Cheers, Will. I love that there is no wasted time in your videos. You obviously have thought out what you wanted to say, prior to filming. Also, thanks for speaking up, speaking clearly, without cracking your voice. It made you so easily understood. Very well-done. Respect, from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States!
Shuffling Fate itd prob be easier to think about it like how i do. check all of your Downstrokes are when you should apply pressure for the thick lines and your upstrokes you remove all weight and barely apply any pressure so you are basically using the Very Tip of your marker so get you the Thin lines and things Should come easier for you. Hopefully. oh and while writing this i noticed he basically said the same exact thing i did later on in the video. my bad for the long paragraph :p
Dunno if you guys cares but if you are bored like me atm then you can stream pretty much all the new movies on instaflixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend during the lockdown xD
One of the best tutorials for beginners, truly. I like how you broke the writing down to pieces / step by step, which made it much easier to learn and practice. Thanks thanks
Honestly, after just an hour or so after watching this I was starting to already produce some nice hand lettering! :) Thank you for your very simple and easy to follow tutorial. JUST what I needed!
I bought a brush pen without having any idea what to do with it and then just googled how it works, cannot believe how helpful this actually was, thanks!
Thank you for this video, Will! I've been following you for quite a few months now on Instagram and TH-cam, and I finally bought my first brush lettering kit from Tombow! I am so excited to start learning this art. Have a great day!
Interesting, it takes practice and skill, but mostly practice, I have to work hard to make a nice lettering, you keep saying "This is not the best I can do" but I think you do fairly good!
Awesome tutorial! Just what I was looking for. I've been thinking about how to write a "w", I guess it will be basically done like an "m", only upside down right?
Nice,! That's a good showcase there Will. You should definitely do more like this. Would be awesome to see you build up to a finished complete piece. Best of luck with the course. ;)
Junko Okada This. Japanese calligraphy was developed from Chinese calligraphy, just like Japanese characters were developed from Chinese characters. Thus, no self-correction was necessary in the video.
This was SO helpful. One Question, could you tell me the links for the best brush pens you think are to buy starting out? Not cheap rubbish ones that won't work, but good ones for beginners!
Hi Will, love your videos. Think I'll sign up for the course when it comes out, but could you include some content on any differences for lefties? I'm a south paw, and while I was trying to follow along with this, it seems like the angle that I hold a pen at makes a big difference in outcomes.
How are you holding the pen? At a 45 degree angle? I cant seem to get my brush pens to go 'flat' on the down stroke to make it fatter.... Thanks for any help!
always hold your brush pen at 45 degrees it allows you to use more of the brush from the tip to the belly instead of just the tip. or like someone else said you might be using a hard tipped brush pen
Ceci Pandacore I don't know which paper he used in his video but from personal experience I can say that normal printing paper is not very good for handlettering or calligraphy since it is too thin and bleeds fast so I think he used a special paper. If you want I can link you one. I actually started out using printer paper and destroying my pens so, if you want any suggestions just ask.
I struggle on how to hold the pen tbh, every line looks thick regarless of how much pressure. Maybe it's the pen, or maybe its me. Should I hold it like, sideways or in a way the tip touches the paper?
hey! i'm a left-handed, and starting to get into hand lettering and such. and I wonder, is there any difference? on the strokes, or maybe how you grab the pen. Do you have any tips?
Francesca G I had issues too with wanting to hold the pens to upright. I'm not the kind of lefty that crooks my hand (how do I explain this) writing from above and crooning the hand down flexed. I'd Love a lefty brush letting video!!!! SOMEONE DO IT PLEASE
Francesca G Also a lefty, and I hate smudging. After school I leave with layers of graphite on my hand. Still trying to find a way around it. Also don't understand how to do the crooking method thing without hurting my hand
Francesca G We lefties experience the same problem. I’ve got a lot of things to improve when it comes to proper strokes and cleanliness of work. I’ve got a lot of slight smudges on my works and it doesn’t look good... Well, sometimes I think that I should practice writing with my right or write backwards? Sometimes our uniqueness turns us down too.
The trouble I am having is when I release the pressure to come back up like on the connector or the strokes you use for the U or lowercase i is that the line doesn't become thin like it is supposed to. Do you have any advice or tips for this problem? Thanks in advance for any help.
My Tombow brush pen is getting too soft at the end -- I can't get a good thin out of it anymore, unfortunately. I'm glad to see it wasn't just me not forming my letters properly. Glad I wasn't going crazy! Thanks for the video
Any tips for left handed? I love hand lettering, but down thick, up thin doesn't quite work because I write most of my letters in reverse. Should I start writing like right handed people?
