Lettering Tips: For Artists, Graphic Designers, and Calligraphers

by Bill Gray, Paul Shaw

Timesaving techniques for producing well-formed, good-looking lettering in all the major styles. Drawing letters quickly, accurately, and gracefully is an essential skill for artists and designers, even in the computer age. Bill Gray shows how to make the basic strokes for capitals and lowercase forms; get letter and word spacing right; reproduce the characteristics of any alphabet; produce extended, condensed, and outline versions of a type family; and more. Dozens of specimens serve as models of fine lettering.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Toni Conn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book details the history of the written word and covers a variety of methods to letter; including: the chisel method. In addition, it covers spacing and composition. The layout is aesthetically pleasing and I enjoyed reading it.