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24 Awesome Hand Lettering Tutorials

2 Apr, 2013 Filed Under: Hand Lettering, Old Blog, Tutorials Tagged With: hand lettering

Are you obsessed with hand lettering? It’s totally possible to teach yourself hand lettering by reading and watching online tutorials and classes. I’ve put together some of my favourite online resources that I hope you will find as helpful as it was for me.

This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure.

Below are 12 free hand lettering tutorials. Click the links below this image to learn more.

Want to learn hand lettering? Check out these free tutorials that teach you everything from what supplies to get to improving your strokes and adding flourishes

1. How to create fake calligraphy
2. DIY starry night hand lettering tutorial
3. How to mix and match letters in your hand lettering
4. How to create hand-drawn type designs from start to finish
5. How to add shadows and highlights to your lettering
6. DIY Hand Lettering
7. How to Create Hand Lettering Artwork on Paper
8. Applying pressure in brush calligraphy
9. How to start hand lettering
10. Transitioning thin to thick strokes
11. How to add simple swirls to your lettering
12. Favourite hand lettering supplies

Extra: Free crash course in hand lettering ~ by Tim Brown

Online Lettering Classes

While these free tutorials are great, it’s so helpful to watch a whole course developed with beginners in mind where you’ll learn the ins and outs of hand lettering. Below are hand lettering classes that you can take online. Click on the links below the image to read more.

Want to learn hand lettering? Check out these awesome online classes that will teach you everything you need to know

1. The Art of Lettering – Drawing Scripts by Hand ~ by Neil Tasker, Lettering Artist (on Skillshare)
2. The First Steps of Hand-Lettering ~ by Mary Kate McDevitt (on Skillshare)
3. Layouts for Lettering: Hierarchy, Composition, and Type Systems ~ by Jon Contino (on Skillshare)
4. Hand-Lettering Basics ~ by Brit + Co (on Skillshare)
5. I Still Love Calligraphy ~ by Melissa Esplin
6. Learn Lettering ~ by Sean McCabe
7. Hand Lettering Power Course ~ by How Design University
8. 30 Days to Better Hand Lettering ~ by Made Vibrant
9. Fauxlligraphy: creating fake calligraphy ~ by Andrea Campos (on Skillshare)
10. Bounce lettering: adding character to your lettering ~ by Teela Cunningham (on Skillshare)
11. Let’s start lettering: 4 hours of online video, worksheets and tricks ~ by Amanda Arneill
12. Hand lettering 101 – using pencil and paper ~ by Annica Lydenberg (on Creative Live)

If you liked this post, you might also like my post about brush lettering tutorials and fonts. Click the image below to read more.

brush lettering tutorials and resources

Follow my hand lettering Pinterest board to discover new lettering tutorials and inspiration!

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Comments

  1. Hannah

    17 Feb, 2014 at 7:12 am

    Thank you SO much for posting your referral link! What a brilliant idea to do it on your site. I’ve been eyeing Mary Kate McDevitt’s classes for a while and was able to purchase them both for $30 between the President’s Day sale and your link! Thanks again.. I’m so excited 🙂

    Reply
    • Carmia

      17 Feb, 2014 at 10:27 pm

      Wow, what a good deal, Hannah! I’m so glad you could get a nice discount using my link. Enjoy the classes!

      Reply
  2. Daniela

    23 Feb, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    This is all I was looking for! Thank you! This website is just very amazing <3

    Reply
    • Carmia

      23 Feb, 2015 at 4:32 pm

      You’re welcome, Daniela! I hope you enjoy taking these tutorials 🙂

      Reply
  3. trudy leonard

    6 Dec, 2016 at 2:23 am

    Hello…I am looking for a online beginners class on handwriting. Can you please advise me where to start. I thank you for your time and patience. Your classes seem to be what I need. tl

    Reply
    • Carmia

      6 Dec, 2016 at 10:22 am

      Hello Trudy. There are many wonderful beginners classes on Skillshare. Here is a class called Handwriting, the Basics in Italic Style: https://goo.gl/UxS4PC. Hand Lettering Essentials for Beginners is also a great one: https://goo.gl/6MvYyv. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  4. Charne Kingsley-Wilkins

    26 Dec, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    Hi Carmia.

    I am really interested in trying hand lettering etc. but don’t know where to buy affordable pens to use.

    I live in Johannesburg, South Africa. Please give me some advise.

    Thanks!

    Charne

    Reply
    • Carmia

      27 Dec, 2016 at 1:02 pm

      Hi Charne,

      Thanks for your comment. It can be difficult to find hand lettering supplies in South Africa, you’re right. Take a look at http://www.loot.co.za. There are various brush pens. On http://www.takealot.com is a pen I’m using called Pentel Pocket Brush Pen. Another one I found is called the Sakura Pigma brush pen. I got this one from PNA. Those three stores are my top sources for hand lettering supplies 🙂 Let me know if you have any other questions!

      Reply

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