Handwriting to Calligraphy

Turning your handwriting into calligraphy-style letters is a lot easier than it looks!

This tutorial can be used in:

• classrooms, to spice up handwriting- or art lessons
• (bullet)journaling
• card making
• scrapbooking
• sketchnoting
• envelope adressing
• and more

Supplies

• Any kind of pen/pencil/crayon/chalk that is nice to write with

• Something to write on (paper, glass, chalkboard, wood, etc)

Some materials can be found in this folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wz9tpa8lc9j9g5v/AAC29KP...

Step 1: Emphasize the Downstrokes

Every time your pen goes down, add extra thickness with your pen.

That's it :)

Well ok, it might take some practice to get it really nice, but it isn't hard!

Every line going down get's to be a little wider. You can do this after you wrote a word, or (when using very thick downstrokes) during your writing.

If you give your letters a little bit more space, adding downstrokes is a little easier.

Step 2: If You Want More

• Drawing your letters (instead of writing them and adding width afterwards) can be something to try next. This is not necessary though!

• Try this technique on different surfaces, like a chalkboard, a glass (add the names of guests with a chalk marker), wood, plates/mugs (use ceramic paint)