The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy

I love this easy to follow guide to work on my calligraphy. I like to have it open on my iPad next to me as I work. Terrific book!
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy is one of several books I have read in this 'complete photo guide' series, and, like the others, it is excellent. The information is beautifully presented, with careful instructions neatly interspersed between helpful illustrations. The book offers a wonderful approach for those new to hand lettering and calligraphy, or those seeking to improve current skills, with useful practice sheets in the back and plenty of examples to follow. The suggested projects are a nice touch to help get you crafting and writing. An excellent resource.

If you have an event coming up and you need placards, a customized art piece, or just want to memorialize a saying, you'll love this photo guide. You'll see the how-to for lettering, find projects to make your own, get practice sheets and spacing grades, and find out how to use and combine various alphabets.

I recommend this for people with great appreciation for beautiful letters but limited skill, as well as for those of us who have taken calligraphy courses before. The nice thing about this is that you'll pull it out again and again: finish one project, put it aside for a while. I promised that you'll find yourself reaching for the book again when you're ready for your next lettering exploits. Pretty as well as practical!

Thank you NetGalley for my ARC. Great book for beginners and easy to follow instructions. Very informative!

Handletterig has become increasingly popular during the last years.

This book offers lots of pictures, as one would expect from a photo guide, starting with materials from traditional to modern, covering the topics of letter anatomy and how to draw the perfect calligraphy letter, up to digital lettering. There are exercises to get you started, including practice sheets, and project ideas using different tools and different media to letter on.

It's a book I'd recommend to the novice hand letterer as well as the more advanced hobby calligrapher.

I always thought of calligraphy as old fashioned fonts in black ink. This book has completed changed the way I see it. It shows you how to change letters into art and how you can use these letters and put them into your artistic projects. I would never have thought in a million years of using calligraphy in things such as gift wrapping and decorating bags, but this book shows you how to do it!

It has helpful hints and tips and a useful Tools and Materials section showing that it’s not just the old fashioned nibs and ink that you associate with calligraphy, but also more modern tools such as brush pens, chalks and pencils. There is also a section on Digital Lettering, showing how you can use technology to transform your work further.

There is a lot of information about how to get started with hand lettering and calligraphy, beginning with classic calligraphy and moving onto more modern ways. The information is detailed with lots of clear photos along the way. There are examples and projects with clear instructions showing how you can use the things you’ve learnt in the book.

Personally for me on one hand, it’s a very comprehensive book which is quite detailed, to the point where at parts it was difficult to understand. I do think this book would be better suited for intermediate calligraphers. I would be a complete beginner and I think it is a bit too complex for me! On the other hand, it is a beautiful book which is filled with lots of useful information on how to create some beautiful projects which I would never have associated with calligraphy!

A definite thumbs up, but I do think you need to have had some experience to get the full benefit of this book!

Thank you to the author and Publisher for this free book.

As someone with horrible handwriting and an interest in bettering it, this book was insightful. It shows the proper movements of the pen/paintbrush/stylus for a number of styles and provides practice sheets and helpful project guidelines to follow. An easy guidebook to follow with a diverse amount of styles to practice. Awesome!

This is a great introduction to hand lettering, which is all the rage these days! I really like how it covers a wide variety of tools, from classic calligraphy nibs to modern brush markers. It also gives a lot of examples and projects to try out. I recommend if you are wanting to learn hand lettering, especially those in the journaling culture.

This book has really helped me with my lettering. I was already trying and practicing but seeing all the tools and everything has really helped me learned what I was doing wrong and how to improve it. I also learned how to give my creations a little “umph” to jazz them up. I can’t wait to start posting more of my work up.

I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is such a great resource! It goes into calligraphy detail covering tools and actual hand lettering formation and practice. There are even practice sheets and some creative projects that I am excited to try! This is an awesome book if you would like to improve your calligraphy and learn how to make your hand writing look like printed font.

I really liked this book. I’m trying to learn more about different handwriting styles and this definitely helps with that. Also I though it was extremely helpful to have all the extra practice sheets in the back!

Thank you to the publisher and net galley for the opportunity to read this book. This is my honest review.

I would especially recommend this book to beginners. It has a lot of information on tools and supplies as well as basics on typography itself. Many lettering examples and many photos! Plenty to get a novice started.

