I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I have been into lettering and calligraphy since it was introduced to me in a seventh grade art class. I even have a kit of my own. This book showed me new ways to use my kit and that there is not a digital way of doing this. My favorite part of the whole book is the practice sheets that were included in the back of the book. I did not know some the tools or some of the terminology, but this book helped with me with that. It definitely made me feel that I could do this and feel very creative.

Beautifully done, and very current with lots of people (like me) jumping the bullet journal bandwagon. I like the addition of the crafts section. Can't wait to make cards and bookmarks...oh...and spruce up my new bullet journal!

Thank you to the publisher and net galley for the opportunity to read this book. This is my honest review.

I would especially recommend this book to beginners. It has a lot of information on tools and supplies as well as basics on typography itself. Many lettering examples and many photos! Plenty to get a novice started.

This is a gorgeous and inspiring book -- however I definitely think it's not for novices! Just at quick glance I was quite a bit intimidated (I didn't even know there were 'pen holders'!). There was a lot more than I remembered from my basic calligraphy courses more than 20 years ago! I was able to pick up some extremely basic tips & tricks, however the majority of the book was lost on me :( My brain has the desire, my hands not so much!

I really liked this book. I’m trying to learn more about different handwriting styles and this definitely helps with that. Also I though it was extremely helpful to have all the extra practice sheets in the back!

I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is such a great resource! It goes into calligraphy detail covering tools and actual hand lettering formation and practice. There are even practice sheets and some creative projects that I am excited to try! This is an awesome book if you would like to improve your calligraphy and learn how to make your hand writing look like printed font.

This book has really helped me with my lettering. I was already trying and practicing but seeing all the tools and everything has really helped me learned what I was doing wrong and how to improve it. I also learned how to give my creations a little “umph” to jazz them up. I can’t wait to start posting more of my work up.

This is a great introduction to hand lettering, which is all the rage these days! I really like how it covers a wide variety of tools, from classic calligraphy nibs to modern brush markers. It also gives a lot of examples and projects to try out. I recommend if you are wanting to learn hand lettering, especially those in the journaling culture.

As someone with horrible handwriting and an interest in bettering it, this book was insightful. It shows the proper movements of the pen/paintbrush/stylus for a number of styles and provides practice sheets and helpful project guidelines to follow. An easy guidebook to follow with a diverse amount of styles to practice. Awesome!

I always thought of calligraphy as old fashioned fonts in black ink. This book has completed changed the way I see it. It shows you how to change letters into art and how you can use these letters and put them into your artistic projects. I would never have thought in a million years of using calligraphy in things such as gift wrapping and decorating bags, but this book shows you how to do it!

It has helpful hints and tips and a useful Tools and Materials section showing that it’s not just the old fashioned nibs and ink that you associate with calligraphy, but also more modern tools such as brush pens, chalks and pencils. There is also a section on Digital Lettering, showing how you can use technology to transform your work further.

There is a lot of information about how to get started with hand lettering and calligraphy, beginning with classic calligraphy and moving onto more modern ways. The information is detailed with lots of clear photos along the way. There are examples and projects with clear instructions showing how you can use the things you’ve learnt in the book.

Personally for me on one hand, it’s a very comprehensive book which is quite detailed, to the point where at parts it was difficult to understand. I do think this book would be better suited for intermediate calligraphers. I would be a complete beginner and I think it is a bit too complex for me! On the other hand, it is a beautiful book which is filled with lots of useful information on how to create some beautiful projects which I would never have associated with calligraphy!

A definite thumbs up, but I do think you need to have had some experience to get the full benefit of this book!

Thank you to the author and Publisher for this free book.

Handletterig has become increasingly popular during the last years.

This book offers lots of pictures, as one would expect from a photo guide, starting with materials from traditional to modern, covering the topics of letter anatomy and how to draw the perfect calligraphy letter, up to digital lettering. There are exercises to get you started, including practice sheets, and project ideas using different tools and different media to letter on.

It's a book I'd recommend to the novice hand letterer as well as the more advanced hobby calligrapher.

Thank you NetGalley for my ARC. Great book for beginners and easy to follow instructions. Very informative!

If you have an event coming up and you need placards, a customized art piece, or just want to memorialize a saying, you'll love this photo guide. You'll see the how-to for lettering, find projects to make your own, get practice sheets and spacing grades, and find out how to use and combine various alphabets.

I recommend this for people with great appreciation for beautiful letters but limited skill, as well as for those of us who have taken calligraphy courses before. The nice thing about this is that you'll pull it out again and again: finish one project, put it aside for a while. I promised that you'll find yourself reaching for the book again when you're ready for your next lettering exploits. Pretty as well as practical!

The Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy is one of several books I have read in this 'complete photo guide' series, and, like the others, it is excellent. The information is beautifully presented, with careful instructions neatly interspersed between helpful illustrations. The book offers a wonderful approach for those new to hand lettering and calligraphy, or those seeking to improve current skills, with useful practice sheets in the back and plenty of examples to follow. The suggested projects are a nice touch to help get you crafting and writing. An excellent resource.

I love this easy to follow guide to work on my calligraphy. I like to have it open on my iPad next to me as I work. Terrific book!
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.