I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.

This is a beginner’s guide to the art of brush lettering. The author makes a fair attempt to share her enthusiasm with the art. The book begins with explaining the necessary tools such as brush pens and paper. It’s great that she also provides suggestions based on her experience to the items that work best for her.

The part where the book lost me occurred after that with the description of the practicing the “mark making” and strokes to get desired effect of thin and thick marks. As much as I tried to follow along, I became frustrated.

Suddenly, I realized that there weren’t enough pictures for some of the demonstrations described. One paragraph refers to a picture of a wreathe that isn’t depicted. Then, as I went on I realized that the book was not organized very well. The steps provided to accomplish each task are numbered out of order.

This definitely needs to be edited and reviewed. It’s not a book ready for publication in my opinion. Of course, I have the digital version but I’m guessing the print version would be the same. It’s difficult to give a review on a book which isn’t really complete or edited.

***Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.***

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I found this to be an excellent beginners guide to brush lettering, especially since I’m a total newbie to the subject. The subject matter was very easy to follow with beautiful photos. Also had several projects to try at the end of the book, most of which I’d like to try 😊

This is a good beginner book for anyone wanting to have a go at brush lettering. It is a good craft for someone to get started on as it is relatively inexpensive and easy just to have a go at. It would be a good skill to acquire for those interested in journaling, card making, scrapbooking, interior design and more established artists. The book itself is beautifully laid out, bursting with inspiring pictures and colour. The step by step projects are easy to follow and clearly written. All of them can be easily adapted and changed to include your own ideas or to suit your needs. It is such an absorbing and calming craft that it is a great one to take up in these troubling times.

If you're looking for a book that will help you to hone in on your brush lettering techniques, this is not the book for you. Instead, this book offers quick notes on creating both regular and italic brush letters with a couple pictures. For most of the book, there are different projects that implement brush lettering.

In my opinion, cute ideas, but I could probably find these on Pinterest.

This is a fun guide to doing brush lettering projects. There are 20 projects in all, and they tend towards things like making custom place cards (one project has you using lemons as the canvas, another using paper tags that you slip onto pear stems), envelopes, ornaments, etc. You typically will use either a brush pen or a paintbrush and paint. Clark goes into basics of how to do the lettering but not great depth and not a lot of variety. It's a fun distraction and not expensive or tricky to follow. The projects are divided by season and should provide some fun inspiration. Lovely color photos accompany the directions.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

Review- There are many forms of art and craft, drawing, painting, calligraphy this specific book talks about brush lettering.
Brush lettering is basically writing letters using a brush pen or normal paint brush in different designer ways. ABCD in simple standard form and ABCD in a decorative forms that is the difference in short. Do not confuse calligraphy with brush lettering. The author gives an excellent introduction to the place the basics of brush lettering , the basic alphabets and methods to draw them are clearly given better than videos on YouTube. Introduction from how to draw basic alphabets and practice strokes and how to hold the pen everything is very clearly listed and easy to understand. There are images as well to make learning brush lettering very easy and fun.
The book progresses in a milestone manner, from learning the basics to doing gift material brush lettering for festivals and occasions. I feel for new beginners, there should have been more instructions about basic word patterns and not advanced level directly. More phrases and how to enhance the word lettering would have made this a 5/5 star art book.

I would like to thank @netgalley
And the publisher for providing me with the E-arc.

This is a fantastic book to get started with I love the rabbit craft the best and it has great tips to start and perfect technique and ideas to get you started with a handy guide to pens and equipment to enable you to make items for gifts and of course yourself to display!



A fun look into a different to the normal crafts that is simple enough anyone can give it a go and try!



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

I have been wanting to learn modern brush lettering for a while and this book has been a great way to get started with practising.

This book is very well laid out with sections on
tools
alphabets and
practice tips.

I also liked that there are 20 different projects for you to work on such as
cake toppers
brush lettered pumpkins
chalkboard labels and
an advent calendar

I have so much time on my hands lately that I love doing a little bit everyday and i'm very hopeful that I can make something from the book very soon.

Thank you for granting my wish.

I loved this great lettering book. It helps with showing up close on how to write your letters. Then it goes into seasonal crafts to create with the lettering. I love the layout and the easy to follow directions. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes to craft or knows of someone who likes to craft.

Went through this in a couple of hours. A very good book for beginners! I had some knowledge on the topic and had a go at brush lettering before but it was still very helpful for me and I tried many of the exercises. All the projects seem fun and I will likely do some of them in the coming weeks, as soon as I have practiced my lettering well enough :)

This book is perfect for you if you're looking for a basic introduction to brush lettering or you're looking for fun projects to apply those newly acquired brush letting skills.

What I love: Becki introduces the basic brush strokes to practice thin and thick strokes, compound strokes, and some basic flourishes. Explanations are provided in a straightforward manner as if you are having a chat with the author. Helpful hints and tips are found throughout. (As a calligrapher, I even learned a tip that would have helped me in regards to holding the pen and applying pressure when I was first starting out.) Projects corresponding to each season follows the tips and tricks for basic lettering in the second half of the book. For each project, each step has a corresponding picture showing exactly how to execute each step. I recently started decorating paper to wrap packages I mail via USPS. I realize now I should purchase a certain type of paper to complete this project.

