Is cursive considered Calligraphy?

Is cursive considered Calligraphy?

A lot of new beginners into calligraphy, or lettering, have asked me is cursive considered Calligraphy. They are thinking if I just learn cursive I could master the calligraphy fundamentals. Cursive is not considered calligraphy. Lettering is the art of illustrations with letters. While cursive is writing down letters in a certain manner. There is a lot of differences between cursive and lettering that I […]

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How do you Store Brush Pens?

How do you Store Brush Pens?

You got your new awesome brush pens and you’re wondering how am I going to store them. Well here is everything you are going to need to know to store your brush pens the correct way (so that they will last longer). Brush pens that are waterbased you can either store them horizontally or vertically. Then for your brush pens that are alcohol-based it is […]

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What are Clear Brush Pens?

What are Clear Brush Pens?

So you got some new awesome brush pens. When you open your pack you notice that there is this cool clear brush pen. You test it out thinking that there must be something to it. Now it just comes out clear. Do you wonder what are clear brush pens? I can clearly now tell that you are a newbie to brush lettering. Well, these Clear […]

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Can you do brush lettering or Calligraphy with bad handwriting

Can you do brush lettering or Calligraphy with bad handwriting

You are wanting to get into calligraphy or any other type of lettering and you start to wonder but I have bad handwriting. Can you do calligraphy with bad handwriting? You start to second guess yourself and thinking oh no I can’t do Calligraphy because of how bad my handwriting is.

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How Long Does it Take To Master Calligraphy/ Brush Lettering

How Long Does it Take To Master Calligraphy/ Brush Lettering

So you might want to get into brush lettering or lettering in general and you know are wondering how long does it take to master calligraphy/lettering? So how long does it take to master the beautiful art of lettering? This is just the basic short answer. To learn the full fundamentals of lettering or calligraphy will take you about 2-3 hours. But if you want […]

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Helpful Guide: To reviving your brush pens

Helpful Guide: To reviving your brush pens

One day you take out your brush pens and realize that they are drying out. You also notice you can’t get any refills for your brush pens. Now you wonder how do you revive a brush pen?

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Why are your brush pens fraying?

Why are your brush pens fraying?

One day you take out your brush pens ready to do some awesome lettering. When you start you notice that you have streaks. It’s Fraying. You think, why are my brush pens fraying? (Don’t worry, I’ve been their too).

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