In today's world we often are typing away when we want to communicate. Depending on your age, you may or may not have studied penmanship in school. Want to learn? Need a refresher?

In this book, the author offers the opportunity to begin to master hand lettering. There are examples of font styles, suggestions about art materials to use when lettering and a recognition of the importance of practice. There are many workbook pages to utilize while progressing.

If you would like to be able to do artistic hand lettering, whether for an art project, an invitation or for your own pleasure, this book could be a valuable tool. Take a look.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher...I am off to practice.

I really think this workbook can help those of us that can't draw become an expert or really good at hand lettering. The book gives you a lot of tips and what you will need to begin. As you get further into the book it helps you get more creative on what you can do with the letters and its great for beginners.

I’ve been reading a lot of Hand Lettering guides lately. Partially this is because I really do want to improve, but also partially because I’ve always been fascinated with typography. I love seeing how other artists interpret the same mediums, how they take them apart and explain it to us. I also find the art style of hand lettering to be very relaxing, so the guides can simply be fun for me as well.
This guide has to be one of the more thorough ones I’ve read. It covers all of the basics, of course, but it also covers things like terminology, flourishes, and even the ideal way to use the practice sheets included.
The practice sheets were really impressive as well. I know some people prefer that the books don’t provide it (instead preferring to provide their own) but I personally enjoy it. Mostly because it’s really helpful to have paper that’s all the same scale and has the same lines as the guides you’re using. People underestimate how important that is.
There are more guides and examples in the practice sheets than I expected. Eight full fonts/scripts are included (including lowercase/uppercase as well as the numbers and some basic punctuation). It’s incredibly in-depth.
The highlight though? That would have to be the practice sheets that come after all of that. Yes, there are that many practice guides included. There are guides on bounced words, flourishes, embellishments, and even some sample quotes to try and copy over. It’s pretty amazing, actually.
I’m looking forward to hearing what others have to say about it, but I’m personally more than happy with this Hand Lettering Guide.

Always wanted to learn how to do calligraphy? In this workbook, the author covers different types of fonts, vocabulary, tools layouts, and flourishes and embellishments. Included are practice sheets and inspirational quotes to trace and practice. The layout is well-done, the information provided is helpful. The step-by-step instructions are ideal for beginner calligraphers.

Thanks to Rockport Publishers for the ARC!

I've never practiced lettering before, so this book was my introduction to the subject. Everything is so beautiful! For years, I saw great letterings on instagram/tumblr and I always wondered how it was possible to make such wonderful art with just a pen. Now, since I've started practicing the techniques from this book, I actually believe I might be able to be good at this someday. I still have a loooong way ahead of me, but at least now I know from where to start.

I really loved this workbook. The author provides enough information so you understand concepts such as grouping. Abbey Sy walks you through different types of fonts and how to dress up each font. I really like how she included example and then gave you space to do each letter. I also loved teh grids included in teh last half. This allowed you to practice making words. I also love the included quotes and encouraged tracing to practice your drawing. The author loves teh art of hand letter and wants everyone to be as successful at it. I would absolutely buy this book!

A great workbook. I'm looking to work things like hand lettering into my classroom a bit more, and this will be a great resource. The explanation of terminology, the process, the practice... All things that will be good for my students, and really anyone who wants to play with hand lettering.

My personal bias is that with the ease of creating beautiful things digitally, we've let slide the craft of making things with our hands. Books like this one are a gift that celebrates the analog!

Note that this is a companion to Hand Lettering A to Z. I didn't realize it fully at the time I requested this for review, so this is a very short review for a very short book aimed at the print book market, because though it had some 195 pages, only about 23 of these are the book. The rest is largely-blank exercise sheets where you can practice the character sets the author lays out for you. I haven't read the original volume, so I cannot comment on that.

Those twenty-three pages lay out in brief the rules and arts required to create your own hand-lettered whatever-you-want-to create! The tips and hints start before you even write the letters, beginning with information on the kinds of paper and tools you might want to lay your hands on first, and then progressing into different styles of writing and different effects that can be achieved using those tools. I commend this as a worthy companion book, but as I said, I can't comment on the book it's a companion to!

