I never gave thought to using calligraphy as a means to earn money. However you have planted a seed and I am blown away how generous you are with your knowledge and talent. You are the best Becca!
Thank you for being willing to share so much about calligraphy and how to make money at it. A few years ago, I went to a local calligrapher for lessons. she would not teach me unless I promised not to do business in our city so as not to compete with her for clients. We live in a city of 700K people. To the north is a larger city with over 1 million people. How she thought her students were a potential threat boggles the mind. People who are generous, or stingy, are rewarded accordingly. Thank you, Becca!
Man, I didn't know Calligraphy jobs were so expensive! This is something I could think about in the future when I master or semi master calligraphy. Thank you so much for this simple run-down. God bless!
Love your videos Becca!! I'm a decorative artist and have been watching your videos to improve my calligraphy for my paint projects... calligraphy with an actual paint brush is challenging, but you have helped me so much ~ Thank you!!!
Thank you Becca for this info! My daughter just asked me to make 25 place cards for the upcoming holidays - my very first job! I'm so excited! You have such an amazing talent, I'm so happy that you share that talent with all of us!
Thank you Becca, as always you read my mind lol You're not only good at what you do but I can say that you're just a good person. And I'm always thankful for your generosity. For a first project I think I'd try place cards.
Wow, thank you SO much, Becca. You are a generous and kind artist and teacher. I started in January 2020 with you and now in November, I am now making small custom quotes (artwork) for Christmas gifts, and hope to begin selling and turning my passion for lettering into a living! Gotta say girl, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I'm actually interested in a variation of the vows project. I'm in a fraternity, and I think a cool gift for those in the Greek Lettered Organization community is to have beautifully calligraphed pieces with quotes and information of their respected organizations.
This is SO HELPFUL! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve questioned what I quote to clients. I’m now kicking myself. So many previous projects where I’ve low balled myself, and had no idea! Thank you so much for these insights!
I really,really, really, appreciate you, and all the work you have put into helping people like me, hopefully get to be as good some day!! I've always wanted to have my own home calligraphy business, and I am still a work in progress, but as a single mom, who just recently lost my first career, I'm itching to practice more and more so hopefully someday my hobby could help feed my family. Personally I love all the ideas that you proposed for side hustles. Plus, I've realistically spent THOUSANDS on my hand lettering/ card making/ crafts. I really hope that I can make something I love into a profession. Thanks again. I truly love your videos!!!
Watched the entire thing. Becca, can I just say that your style is my favorite out of all the other artist-youtubers out there and I appreciate it SO MUCH!
I have actually already done a bunch of custom pieces, given as presents to some couples of friends for the birth or first birthday of their children, and it's AMAZING how much they value that "simple handwritten card"!!
I only plan on using my new skills for personal projects. I am so glad I took the course and would recommend it to anyone wanting to go forward in business. Loved the course, I am registered for the next course.
Thanks Becca! I've actually done some wedding invites and place cards, but as gift for friends, so no charge. But totally get your points, it is so much work. My friend used a sort of textured envelope and it was sooooo hard to work with the pointed nib! But actually got a few payed jobs from custom quotes / artworks! I totally feel like I'm under pricing them though (I have your panic free pricing course)... But these people are my friends and I feel like they are ordering these custom pieces sort of to getting me excited and ready to sell my stuff, really sort of cheering me on - like they wouldn't order it to anyone or at all if not to serve as incentive for me, you know? So I'm really struggling with this right now! I keep hearing your voice saying "full price or free" hahahaha it's hard to get going!! I feel like I could up my prices once I start getting orders from people I don't know, and then would up my price for friends as well. Does that make any sense at all? ps: sorry for the gigantic text here hahaha
Thanks so much for all the informatio you provided! It's a great way to know what to do or not to once you really get good with the Calligraphy techniques, and decide if you want to go into business.
Great and useful content as always Becca! Thank you for this. I’d love to start by making greetings cards. I have always loved buying and shopping for them and now thanks to your calligraphy course, I love making them too ☺️
Thank you for yet another very helpful video!Placecards and envelope calligraphy will be what I’m planning to focus on as I’m getting started. I recently did my first commissioned job since finished your workbook and that was a 5”x7” print a client wanted me to create for them.