Beautifully done, and very current with lots of people (like me) jumping the bullet journal bandwagon. I like the addition of the crafts section. Can't wait to make cards and bookmarks...oh...and spruce up my new bullet journal!

I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I have been into lettering and calligraphy since it was introduced to me in a seventh grade art class. I even have a kit of my own. This book showed me new ways to use my kit and that there is not a digital way of doing this. My favorite part of the whole book is the practice sheets that were included in the back of the book. I did not know some the tools or some of the terminology, but this book helped with me with that. It definitely made me feel that I could do this and feel very creative.

The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy is a welcome addition to my library. Over the years I've played around with my own alphabet font, used calligraphy fountain pens, and looked up font suggestions online as I create bullet journal pages. My mother is the source of my creativity, and she once gave me her calligraphy nibs. I had no idea how their uses varied (they've sat in a small tin since I was gifted them due to my inexperience), but this book gave me detailed background information on the merits of each nib and holder type, as well as other modern tools.

The author and the various contributors are thorough in the information given. The sections are beautifully laid out in natural divisions. After detailing tools and paper and expanding on what to notice in the shapes of letters, there are sections on classic and modern calligraphy, decorative lettering, and even digital techniques. The history and recommendations for the best ways to use the script are provided, and I appreciated the detailed and thorough information in each section; for instance, I loved the simplicity and beauty of the cross-drill exercises in the Spencerian Script section.

Included are a variety of projects to inspire readers to be emboldened to create; there are name cards, bookmarks, decorative plates, wall art, and a personal favorite of mine were the embellished notebooks.

I am a fierce advocate for digital books, but I have some exceptions, because of the way I interact with certain genres: children's books, cookbooks, and craft books. This book, while demonstrating a beautiful layout in its digital form, would be so much more useful as a physical book, so I would encourage others to buy it in that medium. There are useful practice pages at the close of the book that, if it were in my possession, I would photocopy so I could practice repeatedly. Additionally, being able to have it open next to me while I practiced would be welcome (and would spare my tablet battery, given the amount of time I'd want to refer to specific alphabet or project suggestions).

This book gives you the resources and confidence to develop calligraphy and hand-lettering skills (I expect soon these fonts will make an appearance in my bullet journal, and I hope to create an original notebook cover with favorite literary quotations).

I was provided a digital advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I can't wait to give this a try! Unfortunately, I'll have to, since I'm still recovering from carpal tunnel surgery. This looks like a really good intro to lettering, though I remain skeptical that you can learn it all from a book. If any book can help master such techniques, this is probably it. Each major chapter has at least one project at the end to help you put what you've learned into practice.

There's a very thorough explanation of different tools available. If you're like me and never knew what all the different types of markers, pens, and pencils in an art supply store are actually intended to be used for, that's very handy info.

Then there's a whole section on the anatomy of letters, really, and all the forms they can take. Lots of instruction here on how to get certain shapes for your descenders and other squiggly bits. Next is classic calligraphy, which I found interesting even if it's not what drew me to this book. I probably will never try it, though. The attraction of this book for me is the modern hand lettering info, and it doesn't disappoint. Once the hands heal up, I look forward to trying some of the techniques out.

An easy-to-follow guide for beginners who want to boost their calligraphy skills. It offers clear instructions and tips, tons of beautiful pictures, and many projects to inspire you.
The only (small) flaw in an otherwise great book: more (and more detailed) practice sheets would have got a little extra kick – especially to novices - to start with hand lettering and get the most of this book.

Great book for those who would like to learn to hand letter and calligraphy. It show's lovely pictures of beautiful hand lettings, Tell's you what tools you need, and has a lot of practice sheet for you to improve your writing skills.
A very good book, book for beginners and people who wish to improve on their hand writing skills.

I feel like many people would happily say that they’ve at one point in their life wanted to learn how to write calligraphy. There are certainly a shocking number of uses for it, even if it doesn’t appear to at first. I’m among those people that have always wanted to learn, so naturally I jumped at the opportunity to read this book.
After having read it, I can tell you with complete honestly that I’m going to buy this book. I want to be able to drag it along with me to my desk as I practice, to have it with me as a guide while I slowly learn what I’m doing. I haven’t tried any of the exercises yet (as a rule I don’t allow my art supplies by my computer, for fairly obvious reasons), but I did read through them all and they seem nicely laid out and not at all overwhelming.
I have to say that I love how much material this book managed to cover. Starting from the suggested tools and materials (which varies depending on which method you choose to use), then moving on to cover the basics of lettering, classic calligraphy, modern hand lettering, decorative lettering (you know, the beautiful calligraphy with the extra swirls or even sometimes botanical elements around it), and finally digital lettering. They’ve also included practice sheets in the back, which was a nice touch.

