Hand Lettering for Relaxation: An Inspirational Workbook for Creating Beautiful Lettered Art - Softcover

Latta, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1624143857 ISBN 13: 9781624143854

Publisher: Page Street Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

A Fun & Inspiring Introduction to the Art of Hand Lettering

Hand Lettering for Relaxation is the perfect way to cultivate calmness and joy while creating beautiful works of art. While hand lettering can look intimidating, artist and blogger Amy Latta has a friendly and down-to-earth approach that will give you the confidence to draw impressive designs with ease. Learn how to create a lovely brush-lettered look with easy, no-fail faux calligraphy. Then add pretty embellishments such as vines, roses, banners, ribbons, swirls and feathers that take your designs to the next level. You’ll also get a beginner’s guide to real brush lettering, plus fun print fonts and ways to highlight, shadow or emboss your words. With 46 unique workshops, each with a featured motivational design, you will gain enough proficiency to proudly share your lettered art on social media, make personalized gifts and even decorate your home.

In this interactive workbook, doodling on the high-quality art paper is highly encouraged! Use it to letter the featured design with the new technique you learned, create your own design or simply enjoy some meditative practice. No matter how you use it, this book is sure to help you relax, enjoy your creative journey and make your life more beautiful wherever you are.

Keep the relaxation flowing with these other books in Amy Latta's bestselling hand lettering workbook series:
- Hand Lettering for Laughter
- Hand Lettering for Faith
- Express Yourself: A Hand Lettering Workbook for Kids

About this title

About the Author

Amy Latta is a professional artist, instructor and bestselling author of ten books, including Doodle Everything and Hand Lettering for Relaxation. She has created designs for national brands such as Starbucks® and Gap®. She and her family live in Hampstead, Maryland. Learn more at www.amylattacreations.com.

From the Back Cover

Hand Lettering for Relaxation presents 46 beautiful, whimsical and fun hand lettering techniques based on motivational themes. Readers will love the opportunity to practice the creative art of hand lettering in a way that inspires them and helps them relax. As an example of what?s inside, Workshop 1 encourages readers to renew & recharge by writing, ?It?s me time,? with the easiest technique for a scripted, calligraphy look. Workshop 2 builds on the theme as readers use their skills from Workshop 1 to write, ?Practice makes progress,? and add a new skill of drawing laurels and wreaths that take their calligraphy to the next level. With each workshop, readers are inspired with a brief introduction reminding them to relax and cultivate joy, then learn step by step how to letter each word of an example lettered design and draw embellishments. With plenty of practice space and a page to draw their own final design, this interactive workbook meets readers? every need. High-quality, thick art paper allows readers to utilize their favorite pens and markers, then cut out their finished hand lettered art if they wish. This book is the perfect gift for yourself or friends and family who love crafts, drawing and coloring.

Edition details

• Publisher: Page Street Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1624143857
• ISBN 13: 9781624143854
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208