Lettering in the Whimsical Woodlands: A Creative Calligraphy Adventure--Nature-Inspired Projects, Prompts and Drawing Ideas

Peggy Dean

11/2017 · Predajca: Simon and Schuster

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Whether you want to create an eye-catching banner for a party, some nature inspired place cards for your table, or you just want to relax while enjoying the art of lettering, this is your go-to guide.

With a growing legion of hand-lettering fans on Instagram and her Skillshare classes, Peggy Dean is a rising star in the lettering world. As a follow-up to her successful book, The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide, Dean is going back to nature in this woodland-themed book packed full of projects, lettering tutorials, drawing how-tos, and a wealth of practice pages.

Lettering in the Whimsical Woodlands provides plenty of space to practice basic and intermediate strokes, with the goal of creating your personal lettering style. Once you've mastered lettering, Dean shows you how to draw a variety of woodland creatures, including chipmunks, birds, bunnies, and foxes, as well as flowers, leaves, acorns, mushrooms, and other flourishes. By combining your lettering with line drawings, you can create stunning works of art, including home décor, invitations, gift tags, and unique holiday tablescapes. For those in need of inspiration, Dean provides a bevy of fun and creative do-it-yourself ideas.

This book will provide you with an elevated lettering experience and many hours of practical, clever projects. It's the joy of lettering meets DIY fun!

O autorovi

Peggy Dean is the author of The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide. She is an award-winning Skillshare instructor and her designs have been featured in Style Me Pretty, Oregon Bride, and Smitten Magazine. A nationally recognized freelance artist, with worldwide publications as a platform artist, she lives in the Pacific Northwest. While her specialties include hand lettering and modern calligraphy, line drawing, watercolor illustrations and graphic design, her skills and interests are wide ranging. Visit www.thepigeonletters.com.