Thank you Quatro Publishing amd Netgalley for an ARC of this book in return for my Honest review.

This is a great, engaging book to get the reader enthused in lettering and calligraphy using different mediums. It has been decades since I enjoyed practicing different handwriting fonts as a child and after reading this book I am excited to start practicing again.

There are practice pages, helpful tips and lots of ideas for beginners and more advanced wishing to develop their skills.

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This book as the title says is a complete guide to calligraphy, from Gothic and Roman to modern hand lettering and also digital lettering (first seen in a book). Materials, illustrated mini tutorials, practice sheets, I find it very clear and well organized.

What a wonderful guide to calligraphy and artistic hand lettering, skills I look forward to becoming more adept at by studying this beautiful book. Instagram star Abbey Sy developed this handbook to cover everything you’d need to know to practice this fine art. There are chapters on needed tools and material, as well as exercise sheets to practice lettering the alphabet. Styles such as modern and traditional plus special effects and digital are also covered. Highly recommended for newbies and experienced artists.

Grateful to Quarto Publishing Group - Creative Publishing International and NetGalley for the ARC, in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Loved this book, If your wanting to learn it’s a great start, I will be buying a paper copy so I can use the practice sheets, It gives you list of all the tools you need. I’m looking at being able to create my own lettering to transfer onto glassware. I would definitely recommend this book. #NetHalley #writting #creative

I like this book as it is brimful of ideas, bright, inviting and has lots of advice on equipment along with plenty of examples and suggested projects. A great guide for a beginner, there are practice sheets to help you develop a regular script and plenty of fonts to choose from. Also useful to a more confident calligrapher. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC.

Great book for learning calligraphy and a ton lettering ideas this is good for beginners or experienced reader just looking for new ideas.  This is a must for you reference library.

Really lovely book about Hand Lettering and Calligraphy. I think that having illustrations like the large photos in this book are very helpful as is being able to see the different tools that you use for making these illustrations. I think that this would be a great introduction to hand letter, but if you want to really get into calligraphy you will quickly move onto something more focused solely on that.

I received a free copy of this ebook in exchange for a fair review, all opinions are my own.

'The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy: The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Letterers and Calligraphers' by Abbey Sy is not exhaustively complete, but it is thorough enough to launch anyone interested in lettering.

Starting with an overview of tools, the book has tons of photos of completed works, and works in progress. There are lettering primers and chapters on the major styles. The book talks about digital lettering and decorative lettering. There are step by step projects at the end of chapters and the book ends with a bunch of practice sheets.

Understanding the basics and seeing how letters are formed is essential to learning lettering. The book builds nicely and the help is encouraging and friendly. There is also some really gorgeous lettering and calligraphy to look at along the way. This is a book I would gladly add to my library of books on calligraphy because of its approach to letterform.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Creative Publishing International, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

Hand Lettering is something that I've recently re-discovered my love of, so I was extremely excited about this book. I have read a lot of different books on the subject, so I wasn't expecting a whole lot of variety from this book, but I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised.

I loved that the book covers a whole gamut of lettering techniques from classical calligraphy all the way through digital lettering. That being said, in some ways, I feel like the variety leaves a little lacking. Focus on one area might have made the book feel a little more cohesive, or like large chunks weren't applicable to what I was interested in. However, the variety and depth that this book covers is amazing, and it made me more interested to try something like calligraphy.

As a planner, I try to incorporate lettering and making things look pretty all the time, so seeing all the different sets of hand lettering techniques that were described really excited me. I loved the detailed breakdown of history and specific parts of fonts, while still making it seem like a book that was going to teach you something and not put you to sleep.

The variety of the book is definitely astounding. A brief history lesson is given about each technique, and then detailed instructions are presented. There is also a section on using techniques in projects. I did feel like some of these projects were a bit too pinterest-y for me. However, some I thought were very interesting! The book finishes with practice sheets. This was another area I was pleasantly surprised in. Most book give a few generic practice sheets and leave you to your own devices. I loved all the variety and different exercises of the practice sheets. I will definitely be utilizing these many times over to practice for my planner and for my own artistic abilities.

