Brush Lettering Online Course

- practice sheets, notes and videos

Welcome to the Brush Lettering Online Course!

These are all the resources that you need for your course.. there are notes, alphabet practice sheets and word practice sheets.

The practice sheets are all designed for small pens.. if you are not sure which size your pens are, then have a look at the ‘Which Pens…?’ section (see below for link).

I would highly recommend that you start learning brush lettering using small nib brush pens only as it is much easier than using larger pens. If you have purchased my ‘Brush Lettering Starter Kit’ then you will have all the right pens and paper already.

You are also welcome to whatsapp me anytime with questions.. Robyn +27(0)76 235 6563

Let’s get started…

Before you begin you will need to make sure that you have the correct paper to write on.. If you have Tombow Fudenosuke brush pens then you can just use normal lined paper, e.g. school book or exam pad, but I would highly recommend using a better quality of paper such as Rhodia or Canson Marker paper.. you can even use tracing paper if you have some. DO NOT use printer paper if you can help it as it is quite rough and may damage your pens..

Click on the ‘Which Paper..? button if you would like to know more about the different kinds of paper out there.

Which paper should I use to practice on?

How do I know if my pens are large or small pens, and which ones should I buy if I don’t have any yet?

The Notes

These are the notes for the Basic Strokes (which are the building blocks for the brush lettering alphabet) and the Lowercase Alphabet.

Print them out and use them with with all the Practice Sheets below.

Practice Sheets for the Basic Strokes

These are lined sheets with the basic strokes at the top for reference. There is one for small brush pens and one for large brush pens. Use them with the Basic Strokes notes (see above). We will cover the Basic Strokes in Lesson 1

Lowercase Alphabet and Words Practice Sheets

These are the Lowercase Alphabet Notes and some lined practice sheets with the lowercase letters along the side for reference. There is one for small brush pens and one for large brush pens. We will start the Lowercase Alphabet in Lesson 2. There is also a Lowercase Words Practice Sheet for small pens for you to use on your own.

Here are your course videos..

Here are the first three recorded Brush Lettering lessons

Lesson 1 - The Basic Strokes

Here is the recording of Lesson 1 (29 May 2021), as well as a video explaining the correct pen grip in detail as well as video for troubleshooting the basic strokes.

 
 
 

Lesson 2 & 3 - The Lowercase Alphabet

Here is the recording of Lesson 2 (5 June 2021) and Lesson 3 (12 June 2021) which cover all the lowercase letters found on page 2 & 3 of the lowercase notes.

 

Lesson 4 - Layout

Here is the recording of Lesson 4 (19 June 2021) which covers the following:

  • How to create words with some extra flourishes

  • How to take a short phrase and do simple layout

  • How to mix different sizes of lettering

  • How to do brush lettering in a simple print style

Congratulations…! You have completed the first part of the Online Brush Lettering Course. Part 2 will cover upper case, flourishing, bouncy lettering, blending, etc. Once you are comfortable with writing lowercase words and phrases you will be ready to move on to Part 2

Check out my YouTube channel for free tutorials, tips and videos of pretty writing