+AlexxWood ● Gaming Casual ● No, don't start writing with your right hand :D I'm a lefty myself and the principles are kind of the same. I'm not a native speaker, and before I start explaining you how I use brush pens I will give you some articles, here you go: this piecescalligraphy.com/2015/09/13/calligraphy-tips-for-lefties/ this seanwes.com/2015/hand-lettering-as-a-left-hander-are-you-doomed/ this www.asba-art.org/article/no-really-thats-how-i-do-it-beautiful-lettering-brush and this blog.tombowusa.com/2015/10/02/lettering-week-tombow-like-a-lefty-with-lauren/ If you have any further question I'm glad to help you :)
guys I drove more than an hour to find this pen. threw it in the cart ...ended up finding other stuff as we'll I was SUPER excited..got home and it wasn't there 😭😭😭😭 ..great video man👍
I am a designer but my handwriting isnt great and I stopped drawing at around age 11 (stepdad was anti-art lol). Anyway what would u say is the best way to really start hand lettering and does my hand writing itself matters? Thanks
Hi! I really liked this video...Today I buyed a brush pen just for fun, and this video proved to be an awesome first approach!!! But now I have a question... How can I look for that exact type of writing on the internet, so I can practice it? Because is the one that I liked the most from the others I've seen online :)
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Cheers, Will. I love that there is no wasted time in your videos. You obviously have thought out what you wanted to say, prior to filming. Also, thanks for speaking up, speaking clearly, without cracking your voice. It made you so easily understood. Very well-done. Respect, from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States!
will: "this is not the best I can do"
me: iTs bEtTeR thAn aNYtHinG i cOuLd dO
that brush pen looks like my mums eye liner pen thing!
"Its just pressing down with your arm a little bit not so much your fingers" that helped me so much! Thank you!
Shuffling Fate itd prob be easier to think about it like how i do. check
all of your Downstrokes are when you should apply pressure for the thick lines and your upstrokes you remove all weight and barely apply any pressure so you are basically using the Very Tip of your marker so get you the Thin lines and things Should come easier for you. Hopefully. oh and while writing this i noticed he basically said the same exact thing i did later on in the video. my bad for the long paragraph :p
I bought one from Uni, and its really Hard to get The fine Lines..
This is pretty sick, Will! Keep up the great work! (My wife is a sucker for nice calligraphy and loves your work 😂)
Cheers dude! :D Love your videos :)
tutvid wow
she's using u for art....wow...
Hey teacher
Dunno if you guys cares but if you are bored like me atm then you can stream pretty much all the new movies on instaflixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend during the lockdown xD
One of the best tutorials for beginners, truly. I like how you broke the writing down to pieces / step by step, which made it much easier to learn and practice. Thanks thanks
You are the only person that's broken it down like this and it makes sense. Love it
Honestly, after just an hour or so after watching this I was starting to already produce some nice hand lettering! :) Thank you for your very simple and easy to follow tutorial. JUST what I needed!
I bought a brush pen without having any idea what to do with it and then just googled how it works, cannot believe how helpful this actually was, thanks!
These pens are the best! Especially the Refillable Hand Lettering Calligraphy Brush Pens. 🖊 🖋
Thank you for this video, Will! I've been following you for quite a few months now on Instagram and TH-cam, and I finally bought my first brush lettering kit from Tombow! I am so excited to start learning this art. Have a great day!
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Interesting, it takes practice and skill, but mostly practice, I have to work hard to make a nice lettering, you keep saying "This is not the best I can do" but I think you do fairly good!
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This was a huge help and perfect timing. I just started a 30 day hand lettering challenge. Thanks for the video.
Awesome tutorial! Just what I was looking for. I've been thinking about how to write a "w", I guess it will be basically done like an "m", only upside down right?
Will, what kind of paper are you using? cause I'm really having a rough time writing. Literally. It's wearing my brush pen down instantly
just bought a brush pen. I'm excited.
@Mason Barclay me too
Nice,! That's a good showcase there Will. You should definitely do more like this. Would be awesome to see you build up to a finished complete piece. Best of luck with the course. ;)
Thanks dude! :)
No worries mate, I noticed you've done a few more since as well. Nice!👌
Can you do a video on how you record your desk? Ive gone on the biggest mission trying to figure out how to do it. Thank you Will
If you don't mind, what is the first natural hair brush pen you were using?