One of the many highlights for me was the emphasis on the entire process of lettering, from conceptualization, strategizing, actually lettering, and then curating the lettering. This is a process that I feel is sorely lacking in most books.

Overall, I loved that the book focused on lettering as an art. It made it very clear that creativity is a factor. The photography in the book was also excellent. I will, however, say that with all the stunning lettering and photography in the book, I was a little let down by the cover.

However, this book is a standout for me as a lettering book.

I received this advanced copy eBook ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy: The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Letterers and Calligraphers by Abbey Sy is a must read for everyone who has thought about trying to learn hand lettering.

This book starts off by detailing the tools and materials needed in this creative process. Unlike other books about hand lettering Sy focuses all the entire variety of tools and materials and even helps you select your tools based on your creative goal. With the traditional tools, Sy outlines some of the history of hand lettering and calligraphy which is very interesting and provides a unique insight to the art. She even breaks down the differences in the types of calligraphy and shows their best use case.

This book encourages you to take notes and experiment on the book and on other paper while reading. The beautiful photos and typography on every page make it easy to follow along. This book will definitely spark your creativity. This would be the perfect gift for any creative or crafty person in your life.

I adored this book. It has very pretty photos with easy to follow instructions. I will definitely recommend this book to other people that love writing and being creative.

Loved the book it was full of great information and i would love to go out and buy it and give it a try

As a beginner handletterer, this book has been most excellent in helping me practice my new craft. The pictures make it easy to follow along and imitate.

Before I start this review can I say I LOVED THIS BOOK!!

I love calligraphy and wanted to know more about it. That's where this book comes in!

"The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy" tells about different pens, inks, tools, and styles. It tells different pen types and provide details about which pen type would be suitable for different styles. It also mentions inks and also tells which ink would be suitable for beginners. Details about different types of papers, paints, colours and fonts. It also teaches how to create your art and calligraphy on your notebook, tote bag and plates (just to name a few).

Other than traditional tools and mediums, the book also provide details about electronic devices and software where you can work for digital calligraphy. The book has all this and much more!

Worksheets are also given in the end.

Honestly, I just LOVED THE PHOTOGRAPHY IN THIS BOOK!!! AND I MEAN IT!!

This book was amazing and had everything I could want in a book like this.

Love calligraphy or want to know about it or love the books in genres Arts and Photography, Crafts and Hobbies? Then this book is just for you!

Thank you to Netgalley for providing ARC of this book to me in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

I really enjoy working on my hand lettering and this a book that i would be happy to have in my collection. I do not always want a super technical book I enjoy looking at what is in the book. This book is very enjoyable to look at and to learn from. It is easy to read and understand the steps they are showing. I would recommend adding this book to anyone's collection.

When I first got this book I did not expect it to be "complete", but guess what? IT IS! And it is not that complicated.

The first part of the book focuses mainly on theory of lettering and calligraphy, but also features great exercises to get the strokes right and learn proper calligraphy. Then you have a part of the book that focuses on decorative calligraphy, featuring a lot of awesome projects - really inspired by those projects and they will make such awesome gifts.

There is also digital calligraphy and lettering, offering all the tips you need as a beginner, plus some easy projects to do digitally, and turn into gifts for someone or wrapping paper (I AM SO MAKING MY OWN WRAPPING PAPER THIS CHRISTMAS). And the book ends with a practice space where the reader can get the most out of his lettering, strokes, curves and so on.

This book is complete, but without feeling like too much for someone who never did calligraphy in their life. Really recommend!

I thought this book was very easy to read and follow along with. The instruction and the calligraphy was well done and I will be using this book again. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this and write about it.

This book is so helpful! My handwriting still isn’t great but... it got better! Haha, but seriously thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this book, I found it really worked for me!

I thoroughly enjoyed flipping through the pages of this hand lettering book. I have loved the art of calligraphy since I was young and found a dreamy watercolor piece with a lyrical quote that fascinated me in my basement; it was an art project done by my dad when he was in high school,

Now, about ten years later, my younger sister has taken an interest in hand lettering. Modern calligraphy is full of thick brush strokes, but the sharp angles of flat-tip dip pens is striking in its own way.