Thank you, Becca. I really need this. I've been confuse for so long about start making money with this skill. As always, your explanation is so helpfull! I will reconsider about my next step. Thanks again, Becca.. ^^
I have made handmade cards for years and my regular handwriting is nice. It doesn't add the extra "jazz" I am looking for though so I have been wanting to learn calligraphy (for years) to up the quality/appeal of my cards. I am really excited about this aspect. Thank you for sharing your skills and experience so freely with us.
I just finished the January 2022 intro course and purchased the series and am very interested in seeing if I can turn this into something I can market.
So so helpful as I am a beginner thinking of selling my work! I think I will start with envelopes because I’ve actually been practicing those for friends lately!
Thanks a tonne Becca! This video is super awesome! Though in India, these prices seem exorbitant untill you’ve ACTUALLY established your name, your video gives a fair idea on how to start. Love you loads! 😘
I agree!!! Sadly, very few people actually appreciate the kind of work that goes into it. If you try telling them about all the work involved, they'll just choose to get some generic printed fonts to save money. The market is very limited so even setting the most basic pricing (in terms of our currency and market) as suggested here will sound insane to people here, which is so unfair.
It’s surprising how long it takes to do envelopes! I’ve experimented with sending mail to family & friends. Super fun but it takes time to experiment, size, align, etc. Love the tips in all your videos. I would like to try/do place cards. Thank you, Becca!
This video was so helpful!! It gave me confidence to go ahead and start marketing myself. I actually have done placecards for a few friends weddings for free, and loved it. Excited to start marketing that and maybe adding in vows as well.
I really like the idea of doing vows, book quotes and song lyrics and I LOVE doing place cards! I tried doing envelopes a couple years ago and HATED it. I think it was because I was a little inexperienced and it was too tedious. I might try doing it again since my skills are a lot more refined now...
Becca, thank you for all your video’s, post and knowledge -and teaching. It gives me a good idea on pricing and I have to see how this fits in my country, as I think the market and thus price might be a little different. Love to start with place cards and vows actually. But so far I only did two personal projects for my bff (and I did not charge). Thank you for everything you share. BR Sharon
I think I would start with quotes and such. A little less intimidating than wedding vows. P.s. where did you learn all these tips and tricks on pricing and the “business” side of calligraphy? Also, I feel like the pricing could also vary depending on where you live. Love the tips! ❤️❤️
Definitely recommend knowing the local market and what people in the area are doing! That stuff is all covered in the pricing course too! :) But I learned by DOING!
I am going to try and start by selling bookmarkers in a variety ... ie; uplifitng short quotes or personalized name markers... just to throw my art out there and see how it goes! I have a laminator and I love making bookmarkers for my girlfriends and they love them!
This is incredibly helpful, thank you! I have been working with the company Styled Hwy, they do styled shoots and it has helped me so much to know how long things take me!!! I have mostly been doing place cards on all kinds if different things (wooden coasters, tiles, etc.) & welcome signs on mirrors and seating charts on windows.
I'm still learning in SMYL but thinking starting with envelopes and place cards. I make cards already, some I watercolor so figured that's the best fit.
Hi your videos are amazing. Very informative and helpful. But how do I attract clients people who want me to do this for them. Do I just keep putting my work out there and wait.
My best advice is to SHOW the kind of work you want to do. Even if it's not "real" yet - make fake examples for your portfolio (portfolio meaning Instagram, social media, website, etc!) so that people know you accept that kind of work. Put out the kind of work you want to attract :)
Thanks so much for this and all of your other videos. So useful. I think the least intimidating would be place cards and envelopes because there is so much room for error in those larger pieces. Great tip about the light box though!
