Everything you need to know to create your own bespoke lettering, this is the one book you need to get started in hand lettering! With more than 50 complete and inspirational alphabets in an amazing range of hand-lettered styles, including specially commissioned alphabets from 8 international hand letterers and designers, this is the complete guide to creating your own bespoke alphabet. From sketching it out to inking it up, artist, illustrator and hand-letterer Thy Doan Graves provides advice on using a variety of materials from brush pens to Sharpies. There are even 16 "your turn" pages for you to practice your new lettering skills, so when it comes to writing those wedding invitations or place settings your hand drawn alphabet will turn out perfect!

The author

Thy Doan Graves is a graphic designer and letterer known for her various styles and mediums. Her work ranges from projects as small as logos and letterpressed prints to large office murals and chalk menus. She lives in Boston with her husband and two dogs.

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Format: Paperback / softback, 144 Pages

ISBN: 9780857621870

Size: 7.087 in x 9.055 in / 180 mm x 230 mm

Published: September 14, 2017

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