What brand of brush pens are you using? Could you list the products shown in the video? Thanks.
you can use them with japanese and chinese calligraphy, we use similar characters
Junko Okada This. Japanese calligraphy was developed from Chinese calligraphy, just like Japanese characters were developed from Chinese characters. Thus, no self-correction was necessary in the video.
Basically what I did
This was SO helpful. One Question, could you tell me the links for the best brush pens you think are to buy starting out? Not cheap rubbish ones that won't work, but good ones for beginners!
Hi Will, love your videos. Think I'll sign up for the course when it comes out, but could you include some content on any differences for lefties? I'm a south paw, and while I was trying to follow along with this, it seems like the angle that I hold a pen at makes a big difference in outcomes.
Far out will perfect timing! Just went out and bought some new sakura pigment brushes needed to know this. I'll be looking at your course for sure!
Hi Will, can you recommend what type of paper to use that goes well with brush pens? Thanks!
What's good paper to practice on? There are so many x.x
Hi Will, can you make a video of Crayola lettering?
where do we purchase the brushes...looks fantastic. .
I love this tutorial. been watching a ton of videos about this, but I really liked how you explained it :)
This is pretty interesting, do you recommend the pigma brand brush pen out of curiosity, or does brand usually not matter.
How are you holding the pen? At a 45 degree angle? I cant seem to get my brush pens to go 'flat' on the down stroke to make it fatter....
Thanks for any help!
your brush pen is probably to stiff.
always hold your brush pen at 45 degrees it allows you to use more of the brush from the tip to the belly instead of just the tip. or like someone else said you might be using a hard tipped brush pen
Very Nice Video, but i really wanted to know if you use normal copy or special paper :>
Ceci Pandacore I don't know which paper he used in his video but from personal experience I can say that normal printing paper is not very good for handlettering or calligraphy since it is too thin and bleeds fast so I think he used a special paper. If you want I can link you one. I actually started out using printer paper and destroying my pens so, if you want any suggestions just ask.
That's a great exercise while just watching a movie or chilling to some tunes...Thanks for this...very helpful
Thank you for covering this! I really struggle with lettering and you make it seem so easy!
How should i hold the pen and should my hand be moving or my wrist?
thx Will it's great. I really enjoyed your tutorial, your style your patience as you show what to do step by step
I struggle on how to hold the pen tbh, every line looks thick regarless of how much pressure. Maybe it's the pen, or maybe its me. Should I hold it like, sideways or in a way the tip touches the paper?
Thank you! My "L"s were looking off until I learned this up & down trick!
I really like your videos Will!
i'd definitely like to see a video about your equipment for hand lettering
yours is the first video that showed how squeaky the pens are, lol. I was surprised when I first broke mine out. hahaha
Didn't you say you offer a class in this? I don't see any info on that. I am interested if there is one...
hey! i'm a left-handed, and starting to get into hand lettering and such. and I wonder, is there any difference? on the strokes, or maybe how you grab the pen. Do you have any tips?
Francesca G mabye go backwards, it might help that you don't smudge it
Francesca G I had issues too with wanting to hold the pens to upright. I'm not the kind of lefty that crooks my hand (how do I explain this) writing from above and crooning the hand down flexed.
I'd Love a lefty brush letting video!!!!
SOMEONE DO IT PLEASE
Francesca G Also a lefty, and I hate smudging. After school I leave with layers of graphite on my hand. Still trying to find a way around it. Also don't understand how to do the crooking method thing without hurting my hand
Francesca G We lefties experience the same problem. I’ve got a lot of things to improve when it comes to proper strokes and cleanliness of work. I’ve got a lot of slight smudges on my works and it doesn’t look good... Well, sometimes I think that I should practice writing with my right or write backwards? Sometimes our uniqueness turns us down too.
Left!! Me too!
The trouble I am having is when I release the pressure to come back up like on the connector or the strokes you use for the U or lowercase i is that the line doesn't become thin like it is supposed to. Do you have any advice or tips for this problem? Thanks in advance for any help.
I found this video very useful thank you so much so I was wondering if you could make video on watercolour crayons? I would really appreciate it
Thanks for reminding me to brush up on my brush lettering! I use the pentel gfkp.
My Tombow brush pen is getting too soft at the end -- I can't get a good thin out of it anymore, unfortunately. I'm glad to see it wasn't just me not forming my letters properly. Glad I wasn't going crazy! Thanks for the video
Any tips for left handed? I love hand lettering, but down thick, up thin doesn't quite work because I write most of my letters in reverse. Should I start writing like right handed people?
