A Guide to Brush Lettering & Modern Calligraphy

Discover the Joy of Intentional Creating

Are you ready to slow down, breathe, and create something beautiful with your own hands? A Guide to Brush Lettering & Modern Calligraphy by Ana Dellamuth is more than just a practice book — it’s an invitation to a more mindful and creative life. 

This workbook is a comprehensive resource designed to teach the art of hand lettering while encouraging a mindful, intentional creative process. The 70-page workbook contains intentional practice pages AND private online videos that guide you so that this is not just a book you try to figure out on your own but a complete experience guided by an expert.

What’s Inside This Workbook:

• Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guidance: From your very first stroke to developing a unique personal style, this workbook leads you through five detailed sections designed for beginners and beyond.

• The Fundamentals of Artistry: Learn the essential "thick and thin" pressure techniques that define modern calligraphy.

• Extensive Practice Sheets: Master every letter of the alphabet (both upper and lowercase), practice connecting them into meaningful words, and explore "faux lettering" that you can do with any pen.

• Companion Video Tutorials: Scan the included QR codes to watch real-time demonstrations for every section, ensuring you never feel stuck.

• Advanced Stylistic Tools: Take your art to the next level with lessons on "bounce" lettering, flourishing, and letter anatomy.

• Prompted Reflection & Application: Use your new skills immediately with dedicated pages for gratitude lists, intentional goal-setting, and beautiful quotes.

Whether you want to personalize your journals, create hand-lettered gifts, or simply find a new way to practice mindfulness, this workbook provides the tools and encouragement you need to let your light shine.

The workbook is structured into five parts:

• Part 1: Getting Started: Basics of lettering versus cursive and essential tips like avoiding comparison.

• Part 2: Practicing Strokes: Drills for basic strokes like under-turns, ovals, compound curves, and loops.

• Part 3: Learning Letters: Instructional guides for lowercase and uppercase letters, including "faux lettering" techniques using standard pens.

• Part 4: Forming Words: Guidance on connecting letters using "prep lines" and practicing full words and phrases.

• Part 5: Developing Your Style: Advanced concepts such as letter anatomy, variations, "stretch," "bounce," and flourishing.

Start your creative journey today and embrace the beauty of progress over perfection.