Hand Lettering A to Z Workbook is an excellent guide to hand lettering and practice book with an informative introduction and basic instruction pages and worksheets. The flow gets more and more flourished and artistic, and culminates with some freeform examples. Good beginners guide and jumping off point for further exploration.

It is a nice workbook for hand lettering (to many empty practice pages, in my opinion, one is enough to make as many copies as you really need). This is a great book for an artist, personally I prefer Calligraphy, but I found some good ideas in this book too (flourishes, simple script and embellished script).
Thank you Netgalley for this book.

I think this is a great companion to the Hand Lettering A to Z reference book. It allows you to practice the techniques you've learned while also giving you more insight into the types of letters and embellishments you may use.

This would be great for someone just starting out in the hand lettering world who is unsure whether they want to stick with the practice. There is no need for a million new notebooks, paper types, or pens. As long as you've got a pencil and some time you can start practicing. Giving the two books as a gift would also be ideal.

A must-read for Artistic people who love journaling, writing in planners, notebooks and creating different alphabets for Artworks just for fun! My favorite part of the book are the pretty handwritten quotes (So beautiful that they made me want to start a brand-new journal right now!!). Reading this book was a joy!! I am starting to practice drawing and coloring the alphabets right away!

Thank you Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

This is a super nice book. I wasn't expecting a lot when I signed up to review it. Not only did this include a few basic alphabets and numbers, but it showcased a handful of really exceptional easy to follow alphabets! If you are a crafter and make lettered signs, this is a great book to have on hand. Loved the practice pages too!

Useful and interesting workbook to doing hand lettering. I was longing to actually be able to use the practice sheets, but because this was a electronic ARC, I was unable to print the sheets out to try them. Guess I will have to buy the book for myself! Looking forward to diving in and using this.

This workbook is well done: it explains the materials you'll need before everything else, and the way the exercises are done is by starting off with the simplest style lettering and gradually introducing the harder styles. I think it's really good for people who are new to hand lettering.
But it is a companion to a book which I haven't read, and that fact took away from my experience.
If you got the book, and considering getting this workbook, it might be really helpful to you. And if you're a person who find working with workbooks very helpful to their learning process, this book will be of great use to you. Without the main book... well, it all depends on the person and their previous knowledge on the subject.

I really liked this book about handlettering, as it gives you a lot of good tips on how to improve your handlettering or what you need to know as a complete beginner. I also liked that the author first explains some basic fonts and you can practise them and then goes on with words and whole quotes. Those were in different languages, which I liked very much. One of many handlettering workbooks, but definitely one I can recommend!

Hand Lettering by Abbey Sy

Essential Instruction and 80+ Worksheets for Modern and Classic Styles—Easy Tear-Out Practice Sheets for Alphabets, Quotes, and More

Pages full of information and practice sheets similar to those seen in elementary school allow the reader of this book to hand letter with or without serifs, bounce words and embellish with flair. There is a bit of history and terminology along with techniques and tools that provided at least a few new ideas for me to use when next I take up my pen to letter something interesting either in a letter or an art project.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rockport Publishingfor the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars

I love books like this! I can spend hours trying to hand letter. It is art and it’s relaxing to work on. I only had the digital book to look at but will be buying this book. It would be a great resource.

This book is a great way to jump into becoming an expert at hand lettering. I like the examples, especially the flourishes at the end. I can't wait to buy this book. It will make a great gift for teens and adults.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Hand Lettering A to Z Workbook is the companion book to Hand Lettering A to Z. If purchased without prior knowledge of hand lettering, or the previous book, this workbook would not provide enough information to guide you through the drills. With that being said, this workbook is pretty awesome. There are tear out practice pages for 6 different lettering styles (simple serif, serif, simple sans serif, serif, swash serif, and script) including numbers and punctuation, bounced lettering, flourishing, embellishments and a section to trace inspirational quotes.

I love brush lettering and cannot wait to work on the flourishing drills.