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The 8 Basic Strokes You Need to Know to Start Learning Modern Calligraphy

Let me start by making one thing clear. MODERN CALLIGRAPHY IS NOT CURSIVE! There are two major things that make modern calligraphy and cursive different. First, in modern calligraphy your downstrokes (the strokes where you are moving your pen downwards on the paper) are thicker than your upstrokes (the strokes where you are moving your …

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The Beginners Guide to Brush Calligraphy and Hand Lettering

Modern calligraphy and hand lettering are super popular right now. This comes as no surprise since it’s a great way to distress, practice mindfulness, challenge your creative side, and even make some extra money. Lettering skills are in high demand and getting started doesn’t cost much. With a bit of practice you will be able …

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The Art by Heather Lynne Blog Page Was Specifically Designed for YOU (and here’s why)

This blog page was created for aspiring letterers to learn everything they can about hand lettering and take their lettering to the next level Are you tired of spending all of your lettering time googling and searching on pinterest for tips when you could be perfecting your hand lettering and brush calligraphy skills? As a …

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