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Creative lettering

6/9/2016

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It's been a busy month.  At school, I've been working with Year 7/8 students to write then rehearse the script for our full school production- which, with a cast of over 800 is getting bigger than Ben Hur!  At home I've been taking Andrea Joseph's Creative Lettering course at Sketchbook Skool.  I was a little hesitant- I love Andrea's work and teaching style but wasn't sure about a whole four weeks of lettering. I quite like calligraphy, but could I do almost a month of it? Every day? I was worried I'd get bored.  I was wrong.  
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Every day Andrea posted a new video for us to watch, and most days we had a new piece of homework. I like playing with ideas and didn't always complete tasks in a day, with the result that the course finished yesterday and I am approximately a week behind. This isn't a bad thing- I've learned a LOT, and feel very inspired. Many of the ideas are things I will be able to adapt and utilise when the course is over, which is why the initial 'playing around' stage is so important to me. I've got over my feeling that 'lettering must be perfect' but can now make it close to perfect if I want to. I can create words that are pictures and pictures that are words and I hope that the lettering in my sketchbooks will never again be a hastily scribbled and embarrassing afterthought. 
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Andrea's instruction is excellent and the course is inspiring. Definitely recommended if it's run again. And I still have access to all the course materials, so I can take my time and enjoy finishing off- between helping direct our cast of hundreds! On with the art- and on with the show! Which style of lettering do you like best? Write a comment- or click my instagram link to see more!
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Agy Wilson link
3/10/2016 11:34:53 am

Some of these a wonderful concepts! I love the first and the SHADOW, especially. What fun! Following your blog! (and will have to check your comics out a bit later. So happy you said "hey" to me!

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Christine Amstutz link
15/10/2017 04:11:15 am

Oh how I love your creativity. Your students don’t must feel sooo lucky to have you as a teacher. Great job!

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