The Art of Lettering

Creative lettering styles are everywhere - on stationery, adverts, tea towels, wall art and cafe chalkboards to name just a few. This stylish, interactive book will make modern calligraphy accessible and fun - and you'll only need a pen or pencil to get started.
The book shows how to create cool hand lettering in three easy steps and features inspirational quotes in different hand-written styles, each with their own DIY page, which can be copied and incorporated into your own personal style. The aim of the book is to work with your individual handwriting to develop unique letterforms that can be used in a variety of craft and art ideas. The final section of the book is full of fun hand lettering projects from greetings cards to wedding stationery, and from posters to chalk board decorations for your home to showcase your new lettering skills.

About the author

Based in Switzerland, Stefan Kunz has over 145k Instagram followers and counting. He posts examples of hand-lettering every day and is very interactive with his followers. Drawing words has always fascinated him and he loves to use this art to make reading interesting again and to grab people's attention.

Summary

Creative lettering styles are everywhere - on stationery, adverts, tea towels, wall art and cafe chalkboards to name just a few. This stylish, interactive book will make modern calligraphy accessible and fun - and you'll only need a pen or pencil to get started.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Kunz, Kunz Stefan
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2017
• EAN: 9780008219826
• ISBN: 978-0-00-821982-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 192 mm x 223 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Painting, drawing, colour; Humanities, art, music > Art; Graphic Design, ART / Techniques / Calligraphy, ART / Techniques / Drawing, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Decorating, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Papercrafts, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, Arts and Crafts, History of Art, Gift books, Writing & editing guides, Stationery items, Book and paper crafts, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Lettering & Calligraphy, Typography and lettering, Calligraphy & hand-lettering