Your pricing course is SO HELPFUL. Will be forever grateful for you and Joanne and it was one of my best online purchases, for sure. #communityovercompetition ✨✒️❤️
I had one woman who I had proofread 3 times on a family tree project. I spent almost 40 hours on it.,drove 40 miles to deliver it only to have her badmouth me and try to ruin my reputation.. and all the while, she had dozen copies made and gave/sold to her family members... Yes, people can rip you off,so price it and understand when you've completed your work.period.
Super helpful video Becca!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. I launched my Etsy Shop in April and I started charging for my work with a custom quote 😊. And actually the other three ways that you said you could start your business, I’ve wanted to do as well, but I’ve been afraid to do place cards and envelopes because then I would feel that the couple would expect that you know how to do signage as well and when they find out you don’t, then they’re just going to find someone that knows how to do all of it. Does that make sense?
I'm no where near starting to charge for my work but if I where to start paid work I think I'd start with the place cards as they I feel like they're the most simplistic yet you could probably still learn a lot from doing them!
Before lockdown, I got some commissioned quote but... this lockdown effect a lot... thanks you so much... your reply to others comments are also useful.
Thanks for your tips and ideas Becca! I appreciate that you continually share lettering information. I love the idea of lettering vows. I never considered that to be a project for someone. A question for you, what are your thoughts of using the title calligrapher or hand letterer as a title. Like I'm a calligrapher or I'm a hand letterer or I'm a hand lettering artist. It's probably a matter of semantics but I find myself jumping between all three at different times as my skills evolve. Thanks! -Ross
Well this was a great video I knew other people can make money doing calligraphy but I never considered for myself. I'll probably start with face cards because the writing of someone else's sacred vows...whew that's a bit intimidating. Thank you so much for the videos that you have I finally just subscribed after watching so many of them
My question is: HOW do you get a wedding (for example) job ? Like how can you get people to tell you what they want ? Because I want to do placecards, but can i get the job ?
My best advice is to SHOW the kind of work you want to do. Even if it's not "real" yet - make fake examples for your portfolio (portfolio meaning Instagram, social media, website, etc!) so that people know you accept that kind of work. Put out the kind of work you want to attract :)
Thanks Becca. This video is very helpful. I have done place cards for a friend (for free since it was my first go at calligraphy and they were very well received), and I've done a custom quote which was a lot of work and I'm not sure if I charged appropriately. I do think it is difficult at the moment to attract jobs in the wedding industry or events in general due to COVID if your'e just starting out. I do have an Etsy shop so hopefully something will hit there! My first loves are envelope addressing and place cards in dip pen so I hope to score there sometime soon. Cheers!
You are so informative. Do you have a teaching background? Thank you so much. Had a photographic illustration studio, I retired & hate all this extra idle time. I have a fantastic handwriting, and realized from see your videos I would be great at this calligraphy. So that's where I am right now. Thank you. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
Thank you so much Becca for another amazing video full of great information and amazing tips! 🙏 I would love to start out with place cards...if there were actually any weddings happening!! Lol I’m a little intimidated about starting a business but at least I’ve moved to actually thinking about it! 😊
Thanks Lady Becca Business slowed down dramatically due to the pandemic and also hitting a few creative snags whilst having trouble with sponsored giveaways/layouts brands been feeling stagnant for a while mostly focused on making good art
Thanks Becca. Your videos are always very informative, helpful and well designed. You are very articulate. I’m curious what paper you recommend for envelopes and place cards, assuming the client doesn’t know what to get. I wonder who guides them. It’s been many years since my wedding. I don’t remember what we did back then. Thanks!!
What paper would you recommend for brushpen and faux calligraphy for place cards. Would be glad if u can share for sample and actual stuff. Thanks for always motivating me
Well yet another fantastic video, full of information to start off with. I am looking to start off with place cards and envelopes, then slowly, after i have built my confidence up go onto the custom and vows. Would you ask for a deposit? I am sure you have a video for these, what about invitations (wedding or other) how would these be done?
I never gave thought to using calligraphy as a means to earn money. However you have planted a seed and I am blown away how generous you are with your knowledge and talent. You are the best Becca!
