Hand Lettering 201: Take Your Skills to the Next Level with Intermediate Lettering and Design Basics

MikaMika: Very pretty book started it recently. I have some lettering experience it I consider myself still a beginner. I hope this book can elevate my lettering since I’ve been a little stuck at the same level for a while. The book is very well constructed and really pretty , the pages are thick enough for ink not to bleed through too much. I’m using the pentel touch on them and there is almost no ghosting.
It has many alphabets to try and learn and all of them a very pretty!!! I’m thinking to get the 101 as well

United States on Apr 06, 2021

Ashleigh PriestAshleigh Priest: I absolutely love this book! I skipped over the first of the two books, Hand lettering 101 and jumped right in to 201. This is the first hand lettering book I’ve ever bought and I am new to the art. I found myself getting lost in it, practicing for hours. I find it very relaxing and fun. The book includes Many different styles and fonts with room to practice. There are several project ideas and tips for beginners. The book is very well made. Heavy duty, spiral bound with pages that do not bleed through. My only complaint is I wish there was more! I want to keep writing. So maybe print out some of the sheets to practice again and again. Very thoughtfully written by an author who has a real love for hand lettering. Her enthusiasm shines through and she writes as though she’s sharing her best advise and tips to a friend. I would definitely recommend this book for beginners or the more experienced. I love it so much that I plan to purchase Hand lettering 101! You can use any pen, marker, or pencil but I used Tombow fudenosuke brush pens and Sakura micron 05 pens and they worked very well. A great book at a great price!!

United States on Feb 27, 2021

Amazon Customer: I love the product, but the spiral bound design makes it difficult to write the last few letters closest to the end of the line. It gets in the way of your hand. I also find that it’s hard to write on the pages with so much space between the table and the top of the book due to the thickness of the book. I found that making sure my hand is closest to the table and book makes the pen not skip. I just turn all unused pages to one side. Smoother paper would help too. I love Sarah and she deserves 5 stars, but I wanted to make sure this was addressed.

United States on Oct 04, 2020

Corinna: The book is very sturdy and high quality. The paper could be better, which is why I knocked a star off. I also took a star off because I didn't like the lettering styles. I found them to be a little similar to each other.

Otherwise, I think this would be helpful for people who want to learn to design with calligraphy.

Canada on Mar 10, 2020

Na: Worth it. Remember to practice ~

Canada on Sep 18, 2019

Jona: Product delivered before the date expected. The book is very helpful for practicing calligraphy..

Canada on Jan 04, 2019

Mally MaxwellMally Maxwell: Love this book. Brand new to this and I'm learning a lot.

Canada on Aug 18, 2018

Samantha: If there were 10 stars I would rate it that. I can not get over how much I love this book. For a while, I’ve taken such an interest in calligraphy... all of which stemmed from my grandpa. He used to write me letters with his calligraphy and I loved it and I always wanted to write like that too. I had forgotten about it for a while until a friend of mine shared her lettering on an Instagram story and I was in awe! I had to learn how she did it! I asked for 101 for Christmas and within a week I was finished with the whole book. I immediately asked for 201 for my birthday. And yes, you guessed it, within a week that one was done too. It’s so therapeutic and fun and I absolutely love it. It’s not like traditional calligraphy but rather calligraphy 2.0 lol it’s got an extra flair to it that’s so fun. The pages and lines are just the right size for you to practice, and the projects are so fun. I love how the author, Sarah, encourages you to take risks with the letters and make it your own. Ever since, I’ve lettered on everything and practice at least 5 times a week!!! And all my school books and notebooks never looked better! Now I can’t wait to get my hands on an iPad and...

United States on Jul 12, 2018

From Dorset: Brought both HL101 and HL201. Fab books. Great for people who want to learn different types of modern lettering. Easy to follow and understand. Blank pages for you to practice in or use another notebook.

United Kingdom on Jul 11, 2018

Carolyn OCarolyn O: Now, I don't even remember how I discovered Chalkfulloflove... but Sarah is super endearing, I follow her on instagram and own a Stars Hollow Fall Festival sweatshirt and now I bought this book... so I'm in deep guys. I love how many different lettering styles there are in the book and the design and project sections are nice additions. I have done some self taught brush lettering (also with some practice sheets I found online) previously and I learned traditional kind of unadorned calligraphy when I was in elementary school so I have some basic skills (emphasis on basic lol.) But because of this previous experience I skipped 101 and went straight to 201, just FYI.

The book came wrapped in plastic and was pristine, the paper felt really nice and on the whole it looked lovely. There are plenty of places to practice lettering directly in the book (although I personally prefer to use scratch paper) and multiple different styles to practice. I have started tracing the letters to practice first so that I get a feel for the strokes. I attached a photo of my lettering from holiday cards this year from before I got the book. I'll try to remember to update after I get to practice...

United States on Dec 22, 2017