Add interest with colorful and creative lettering! Design Originals new Lettering 101 for Scrapbooks and Cards Book #5132 features dozens of different lettering ideas! Use colorful markers, paint, chalk or pencils for lettering FUN! For a copy, check your local scrapbook or craft store, visit www.d-originals.com or send $12.99 plus $4.00 postage and handling to Design Originals, SBC-12425 Cullen Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107.
Every good design starts with a clean, basic letter that can be embellished. Keep practicing with shading and color techniques. Then add them to simple letter shapes.
Here's a practice chart to get you started. Begin with a simple letter in pencil, then carefully draw the full design around it. Make a good and careful black outline then erase the pencil lines completely. When you color the design, always start with lighter colors and build up to darker ones. Remember you can always go darker but never lighter once a color is applied. Keep practicing and be patient until you achieve the look you want.
Lettering from page 6 in Lettering 101 - Serif Letters
1. Draw basic letter in pencil.
2. Add a serif to all tips of letters. Draw serifs horizontally or at angles.
Scrapbook page using Serif Letters example can be found on page 6 of the Lettering 101 book.
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