modern Calligraphy: everything you need to get started and grow your skill Part One
It feels like this past year has been all about teaching in-person, Modern Calligraphy and Lettering workshops! I have had a blast teaching my most favorite calligraphy style for lettering and observing how other learn, what tweaks I can offer to create more success for my students and just how inspired I am by others! I often thought about how I could extend my teaching and offer the opportunity to those who are not in may local area to learn my personal method of modern Calligraphy.
5 day modern calligraphy challenge! Get your toes wet!
Want to learn how to letter using Modern Calligraphy and don't know where to start?! Follow along with this 5 Day Modern Calligraphy Challenge and subscribe to receive your prompts, worksheets and videos as you explore the very basics to this super popular lettering style!
#the100dayproject - I'm in!
#the100dayproject. A global art project to help you be more creative & productive. Choose a goal and spend 100 days exploring it! It begins April 3rd. Read the full post to learn more and be inspired to join the project.
My top 5 tips to help you be more creative (and productive!)
Whatever your goal is, I believe that being creative helps with problem solving, self expression and personal growth. I am going to share with you my top 5 tips to help you be more creative. The problem is, our modern day lives which are filled with technology, means we spend most of our free time watching, liking and scrolling rather than doing, exploring and creating.
how to use a waterbrush for calligraphy in a modern and fun style
How to use a waterbrush for calligraphy in a modern and fun style. An easy and quick video showing you how to letter using a watercolor palette and waterbrush.
How to learn modern calligraphy
It's the start of the new year and time for us to add a few things to our bucket list. Forget the resolutions for a minute. What's on your bucket list? Do you want to take a special trip? Go bungee jumping? Maybe you just want to learn something new? How about learning modern calligraphy!!?
How to make a Christmas gift tag
How to make a Christmas gift tag is an easy way to add your own personality and charm to your Christmas decorating this year. They are simple Christmas gift tags that are home made, use basic materials and have a lovely effect! Read more here!
How to learn Modern Calligraphy
New workbooks to help you learn Modern Calligraphy. Using my personal techniques and tools that I currently use in my lettering everyday! Simple download, print and practice! Pages of tips, photographs and practice sheets.
LETTERING, learn lettering, practice lettering and more lettering
learn how to brush letter with watercolor in person or online. Tutorial, worksheets and support to help you learn this beautiful lettering style! Video sneak peek!
Learn how to write the alphabet in calligraphy. Letter "B"
This calligraphy for beginner’s series has a very short video which shows you how to write in calligraphy. This video will show you how to write the letter "b" in cursive using modern calligraphy - in my own personal style.
A letter a day! How to write in cursive using calligraphy
How to write the letter a in cursive using modern calligraphy. Welcome to a letter a day where I show you how to write letters in cursive using modern calligraphy - in my style of course. I'm hoping this will help to keep hand lettering a cursive writing alive!! Enjoy
Inktober 2015 Update!
This month is the month of #inktober where I've dedicated myself to inking a page in my sketchbook for each letter (or in some cases 2 letters) and sharing them on social media. I have inked a few pages of other than the alphabet to keep things interesting, but for the most part, it's just letters - beautiful letters I might add!
Inktober 2015
"Every October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. I created InkTober in 2009 as a challenge to improve my inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavour with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year." Jake Parker
My name is Nicki, and I'm addicted to .....
I feel like a new obsession is upon me. I can't stop thinking about it. It just kinda crept up on me. All I think about is where can I go to get more stuff to add to my stash. I'm up early and want to do it over and over again....