank you so much dude!

[@iiTamsterZzz]

Great video as always! Was just wondering whether you could help me out, I'm applying to study graphic design at Uni soon what sort of work should I have in my portfolio to show to them?

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you, and that's great to hear! As for your portfolio, I would recommend including a couple of good projects, so including the research, sketches, development (preferably in a sketchbook or worksheets all together). These stages of the design process are crucial, so it's important that you can show them that you understand the process of a project. And of course, you can include some final designs by themselves if you like, without any of the research etc. It's just good to have a few examples of you going through the design process because those processes are fundamental :) Hope this helps, and good luck with your university applications :D

[@iiTamsterZzz]

+Ste Bradbury Design thank you, that's a massive help!

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Tammi You're very welcome ;)

[@koolaseean4638]

+Ste Bradbury Design what can i do projects on?

[@drastic46]

Damn I'm early today! So anyways, could u do a highlighter tutorial, cos im really a budget guy and wanna see if s highlighter can do it

[@theextramile7438]

Thanks a lot mate !

[@nickmiheev9168]

Cool. Could you make the same tamplate for uppercase?

[@insaniquarium92]

Lovely!

[@marcelaalarconvargas5845]

THANKS, I LIKE SO MUCH.

[@omnipresentobserver4403]

you are awesome! thanks

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you! and you're welcome!

[@jonathanerich]

Thank you, thank very much.

[@mintii7672]

Thanks Ste! Guess it was pretty good timing for this video of you know what I mean lol

[@brianogachi6069]

Thankyou and ilike the background music

[@carlosguzman8470]

You rock!! Tnx.

[@MirNajJann]

other than sharpie fabric pen. what other type of pen can i use. do normal sharpie work?

[@hymndec]

Will you be making an uppercase template too?

[@syedreza72]

u r great man

[@keshukunwar4673]

I love it

[@johnllorin3085]

great!!

[@macrxss]

Nice vid as always, Ste! Hey bro, You are doing freelance, right? I wanted to ask you something.. Where did your clients know you form? Well I'm just curious about that because I want to start freelancing too. Thanks!

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you! and the clients come to me for work, I don't reach out to them. If you reach out to people asking to do work for them, more often than not, they either won't respond, or they will try and take advantage of you because you're coming to them asking for work, not them coming to you, if that makes sense. The best way to get clients is to just put out a lot of good work on social media and create a digital portfolio of your best work on something like Behance, for example. I recently made a lot of my Behance projects private because I looked back at them and the work was really outdated and not so great. The idea is to post whatever you like on social media, but only put your best work on your portfolio :) But yeah, I wouldn't approach a client asking for work because that immediately puts you on the back foot and the client will probably see you as desperate for work and either try to take advantage by asking for very, very cheap work, or simply won't respond. I hope this helps :)

[@macrxss]

+Ste Bradbury Design Thanks bro for your answer :)

[@mahmoudaslan5142]

thank you!

[@alihelmy2469]

Thanks a lot but can I start it digitally on adobe illustrator and if I can could u help me how to set the brush setting Thank you in advance 🙏

[@alexplom5958]

Hey Stephen , by what you said in the end of the video i see you have considered my idea . Is there any way of contacting you to exchange some words ?

[@Rebeccaaa18]

I have a questions with the joining of letters... I'm not sure how to join some of the letters, for example the letter after b and s... can you make any suggestions??

[@agungwidhiy]

Thanks... 😀😀😀

[@brencc147]

Where can I get a template for uppercase letters? I was able to download lowercase but I can't find uppercase. It would be very helpful. Thanks.

[@germaicanlady]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@SteBradburyDesign]

You're welcome! :D

[@suepritchard8625]

Hi, I realise that I am being quite dozy here (it's my age) but how do I access the download? I would love to have a go at this.

[@kayla3831]

Where did you print that out at what website

[@emmacowling419]

Do these pens bleed through paper?

[@cristinahenriques863]

Please its possible to buy this template?

[@royank1884]

Thanks