Thank you for being willing to share so much about calligraphy and how to make money at it. A few years ago, I went to a local calligrapher for lessons. she would not teach me unless I promised not to do business in our city so as not to compete with her for clients. We live in a city of 700K people. To the north is a larger city with over 1 million people. How she thought her students were a potential threat boggles the mind. People who are generous, or stingy, are rewarded accordingly. Thank you, Becca!
Man, I didn't know Calligraphy jobs were so expensive! This is something I could think about in the future when I master or semi master calligraphy. Thank you so much for this simple run-down. God bless!
I know calligraphy... But don't know how to use my skill to make money.... Can u help me with this ??
OMG you somehow always give me content I want to ask you about..thank you!!! You're amazing!! 😘
I'm so glad!!!
I do calligraphy but how to make money.... Can anyone help me with this
Your generosity will take YOU very far in your calligraphy and in life...be ready to receive and be blessed! Much love ❤️
I’m not there yet, but I’d like to do place cards and envelopes. I hadn’t thought about vows. Thanks for your tips and ideas!
Love your videos Becca!! I'm a decorative artist and have been watching your videos to improve my calligraphy for my paint projects... calligraphy with an actual paint brush is challenging, but you have helped me so much ~ Thank you!!!
Thank you Becca for this info! My daughter just asked me to make 25 place cards for the upcoming holidays - my very first job! I'm so excited! You have such an amazing talent, I'm so happy that you share that talent with all of us!
Thank you Becca, as always you read my mind lol
You're not only good at what you do but I can say that you're just a good person. And I'm always thankful for your generosity.
For a first project I think I'd try place cards.
Wow, thank you SO much, Becca. You are a generous and kind artist and teacher. I started in January 2020 with you and now in November, I am now making small custom quotes (artwork) for Christmas gifts, and hope to begin selling and turning my passion for lettering into a living! Gotta say girl, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I'm actually interested in a variation of the vows project. I'm in a fraternity, and I think a cool gift for those in the Greek Lettered Organization community is to have beautifully calligraphed pieces with quotes and information of their respected organizations.
I'm going to start small and work my way up. Thank you for your encouragement.
Your videos over the past couple of months have been answering all my questions 🙌🏾 thanks you!
This is SO HELPFUL! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve questioned what I quote to clients. I’m now kicking myself. So many previous projects where I’ve low balled myself, and had no idea! Thank you so much for these insights!
I really,really, really, appreciate you, and all the work you have put into helping people like me, hopefully get to be as good some day!! I've always wanted to have my own home calligraphy business, and I am still a work in progress, but as a single mom, who just recently lost my first career, I'm itching to practice more and more so hopefully someday my hobby could help feed my family. Personally I love all the ideas that you proposed for side hustles. Plus, I've realistically spent THOUSANDS on my hand lettering/ card making/ crafts. I really hope that I can make something I love into a profession. Thanks again. I truly love your videos!!!
Watched the entire thing. Becca, can I just say that your style is my favorite out of all the other artist-youtubers out there and I appreciate it SO MUCH!
I have actually already done a bunch of custom pieces, given as presents to some couples of friends for the birth or first birthday of their children, and it's AMAZING how much they value that "simple handwritten card"!!
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Am excited to learn this!
I did calligraphy about 29 years ago and did some wedding invites and all, would love to do some more sometime.
I only plan on using my new skills for personal projects. I am so glad I took the course and would recommend it to anyone wanting to go forward in business. Loved the course, I am registered for the next course.
Thanks Becca! I've actually done some wedding invites and place cards, but as gift for friends, so no charge. But totally get your points, it is so much work. My friend used a sort of textured envelope and it was sooooo hard to work with the pointed nib! But actually got a few payed jobs from custom quotes / artworks! I totally feel like I'm under pricing them though (I have your panic free pricing course)... But these people are my friends and I feel like they are ordering these custom pieces sort of to getting me excited and ready to sell my stuff, really sort of cheering me on - like they wouldn't order it to anyone or at all if not to serve as incentive for me, you know? So I'm really struggling with this right now! I keep hearing your voice saying "full price or free" hahahaha it's hard to get going!! I feel like I could up my prices once I start getting orders from people I don't know, and then would up my price for friends as well. Does that make any sense at all? ps: sorry for the gigantic text here hahaha
I'm going through the same thing.
