Thursday, September 25; 6–9pm CT
Building on the fundamentals of drawing letters and short words in Hand-Lettering 1: Art of Letters (previously called The Art of Hand-Lettering), this follow-up workshop focuses on working with multiple words and phrases.
Learn strategies for approaching composition and layout when lettering multiple words in this in-person workshop. We’ll cover key design skills such as emphasis, consistency, harmony, and balance. Learn tips and tricks for getting started, ways to pivot, and how to visualize your work as the sum of its parts. We will also discuss how to add illustrations and other art to enhance your lettering piece.
The majority of time will be spent hand-lettering an 8 x 10-inch poster featuring your unique phrase, quote, or words. Participants will work through a step-by-step process to hand letter and illustrate their poster with guidance and feedback from the teaching artist.
Participants will come away feeling more confident drawing individual letters and words as well as multiple-word designs. Design skills learned in this workshop can also be helpful when designing letterpress and screen prints, and page layout and design in artist’s books and zines.
Level: Intermediate. Participants need to have already taken Hand-Lettering 1: Art of Letters (now called The Art of Hand-Lettering) or feel confident hand-lettering individual letters and short words.
Certificate: 3 hours, Category A or D; fulfills the Core design requirement
Pricing
$70/participant (10% discount for MCBA members) + $20 materials fee
$35 for BIPOC/Financial scholarship participants (10% discount for MCBA members) + $20 materials fee
MCBA offers two scholarship types for workshops—Financial Hardship Scholarships and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Scholarships—to honor equity and increase access and artistic opportunities for those who have historically been underrepresented in the book arts. For individuals to whom these scholarships do not apply, register at the Adult rate and, if you are able, consider making a donation when registering to support MCBA’s efforts to make scholarships available.
