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I recently met Christian (Type By Chris) on a visit to the Apple Store (fittingly!). I was meaning to attend a Lettering workshop Ian Barnard was holding at the Covent Garden branch in London. Unfortunately, I arrived too late to catch any of the workshop, but was able to say hello to Ian afterwards which is how I met Christian. Continue Reading

It’s the first Thursday of the month, which means it’s time for your free Copperplate Word Practice Guide for Procreate! Continue Reading

Before I knew what to call them, flourishes had drawn me into the art of Lettering and Calligraphy. I remember filling notebooks with random swirls when I was a teenager. Who knew it would be good training for flourishing letters later on!   Continue Reading

If you take a scroll through Instagram on any given day, you’ll probably find a large amount of Lettering work combined with high quality photos. You know the ones I mean? Often they appear with quotes or music lyrics giving a lot of colour, texture and depth to the composition. Continue Reading

Using a good Calligraphy brush in Procreate is definitely going to help your work, but one brush that needs to be accurate to get the desired result is your guidelines brush. The proportions of the x-height and degree of angle are essential components of a specific style. Continue Reading

The following instructions are for Procreate 3. If you are using Procreate 4, please see instructions here.

There’s nothing more frustrating than downloading new Brushes for Procreate and hitting problems when trying to install them. While importing the brushes into the app itself is straightford enough, transferring the brush files to your iPad can be slightly trickier. This post will help troubleshoot those issues and get your new brushes up and running! Continue Reading

Issue 3 of the free Copperplate Word Practice Guide is ready for you! These materials are a support for the Copperplate Premium Course and will help you practice the techniques learned within the full guide. Tracing over the examples in these word guides and then practicing for yourself gives a practical understanding of balance and visual space. They are also a great way of getting warmed up! Continue Reading

You can watch tutorials all day, spend money on reference books and new tools, but the only way you are ever going to really improve at calligraphy and lettering is with consistent practice. Continue Reading

I’ve got something special for you today! Procreate brushes are like good friends. You can never have too many of them. Zach from Zach & Beth Design on Creative Market has kindly offered to share a sample from his new Cartoon Brush Pack with you for FREE. Thanks Zach! Continue Reading

Are you in the market for the new iPad Pro? Having trouble deciding between the 9.7″ or 12.9″? There is a significant price difference, so it’s worth weighing up the pros and cons to see which size will best suit your needs.
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