Can you share how you were able to get the job and how did you start would be of great help
Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge 🙂
Thank you so much for taking the time out to do videos like this! Thanks so much!:))
I enjoy your tips! I've done envelope work and was nervous about pricing it at 2.50 each. But for real, it took forever!
Thanks so much for all the informatio you provided! It's a great way to know what to do or not to once you really get good with the Calligraphy techniques, and decide if you want to go into business.
Great and useful content as always Becca! Thank you for this. I’d love to start by making greetings cards. I have always loved buying and shopping for them and now thanks to your calligraphy course, I love making them too ☺️
Thank you for yet another very helpful video!Placecards and envelope calligraphy will be what I’m planning to focus on as I’m getting started. I recently did my first commissioned job since finished your workbook and that was a 5”x7” print a client wanted me to create for them.
Thank you, Becca. I really need this. I've been confuse for so long about start making money with this skill. As always, your explanation is so helpfull! I will reconsider about my next step. Thanks again, Becca.. ^^
I have made handmade cards for years and my regular handwriting is nice. It doesn't add the extra "jazz" I am looking for though so I have been wanting to learn calligraphy (for years) to up the quality/appeal of my cards. I am really excited about this aspect. Thank you for sharing your skills and experience so freely with us.
I just finished the January 2022 intro course and purchased the series and am very interested in seeing if I can turn this into something I can market.
So so helpful as I am a beginner thinking of selling my work! I think I will start with envelopes because I’ve actually been practicing those for friends lately!
with my skills I would have to pay them
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This cracked me up so bad😂😂😂
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Me too lol
I have my first paid calligraphy job of making 30 wedding place cards. I see from your tips that I seriously undervalued my work.
Thanks a tonne Becca! This video is super awesome! Though in India, these prices seem exorbitant untill you’ve ACTUALLY established your name, your video gives a fair idea on how to start. Love you loads! 😘
I agree!!! Sadly, very few people actually appreciate the kind of work that goes into it. If you try telling them about all the work involved, they'll just choose to get some generic printed fonts to save money. The market is very limited so even setting the most basic pricing (in terms of our currency and market) as suggested here will sound insane to people here, which is so unfair.
Another wonderful video jam-packed with so much valuable info! Thank you as always Becca!! I think I would love to tackle the custom quote project!
Exactly what I’ve been thinking about lately! Thanks Becca 💕
Thanks a lot I'm extremely grateful to you, I had fun watching this video
Thank youuu for this!!! It genuinely felt like talking to a friend!!! You are sooo GORGEOUS keep going queen forever subscribed!!!
This video was so helpful! Especially since I just got engaged and am planning to use at least the envelope calligraphy when sending out invitations.
This was super helpful, thank you Becca! I think I would most likely start out with small custom projects just to further build my content.
It’s surprising how long it takes to do envelopes! I’ve experimented with sending mail to family & friends. Super fun but it takes time to experiment, size, align, etc. Love the tips in all your videos. I would like to try/do place cards. Thank you, Becca!
This video was so helpful!! It gave me confidence to go ahead and start marketing myself. I actually have done placecards for a few friends weddings for free, and loved it. Excited to start marketing that and maybe adding in vows as well.
I really like the idea of doing vows, book quotes and song lyrics and I LOVE doing place cards! I tried doing envelopes a couple years ago and HATED it. I think it was because I was a little inexperienced and it was too tedious. I might try doing it again since my skills are a lot more refined now...
I am currently doing place cards but I’m a nail mail nerd as well as calligrapher so I want to get into that envelope game!! Thank you!
This was VERY VERY HELPFUL!! THANK YOU!!
That was so helpful Becca, thank you.
