Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
How To Do Brush Calligraphy: Hand Lettering Supplies for Beginners
9
items When you're learning how to do calligraphy and brush pen lettering the number of supplies to choose from can be overwhelming. Here I've curated a collection of my absolute favorites for beginners. Instead of lots of trial and error (and money!) waste...
Sections
3
Beginner-Friendly Brush Pens
Lettering Practice Paper
Sketching Supplies
Beginner-Friendly Brush Pens
The most important (and most fun!) part of lettering is the brush pens. These three options are what took my lettering from 0-10 and helped me really learn how to make upstrokes, downstrokes, and transitions correctly and beautifully. I've also made ...
One of my top three recommendations for beginners learning how to do calligraphy. This pen is a great follow-up to the hard tip version. It's got the same great qualities, but gives you just a bit more flexibility. A great way to level up your letter...
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen Soft Tip
One of my top three recommendations for beginners learning how to do calligraphy. This pen is probably the best ‘first brush' for learning brush lettering. The nib is not super flexible so you can learn how to apply pressure without getting out of co...
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen | Hard Tip
One of my top three recommendations for beginners learning how to do calligraphy. This pen is a great segue between the hard tip and soft tip pens from Tombow. It's got more flexibility than the hard tip so you'll learn to apply pressure a bit differ...
Pentel Fude Touch Brush Sign Pen
Lettering Practice Paper
Your paper is super important when you're practicing brush lettering. You want paper that is SUPER smooth with as little texture as possible. Brush pen nibs are fragile and if used on textured paper they will fray easily, which damages them and isn't...
My number 1 favorite paper to use for lettering is actually tracing paper! You don't get quite as many sheets as with some of the other paper types, but it's super smooth and great for your brush pen nibs. The added benefit is that you can trace over...
Tracing Paper | 8.5x11 inch | 100 Sheets
My second favorite type of paper to practice on, this option is super smooth and nib-friendly. The best part? It comes in packs of HUNDREDS of sheets so if you're like me and love to practice over and over, this is a great choice that won't break the...
HP Printer Paper 8.5x11 Premium 24 lb 500
The most expensive option of the group but SUPER smooth for your nibs. This paper also has a dot grid pattern which will help you keep your lettering on a straight line (more difficult than it sounds!) instead of going up and down as you write.
Rhodia Dot Pad
Sketching Supplies
Sketching is an essential part of the lettering process. From the simplest word to the most involved quote, I always sketch out my lettering many times over before I decide I'm satisfied. I like to polish everything before I move to a brush pen.
When I'm sketching out my lettering, whether it's a quote, a name, or just a word, I like to use lined notebook paper. It's easy to carry around, has lines to make sure my lettering stays straight, and pairs well with pencils (my other favorite sketc...
Five Star Spiral Notebook | College Ruled Paper
Pencil sketching is the very first step in my lettering process. I always use them to sketch out new ideas and layouts and these are the best! They come in a set of 6 Pencils with varying softness in the lead (6B, 4B, 2B, B, HB, 2H) and my favorites ...
Staedtler Mars Lumograph Drawing Pencils, Set Of 6
Let's be honest, in lettering you're going to make a lot of changes. Maybe you don't like the way that E came out, or maybe that flourish didn't fall at quite the right spot. Enter the click eraser. These are great because they last a long time and t...
Pentel Clic Retractable Eraser with Grip, 3-Pack