Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Brush Lettering





Hello! It's meee....

I wanted to do a quick post about brush lettering with watercolor! It's one of my favorite lettering techniques, and I think it's so pretty how the pigment fades and changes throughout all of the letters. It's relatively easy to do as long as the bristles of your paintbrush cooperate, just takes a little practice. 







You'll want to use the watercolor that comes from a tube instead of a palette because it's richer and makes a deeper, more dramatic pigment. After a quick sketch of your phrase or quote, mix your paint with a small amount of water. Using a small pointed paintbrush, trace your letters trying to use more pressure on your downstrokes to make that "calligraphy" look.






Use different colors, mix colors, do whatever your heart desires.





Have fun!

xo Jessica

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  1. UnknownJanuary 21, 2016 at 5:52 AM

    Does it matter what kind of paper I paint on? :-)

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    1. Sugar & GoldJanuary 21, 2016 at 5:25 PM

      Hi friend :) I would not recommend anything thin like sketchpad paper! I used Bristol paper which is really smooth and thick and it worked great and didn't have any kind of weird warping like a lot will do!

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    2. Sugar & GoldJanuary 21, 2016 at 5:26 PM

      you can see some warping in the first pic because that was sketch paper. hi

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