What Does Hand Lettered Mean
What we are going to be talking about today is what does hand lettered mean. For some reason, you have run upon the term hand lettered, hand lettering, lettering, calligraphy, whatever it is I am going to explain it right now.
Anyway here is a very brief answer if you’re in a hurry.
What hand lettered means is any lettering illustration that was drawn by hand. Not by typing out different fonts on the computer. But actual illustrated letters that are considered modern calligraphy, brush lettering, lettering, or anything similar to it.
Here is a summary of what else we are going to be learning about today
- What is Hand Lettering, Brush Lettering, Lettering, Calligraphy?
- How To Do All Of These Things
- Final Thoughts
What is Hand Lettering…
Since I did put all of the different types of lettering out there you might be wondering what is all of that.
If you want to learn the difference between cursive and modern calligraphy, aka lettering, click here.
So I am about to explain
- Modern Calligraphy
- Calligraphy
- Hand Lettering
- Lettering
- Brush Lettering
MODERN CALLIGRAPHY
Any way modern calligraphy is basically not traditional calligraphy. With modern calligraphy, it includes all different types of lettering like hand lettering, brush lettering, and everything else you can think of.
The main difference between traditional calligraphy is with modern calligraphy is more of illustrating than with traditional calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing.
TRADITIONAL CALLIGRAPHY
Is a very precise form and way of writing. It is more known as the art of writing letters. Also, you have to use very specific tools and you won’t get the same artistic freedom as with modern calligraphy or other types of lettering.
LETTERING
Lettering in my opinion is the same thing as saying Modern Calligraphy. It is the art of drawing illustrations with letters.
It is a way to express yourself and bring power through letters.
BRUSH LETTERING
It is basically the same as modern calligraphy but done with a very specific tool called a brush pen.
A brush pen is just a pen that has a flexible tip to be able to get differences in line weight (which we need for doing calligraphy).
HAND LETTERING
Hand Lettering is considerably the least traditional type of calligraphy because it is ut basically lettering with a regular writing utensil that you use daily.
Faux calligraphy is also considered hand lettering because you just a regular pen. This of course also includes Pencil Calligraphy.
How To Do All of These Things
Have you got inspired to learn calligraphy? Well, I am going to be just giving the basics of any type of modern calligraphy.
Let’s get started
If you are wanting to get into doing brush lettering you are going to need to know how to hold the brush pen first.
I am using Tombow Dual Brush Pens with smooth paper.
You are never going to be holding your brush pen like a regular pencil. It should always be at a 45-degree angle to the page. Let me show you what I mean.
After you have practiced that I am just going to be moving onto the basic strokes. The basic strokes are going to be the very base of any type of calligraphy.
Here is the list of the basic strokes:
- Upstroke
- Downstroke
- Ascending Loop
- Descending Loop
- Overturn
- Under Turn
- Oval
- Compound Curve
Anyway, I have done two different little full-page guides you could say. So here you go.
Those were all of the basic strokes and you could also see how the basic strokes can come together to be able to create letters or words.
Of course, there is going to be a difference in how you learn each different type of lettering.
If you are having a hard time choosing which one you should learn or witch one is the easiest click here.
But anyway if you already have your mindset on learning something specific check out these different lettering tutorials that are more in-depth.
Final Thoughts
You have just learned what exactly hand lettered means and everything that you are going to need to know if you want to get started.
I will be soon giving out free guides and practice sheets for your basic strokes.
I’ll let you know when if you’re on my email list.