+AlexxWood ● Gaming Casual ● No, don't start writing with your right hand :D I'm a lefty myself and the principles are kind of the same. I'm not a native speaker, and before I start explaining you how I use brush pens I will give you some articles, here you go: this piecescalligraphy.com/2015/09/13/calligraphy-tips-for-lefties/ this seanwes.com/2015/hand-lettering-as-a-left-hander-are-you-doomed/ this www.asba-art.org/article/no-really-thats-how-i-do-it-beautiful-lettering-brush and this blog.tombowusa.com/2015/10/02/lettering-week-tombow-like-a-lefty-with-lauren/ If you have any further question I'm glad to help you :)
+Yannik W. (PXL Graphics) oh man thank you sooo much!! 😊
AlexxWood ● Gaming Casual ● You're welcome, glad I could help :)
Stunning video! I've been waiting to see something like this for months.
your nails made me cry but i love your calligraphy!
guys I drove more than an hour to find this pen.
threw it in the cart ...ended up finding other stuff as we'll I was SUPER excited..got home and it wasn't there 😭😭😭😭
..great video man👍
where did you finde the pen? do you mean the first pen, he showed? i couldn´t find it in the internet to buy :(
+BOO YAKA the tombow pen I found it at an art supply store in Houston TX
ok :(
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I am a designer but my handwriting isnt great and I stopped drawing at around age 11 (stepdad was anti-art lol). Anyway what would u say is the best way to really start hand lettering and does my hand writing itself matters? Thanks
Great video. What kind of paper are you writing on ?
I want dark like ink. These are very light. Any suggestions? Or, do I just use and ink pen?
What kind of paper should i use?
You shiuld make amazon affiliate links for the pens! Which brand are they?
What do you use to get good arched letterings?
Do you think that everyone's writing might be different?
excited to learn
How to use non permanent spidol on whiteboard yet with your brush skill?
Which brush is the first one you are you using here?
Hi! I really liked this video...Today I buyed a brush pen just for fun, and this video proved to be an awesome first approach!!!
But now I have a question... How can I look for that exact type of writing on the internet, so I can practice it? Because is the one that I liked the most from the others I've seen online :)
Searh for Brush Script in instragram or pinterest,you'll find a lot of material
I love the way you speak, Will.
very nice vid :)
where I can bye the first one?
Thanks for comments :)
I'm a beginner, and I have a tombow n25. Any tips?
I laughed at "numa" at the end :) Thank you for this video!
Hi i have a question my brushpen is the brand of "S A I" and once i start writing its always thick any suggestion?
Apply light pressure on the up-stroke and heavy pressure on the down-stroke Hope I've helped
Love how you say cartridge! Where are you from? More to the point, your typography is gorgeous!
Writing was so beautiful
I love listening to his voice
This video and course are exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for doing it! I miss your periscopes btw. just wantes to throw it out ;)
so satisfying to watch
This is literally my life goals💖 I don't think I'll ever be able to do this stuff :c
where you buying bruspen i dont have a brush pen but im want to buyyinng it =)
Hey Will can you tell from where to download illustrator cc for free with crack
Love this tutorial! And I found out you're Christian!! That makes it 100x better! 🙌🙏
step 1 in learning ty !
I like your technique and start to do calligraphy
Finally i understand how this lettering works! Thank you so much
Will, what paper do you use?
I wasn't using the best quality pen or paper, but I think I'm getting it. Thanks!!
Thank you from the bottom of my black little heart
What's the name for the first brush pen?
I was just looking at buying one of these brushes. The timing :D
Thank you for this amazing tips, I'm gonna practice now, and your video will probably be very helpful for me!!
Hey Will, thanks for another video, Awesome! very well explained, helped me a lot!!
I'm totally down for the thick. Nice video m8
U should use a nice quality paper so ur brush pen will not fray cause i have notice alot of frayed pen
Thank you so much!! Beautifully done!!
I am in love with your pen
Great video Will! Helped me a lot!
"i'm a logo designer" okay fam, subbed!
Anyone know how much a brush pen would cost?? And if so could you get one on ebay or amazon? Thanks to all who reply.
No, I don't know.
you're welcome
from my experience they can range from $1-$8
Just have a look, they are available through both with varying prices ranges :)
pleae suggest good brush pen not so costly.
Tombow Fudenosuke, about 7 dollars
rohit bisht pentel sign pen
Fantastic video will.
+Aprexo I also have a question. When creating a website is it best to have the domain your name?
anticipate is the star of the show
Thanks for tutorial, I really appreciate it. Subscribed.
i struggled to follow you because im a lefty and i would really love if you made a calligraphy vid for us lefties
dude simply awesome....awesome video
I have the faber-castell pitt brush pen SB