Becca, thank you for all your video’s, post and knowledge -and teaching. It gives me a good idea on pricing and I have to see how this fits in my country, as I think the market and thus price might be a little different. Love to start with place cards and vows actually. But so far I only did two personal projects for my bff (and I did not charge). Thank you for everything you share. BR Sharon
This was a great video full of great advice. Thank you so much. I’ll check out your other videos. 👍🏻🙂
Thanks for another great video!! I would love to start with envelope addressing 😊💌
I think I would start with quotes and such. A little less intimidating than wedding vows.
P.s. where did you learn all these tips and tricks on pricing and the “business” side of calligraphy? Also, I feel like the pricing could also vary depending on where you live.
Love the tips! ❤️❤️
Definitely recommend knowing the local market and what people in the area are doing! That stuff is all covered in the pricing course too! :) But I learned by DOING!
I'm addicted. I switch u on at 6.30am every morning Becca xx
I am going to try and start by selling bookmarkers in a variety ... ie; uplifitng short quotes or personalized name markers... just to throw my art out there and see how it goes! I have a laminator and I love making bookmarkers for my girlfriends and they love them!
Thanks for the great tips and price suggestions for each. I'd love to do custom projects and vows.
I’m keen to start with custom quotes and art works as that is the type of calligraphy I do to fun for myself and friends already.
Thank you!! This was so helpful and informative❤❤
This is fantastic. I'm also wondering about pricing for holiday cards or bookmarks. What sort of a price range do they go for?
I'm interested in doing custom quotes. Hopefully I'll be ready soon😬 Thank you for this video!
This is incredibly helpful, thank you! I have been working with the company Styled Hwy, they do styled shoots and it has helped me so much to know how long things take me!!! I have mostly been doing place cards on all kinds if different things (wooden coasters, tiles, etc.) & welcome signs on mirrors and seating charts on windows.
Thank you so much for sharing all this wisdom!!!
I'm still learning in SMYL but thinking starting with envelopes and place cards. I make cards already, some I watercolor so figured that's the best fit.
Hi your videos are amazing. Very informative and helpful. But how do I attract clients people who want me to do this for them. Do I just keep putting my work out there and wait.
Same query as Mehreen Shoaib
My best advice is to SHOW the kind of work you want to do. Even if it's not "real" yet - make fake examples for your portfolio (portfolio meaning Instagram, social media, website, etc!) so that people know you accept that kind of work. Put out the kind of work you want to attract :)
@@TheHappyEverCrafter I have been posting and putting out things for more than a year now. Still haven't gotten a single commission. Or even a request
Thanks so much for this and all of your other videos. So useful. I think the least intimidating would be place cards and envelopes because there is so much room for error in those larger pieces. Great tip about the light box though!
Your pricing course is SO HELPFUL. Will be forever grateful for you and Joanne and it was one of my best online purchases, for sure. #communityovercompetition ✨✒️❤️
I had one woman who I had proofread 3 times on a family tree project. I spent almost 40 hours on it.,drove 40 miles to deliver it only to have her badmouth me and try to ruin my reputation.. and all the while, she had dozen copies made and gave/sold to her family members... Yes, people can rip you off,so price it and understand when you've completed your work.period.
I'm a botanical artist and want to add calligraphy to the portrait. Thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate it.
Starting w placement cards❤️
Super helpful video Becca!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻.
I launched my Etsy Shop in April and I started charging for my work with a custom quote 😊. And actually the other three ways that you said you could start your business, I’ve wanted to do as well, but I’ve been afraid to do place cards and envelopes because then I would feel that the couple would expect that you know how to do signage as well and when they find out you don’t, then they’re just going to find someone that knows how to do all of it. Does that make sense?
Great video! Don't think I'm ready to start selling yet but there is so much valuable information in this video I will reference when I'm ready ♥️
I'm no where near starting to charge for my work but if I where to start paid work I think I'd start with the place cards as they I feel like they're the most simplistic yet you could probably still learn a lot from doing them!
Awesome,wish u could have basics intro tutorial.
Great tips!! Thank you, Becca!!🥰🌷
I bought a crib for myself
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Loving this series Becca!
Before lockdown, I got some commissioned quote but... this lockdown effect a lot... thanks you so much... your reply to others comments are also useful.
