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Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy

A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Amazing Lettered Art - Explore New Styles, Colors, and Mediums
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Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy by Grace Frösén is a vibrant guide for lettering enthusiasts of all levels. It covers everything from experimenting with essential materials to mastering hand-lettering basics and creative alphabets. Readers will discover how to add special effects, blend colours, use metallics and glittering mediums, and incorporate doodles and flourishes to create unique and dazzling compositions.
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This book is perfect for beginners and intermediate lettering artists, hobbyists interested in creative lettering and calligraphy, and anyone seeking to develop unique designs with special effects and vibrant colours.

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With Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy, learn from artist and teacher Grace Frosen of @gracecallidesigns on Instagram how easy it is to create your own stunning lettering art.

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With Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy, you'll learn to master a variety of lettering styles and gorgeous mediums to create amazing lettering art.

This fun, colourful, and inspiring guide for lettering enthusiasts at all levels of experience is written and illustrated by popular lettering artist and Domestika instructor Grace Frösén of @gracecallidesigns. She shares her secrets on how to create vibrant and unique designs.

Getting Started. Experiment with pens, paper, and other essential art materials.

Creative Lettering for Beginners. Warm-up exercises, hand-lettering basics, and alphabet guides.

Adding Extra Sparkle. Develop your own style and add various special effects and techniques to make your lettering pop.

Colours and Blending. Blend colours and learn to work with metallics and other glittering mediums.

Oodles of Doodles. Add illustrations, flourishes, and embellishments to your lettering pieces.

Putting It All Together. Create well-composed art pieces that combine different styles in beautiful layouts.

Explore a wide range of mediums and styles, dazzling special effects, stunning colour combinations, and awesome embellishments with Special Effects Lettering and Calligraphy.

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Library Journal praises the book as a great resource filled with inventive ideas rather than traditional approaches, ideal for beginners exploring creative lettering. Midwest Book Review describes it as an ideal instructional reference featuring a wide range of mediums, styles, dazzling special effects, stunning colour combinations, and impressive embellishments.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760380543

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Quarry Books

Illustration: 200+ color images

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 599g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Grace Frosen is a lettering artist and illustrator with a popular following on Instagram @gracecallidesigns. In addition to selling her doodle and lettering workbooks on her Etsy site GraceCalliStudios, Grace teaches a creative lettering class on the online teaching platform Domestika. Originally from the Philippines, she lives in Cambridge, UK.

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