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!
With 51,000 Instagram followers and more than 10,000 Skillshare hand-lettering enthusiasts clamoring to glean her knowledge, Peggy Dean is a rising star in the hand-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 chock full of projects, lettering and drawing prompts, as well as plenty of practice pages. Whether you've only looked at a brush pen in the craft aisle or you're a seasoned letterer, whether you are looking to create some invitations for a party or some gift tags for a baby shower, this is your go-to guide. With more than two dozen perforated practice pages, the book provides plenty of space to hone both basic and intermediate strokes, so you can create your own personal lettering style. Dean provides more than four complete alphabet samplers so you can practice four distinct types of lettering including: playful/bubbly, simple/understated, bouncy/airy, and formal/cursive. Once you've mastered lettering, Dean helps you discover your inner artist by showing you how to draw a variety of woodland critters from birds and bunnies, to fairies, foxes, and field mice, as well as decorative flowers and fauna including leaves, acorns, mushrooms, and more. By combining your lettering with your line drawings, you can create stunning works of art, including room decor, invitations, gift tags, and unique holiday tablescapes.