Also, look at me knowing the names of hand lettering tools! All thanks to Abbey Sy's conversational tone. I loved the learning experience - I came into this book knowing nothing except that I like to look at pretty lettering!

Black letter and italic fonts remind me of my dad. Brush pens and chalk remind me of my sister. Sy covers the broad spectrum of lettering in this book, so I was able to learn more about the different styles.

The best part is that the book includes practice sheets that you could write directly on (or copy and print so that you can reuse) and also has many different projects for which to use your newfound lettering skills.
I may end up attempting a few of the projects because they're irresistible. The journals are so cute!

Definitely give this one a read, even if you are not an artsy person by nature. Sy will guide you through it!

*I received this book from NetGally in exchange for an honest review.

This book is an extremely good and practical book. As someone with horrible handwriting, I was looking forward to the chance to review this book, and I must say I loved it! The one drawback I had was that it seemed a little advanced for me- as I was starting with no knowledge of hand lettering or calligraphy. I found my footing though and thought Sy did a great job explaining the different techniques and showing them throughout the book!

My Review: This was an easy to follow guide for beginners and those with skills. I really liked the practice sheets. I ended up grabbing a finished copy of this one to take a real good look at it because the eARC was kind of choppy. I do wish that the practice sheets would have given us a little more but for what I got it worked. If you are looking for something that is for both the novice and not so novice check this one out. Because this one is great for all skill levels.

This book was a great step by step introduction to hand lettering and calligraphy. Different tools and techniques were outlined throughout.

It always makes me proud to see fellow Filipino artists get recognition internationally. It's probably a Filipino-thing. LOL. Anyway, I've been to one of Abbey Sy's workshops in Manila and her passion for lettering is contagious and inspiring.

I have her first book and use it as references for my own lettering journey. And this book is definitely a great addition to my collection of art references.

I feel like a proud momma bear seeing all the other artists whom I follow on Instagram, especially Geli Balcruz whom I also attended a workshop on calligraphy, show their works to the world!

A must have book for anyone who is interested in exploring lettering and calligraphy, this book has tons of tips and activities that can help hobbyists and artists alike to discover different ways to expand their knowledge of the art.

Wow--This book was SO inspiring, it really gets those creative juices flowing! One of the most important thing about master any of these forms of lettering is PRACTICE, and I feel like having this book is an asset for that, because whenever you need inspiration to practice, you can flip through these beautiful pages and get inspired all over again! This book is very thorough, in my opinion. It covers quite a lot of ground. It addresses a little bit of history, tools and materials, various styles of lettering and "industry" terminology. It then goes on to provide instruction in 4 different types of lettering--classic calligraphy, modern hand lettering, decorative lettering and digital lettering. Each section also includes some actual project ideas for additional inspiration as well, which I didn't expect but really liked. The book finishes with about 40 practice sheets, a section on resources, a glossary and an index at the back. ONE CAVEAT: I have a digital edition of the book, which is glorious and how I prefer the vast majority of my books these days; however, this is one book that I highly recommend you pick up in the physical format. Primarily for the practice sheets, but also for physically tracing various pages and quotes for additional practice. You're paying for the practice sheets, and while you can usually print from digital books, not all formats allow for this, and it's just not the same as the sheets provided. Just a suggestion.

At any rate, for anyone interested in learning about hand or digital lettering, I thought this was an excellent resource. I'm left handed, so I am finding lettering especially challenging; the beauty of the photos in this book is helping me stick with my practice.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

With the recent interest in hand lettering and calligraphy, this book will do very well commercially. Full of clear, simple advice and great illustrations, it will be popular with anyone looking to fancy up their invitations and signs. Well done.

Here are some of my thoughts on this one… I thought the author did a great job with helping to get those creative juices flowing in the marketing/creating/inspiration area of helping to influence the projects I am interested in doing. IN addition to amazing lettering options, this author added nice drawings that can be added to dress-up whatever I am working on. She added some card-making ideas to which I could add my lettering, too. Beyond all those wonderful things, my favorite part of the book was the corkboard ideas and the wood slabs. Those were very inspirational and I hope to make something soon.
I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BOOK!!

