Beginner's Guide to Calligraphy (The Happy Ever Crafter)

About this course

Start modern calligraphy with simple tools such as a pencil, a marker or a brush pen, and learn the strokes, bounce lettering, layouts and flourishes. Who it's for: beginners who want beautiful handwriting for cards, journals and art. These are the free, official videos of the "Beginner's Guide To Getting Started With Calligraphy" playlist from the The Happy Ever Crafter YouTube channel (youtube.com/@thehappyevercrafter). All videos belong to The Happy Ever Crafter; Sikhami is not affiliated with The Happy Ever Crafter and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.

What you will learn

• Faux calligraphy with a pencil, a marker and a Sharpie • The basic strokes that build every letter • Bounce lettering with brush pens • Laying out quotes • Flourishes and shading • Common brush pen mistakes and how to fix them

Course content

1 section · 12 lectures · 2h 10m

1. 1. Beginner's Guide To Getting Started With Calligraphy

   • Beginners Guide To Doing Calligraphy with a Pencil7m
   • Beginner's Guide To Doing Calligraphy With A Crayola Marker6m
   • Beginner's Guide To Doing Calligraphy With A Sharpie3m
   • 4 Common Beginner Calligraphy Mistakes and How You Can Fix Them6m
   • The BEST Way You Can Get Better at Calligraphy– The Calligraphy Basic Strokes11m
   • How To Do Bounce Lettering With Brush Pens – A Step-By-Step Tutorial for Beginners13m
   • How To Layout Your Calligraphy Quotes - 3 Easy Techniques For Beginners!24m
   • Beginners Guide To Using Brush Pens for Modern Calligraphy6m
   • The EASIEST Way To Start Flourishing Your Calligraphy For Beginners12m
   • How To Add Shading To Your Hand Lettering & Calligraphy– 3 Easy Hacks For Beginners!10m
   • How To Do BLOCK Lettering – A Step-By-Step Hand-Lettering Tutorial for Beginners21m
   • 3 Common Brush Pen Mistakes (and how you can fix them!)7m