Expressive Lettering And Non- Calligraphy Hand Lettering

[larsenproject]

Any other ruling pen, brush lettering folks out there. I realize this creeps beyond fountain pens, but I love comparing techniques, non-traditional styles.

http://i61.tinypic.com/95z908.jpg
Drawn letters, brush letters (Badda Badda) with dialogue lettering done with a broad fountain pen.

http://33.media.tumblr.com/a231a0844d522ba6db68c5953cca5435/tumblr_nepp6ctiQ91qhjavzo1_r1_500.jpg

I really like ruling pens for quick, expressive script. This from a demo I did for my students.

SO! Anyone else out there doing quirky, non traditional hand lettering?

Edited November 8, 2014 by larsenproject

[Algester]

I tried to do drawn letters... I really am not artistic enough despite being a lefty...

[larsenproject]

Drawn letters just take practice, and live in a different world, I think, than calligraphy and even expressive calligraphy. You should keep at it! (Unless you don't want to.)

 

I took a few classes in college that taught traditional techniques in graphic design, and that helped my drawn letters a lot. Understanding what makes letter forms is like learning anatomy. Once you have that down, stylizing it becomes much easier.

[LetteringDaily]

Hey guys!

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Cheers!

[Randal6393]

Frankly, I prefer traditional letters. But see the use and professionalism of comic-art lettering.

 

Hey, what happens to the bunny maiden?

 

Enjoy,

[sidthecat]

My print style is heavily influenced by a year drawing and lettering comics in college. It was a good discipline for clarity. The funny thing is how much my printing resembled my father’s, who got his discipline from music notation. Come to think of it, I don’t think I ever saw him write in cursive, but he was ambidextrous - I wonder if that had something to do with that choice?