This book is NOT the resource you're looking for if you want to learn modern brush lettering. There are only three pages for basic strokes and two pages dedicated to variation in the modern alphabet. These would serve as a reference page, rather than a trace and replicate.

Thank you to Becki Clark, Pen & Sword, and NetGalley for this complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review.

*Thank you so much for Netgalley and Pen & Sword for providing me this arc in exchange of my honest review*

I was super excited to dive into Modern Brush Lettering, since I am obsessed with brush lettering and crafts.
The 20 seasonal projects of the book are amazing, creative and easily doable: aesthetic home decor projects! I was hooked! I instantéy completed the brush lettering basics and it was fun to learn how to use the brushes and different tips properly!

If you are a crafty person or just enjoys DIY that goes well with each season: You have to have this book on your shelf! I am sure I will decorate my house for fall and use the tips for my Christmas dinner this year! :)

The illustrations are gorgeous, easy to understand the steps and it is an extra that the author offers you help through her media contacts.

Really easy to follow and super fun!! After reading it made me want to writ like that all the time, with wonderful photos too! I love it!!!

This is a fantastic book to learn brush lettering. The author writes this book to use the Pentel brush pen, but it is easy to use with others. I used her techniques on my iPad digitally and it worked pretty well, obviously it takes a lot of repetition and practice, but this is a great guide.

I have a few friends who do brush lettering, so have been intrigued for a while, but wasn't sure where to start. This book was EXACTLY what I was looking for! So easy to follow and lays out the whole process in a clear, comprehensible way, with instructions and great images too. From what pens and paper to use to how to do the brush strokes, everything you need to know is here.

I feel inspired by the fab craft activities included too, they're all really sophisticated ideas and none feel unattainable (once my brush lettering skills are up to scratch!). I'm already planning to do a few as presents - I love it when gifts have a truly personal touch and brush lettering my own cards and designs will let me do that.

I've just ordered my first brush pen and can't wait to get started! This is the perfect new skill to learn in lockdown.

This book is easy to follow and instructive-- I'd recommend it for beginners who want to start lettering.

Very good and informative book, it was like having a teacher sat with you as you attempt the projects. Highly recommend this book as a starting point or even for the ideas she suggests for the craft projects.

I've always wanted to learn brush lettering and I've actually taken a 2 hours class with a local artist and I've learnt the beginning techniques. I was very excited to try this book because It's been a couple months since my first time trying to learn brush lettering and I wanted to it all over again.

This book is more like a seasonal craft and DIY that you can do using hand lettering than a beginner's guide. It looks like it's for beginners but it is not really. The only reason I can do the projects that the book is teaching is because I have taken an introductory class before. The book starts teaching the downwards and upwards strokes technique and I followed it using my materials. I already have all the materials because I bought them after my first class so I used it for the projects in this book. It tells you what kind of brush to get, what kind of paper, how to hold the brush, and it also talks about not being afraid of applying pressure. But after teaching you some up, down, curves and circles strokes techniques, the book doesn’t teach you how the letters are formed or how to connect the techniques you've learnt to make a letter. For example: to do the lower case "a" you make a circle + a downward/upward stroke and you will have an "a". It does tell you that that's what you will have to do but it doesn't tell or show you how to do it and then it shows a picture of the whole alphabet with upper and lowers cases so you can try to do it yourself. So if you have never tried brush lettering before you might get very confused trying to make the letters.

I do love the projects! There are 20 different projects in this book that you can do using brush lettering and they all look AWESOME! There are projects for every season and celebration of the year and I'll definitely try some of those! I would buy it for the projects but I wouldn't give it to someone that has no idea how to start with brush lettering.

I got an advance reader's copy of this book complimentary from NetGallery in exchange of my honest review.

This book is a perfect instruction manual for anyone interested in learning brush lettering. The author provides some brief info on what you need to get started, then gets you lettering ASAP. The exercises were short and concise, coming together quickly into full alphabets and beautifully constructed words. As someone whose handwriting can be generously described as “like a serial killer,” this had me (complete with a lifetime of poor penmanship!) writing a delightful alphabet with about 30 minutes of practice.

The projects that follow are a treat. Separated by season, each project is a fun exploration of how a little bit of fancy lettering can really elevate the finished product. I already have an eye toward making many of these projects for upcoming birthdays and holidays. This book should be a staple for anyone getting into lettering, your crafts, journals and holiday cards will thank you.

I received a free electronic copy of this book through NetGalley.

As part of my professional duties at the public library, I teach adult crafting programs. This title caught my interest because I am planning a calligraphy class this summer for our adult patrons. I would like to use this book as a resource for developing lessons and would make the copy available for patrons to check out to further hone their skills. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to materials needed to begin a brush lettering hobby. It also provides basic exercises for students learning independently or in a group. The instructions may not be as thorough as an absolute beginner with little artistic experience may require; but as a teacher, it will help me to offer a more casual modern form of lettering in addition to more traditional calligraphy.

The selection of craft ideas is excellent. The photography is beautiful and the instructions are clear. I will definitely use at least a couple of these for my classes. A creative person can use these ideas as inspiration for many more projects.

I plan to recommend this book for purchase to my library.