The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy is one of the best lettering books I've read(and seen). I can't think in another lettering book so complete like this one. Whether you are a newbie or an expert in calligraphy and lettering and want to improve your skills, this book will surely help you. Not only has practice sheets and teaches you alphabets and techniques, but gives you examples to add special details to your creations, whether you like hand or digital lettering, and boost your creativity.
The book is really easy to follow, it has clear steps, many pictures and gives you inspiration with projects of other artists(like Risa Rodil, I love her). Really, really awesome and practical if you are a beginner(I was so bad at lettering but reading this book and putting in practice some things helped me T-T

This book is a well written and easy to use guide to hand lettering and calligraphy. The instructions are very clear, the photographs are very helpful and the examples are beautiful. The only problem I had with it was that I was reading an ebook and it would be much more useful to have a physical copy of the book.

This is an easy-to-follow guide full of beautiful pictures and helpful instruction. I am an absolute beginner in hand lettering and calligraphy. I can't say that this book made my skill perfect, but I was surprised at how good my writing looked following this guide. Practice will make perfect, and I'll continue to use the book as a guide to perfect my skill in the future!

This is the second hand lettering book that I've reviewed here on my blog. The other was Lettering with Purpose.

The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy had short chapters and sections dedicated to more than just hand lettering. There were sections on the history and different types of calligraphy, fonts and font types, and even a section for digital lettering. The history bits were actually interesting to me where history isn't always my favorite subject.

I particularly think the section about digital lettering will be helpful in the future. Although I love the look of hand created art, I'm also quite a perfectionist. Digital renderings allow you to take art you've hand drawn and perfect it. Unfortunately this requires Adobe Illustrator which is quite expensive. This is likely not something you'd want to pay for a hobby alone, but if you were hoping to sell your art pieces then it might be worth the investment. Personally, I'm not quite there yet.

I didn't have some of the tools needed in order to actually practice some of the calligraphy styles, but that's okay with me for now. I can see myself investing in them in the future. For now, I'm practicing brush lettering. The book highly suggests that you use practice and drills to acquire muscle memory, but I didn't feel like this was emphasized quite enough. When I first got interested in hand lettering, I jumped right in trying to create hand lettered quotes or pieces of art, but I just didn't have the fundamentals down. I'm still very much learning, but I've taken to doing drills every day and I can actually feel the difference in the muscle memory that I'm creating even if my drawings aren't anything I'd want to share yet. All of this to say that once I feel a bit more accomplished in the style I'm working on now, I'd like to branch out to some of the other styles and fonts featured in this book.

Even though I said drills weren't emphasized, approximately 40 pages of this book are actually practice sheets. In my opinion, that is quite a lot of practice sheets included. This is a pro in my opinion for those looking to purchase this book. For me, they weren't as helpful as they could be because my review copy was an Adobe Digital Editions version with the function to print turned off. Sure, I can mimic the drills as best as possible simply by looking at my computer screen and trying to copy on my own paper, but a bit of the purpose and functionality of the practice sheets is lost in doing so. I will say that even with 40 practice sheets, that's basically one sheet per style...this isn't a book that has pages upon pages for you to practice one style. The book just covers so many styles and fonts that each style taking up one-two pages is this long.

In the section for hand lettering (or brush lettering), I didn't find any real new information for me. But that's okay. This book covered so many other styles and fonts that I found plenty new (to me) information in the other chapters. The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy gets 4 Stars. Have you read The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy? What did you think? Let me know!

Really enjoyable guide to hand lettering and calligraphy. It was easy to follow and had a range of techniques to try. Would recommend!

I have always been interested in calligraphy, but my regular handwriting hasn't even been pretty. I enjoyed this book because it starts out helping me first informing me of the tools I need to create beautiful letters or letterforms. Then it goes into great details on how to create such beautiful special effects of different types in lettering. There are even more ideas in creative handwriting that I thought about. Now I don't know if I'll ever be able to create such beautiful lettering, but this guide will be very helpful. I know it is inspiring and give me hope that with work it is possible for me -- you too, perhaps.

This was a decent guide but it didn’t help me as well as I’d hope it would have. Still looking for a good hand lettering tutorial for newbies.

5 out 5 stars

This was my first Calligraphy book every.

The part of the book I really enjoyed was the History on types of Calligraphy.

I have realized that I suck at Calligraphy and I gave up.

But overall if you new to CAlligraphy then this will teach you all the ins and outs.

Just practice.