Great video! I was thinking of starting with handmade cards but I like the place card idea as layout isn't a strength of mine yet
Yay.... I am the first one to comment.!!!
Love the video.. .super helpful
I started with custom quotes and greeting cards. I would like to try envelopes next! 😊
How to sell our works online ... Can u help me ??
I love your videos! Thank you so much!
Thanks my flower!
Thanks for your tips and ideas Becca! I appreciate that you continually share lettering information. I love the idea of lettering vows. I never considered that to be a project for someone. A question for you, what are your thoughts of using the title calligrapher or hand letterer as a title. Like I'm a calligrapher or I'm a hand letterer or I'm a hand lettering artist. It's probably a matter of semantics but I find myself jumping between all three at different times as my skills evolve. Thanks! -Ross
This is so useful, thanks.
I would probably start with quotes but I’d love to design wedding stationery.
I bought a crib for myself
Thank you Debtsoff on insta gram
Thank you for another awesome and informative video!
Great video. Thank you!!!
Well this was a great video I knew other people can make money doing calligraphy but I never considered for myself. I'll probably start with face cards because the writing of someone else's sacred vows...whew that's a bit intimidating. Thank you so much for the videos that you have I finally just subscribed after watching so many of them
My question is: HOW do you get a wedding (for example) job ? Like how can you get people to tell you what they want ? Because I want to do placecards, but can i get the job ?
My best advice is to SHOW the kind of work you want to do. Even if it's not "real" yet - make fake examples for your portfolio (portfolio meaning Instagram, social media, website, etc!) so that people know you accept that kind of work. Put out the kind of work you want to attract :)
The Happy Ever Crafter that is great advice! I’m still in the beginning phases of my calligraphy journey, but I’m excited to see where this goes!
Thanks Becca. This video is very helpful. I have done place cards for a friend (for free since it was my first go at calligraphy and they were very well received), and I've done a custom quote which was a lot of work and I'm not sure if I charged appropriately. I do think it is difficult at the moment to attract jobs in the wedding industry or events in general due to COVID if your'e just starting out. I do have an Etsy shop so hopefully something will hit there! My first loves are envelope addressing and place cards in dip pen so I hope to score there sometime soon. Cheers!
Very insightful. You’re so good just subscribed 🤍
You are so informative. Do you have a teaching background? Thank you so much. Had a photographic illustration studio, I retired & hate all this extra idle time. I have a fantastic handwriting, and realized from see your videos I would be great at this calligraphy. So that's where I am right now. Thank you. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
Custom quotes/artwork will probably be my thing.
Thank you so much Becca for another amazing video full of great information and amazing tips! 🙏 I would love to start out with place cards...if there were actually any weddings happening!! Lol I’m a little intimidated about starting a business but at least I’ve moved to actually thinking about it! 😊
I think im ready for envelopes and place cards
This is so helpful! Thanks Becca
Thanks Lady Becca Business slowed down dramatically due to the pandemic and also hitting a few creative snags whilst having trouble with sponsored giveaways/layouts brands been feeling stagnant for a while mostly focused on making good art
Good job ma, please how can I get the book you are using, I real have flea for this
Thanks Becca. Your videos are always very informative, helpful and well designed. You are very articulate. I’m curious what paper you recommend for envelopes and place cards, assuming the client doesn’t know what to get. I wonder who guides them. It’s been many years since my wedding. I don’t remember what we did back then. Thanks!!
Amazing as always!
Really great Becca. Thank you
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Thanks for the tips!
Thank you! I had no idea!
What paper would you recommend for brushpen and faux calligraphy for place cards. Would be glad if u can share for sample and actual stuff. Thanks for always motivating me
Yes it’s very interesting cause my daughter is getting married so this be my gift .for her where I’m nervers also a bigginner
Well yet another fantastic video, full of information to start off with. I am looking to start off with place cards and envelopes, then slowly, after i have built my confidence up go onto the custom and vows. Would you ask for a deposit? I am sure you have a video for these, what about invitations (wedding or other) how would these be done?