If you’ve ever wanted to create eye-catching, polished hand lettering, this course will walk you through the process step by step. Over the span of six thoughtfully designed lessons (more than nine hours of video instruction), you’ll learn the techniques, tools, and creative strategies you need to develop a lettering style that’s entirely your own. Along the way, you’ll pick up tips for spacing, embellishment, and composition that you can apply to any creative project.

Supplies

You don’t need anything fancy to start! Begin with a pencil, eraser, ruler, light-colored paper, and any pen. As you work through the lessons, you might decide to add optional tools like Micron pens, colored pencils, a white gel pen, or even watercolor and a pointed pen for special effects.

Course Structure

Each lesson includes several instructional videos and a recorded class discussion where common questions are answered and extra tips are shared. Many lessons include a quiz and/or a helpful PDF to enhance your learning experience and reinforce important concepts. I recommend pacing yourself at one lesson every 7–10 days — enough time to practice and build momentum without rushing.

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: The Basics
  Create a self-assessment piece you’ll revisit in Lesson 6, then learn the foundational terminology of lettering — from the difference between calligraphy, typography, and hand lettering to the vocabulary that will help you talk about letterforms with confidence. We’ll also review tools and supplies that can enhance your practice.
• Lesson 2: Foundational Letterforms
  Practice basic block lettering forms, starting with serif and sans serif styles, then explore variations. You’ll begin building your own custom alphabet while focusing on proportion, consistency, and personal style.
• Lesson 3: Script Lettering + Flourishes
  Get comfortable with script lettering, then add flourishes for elegance and flair. You’ll learn how to keep your script style consistent and how to blend script into block lettering for visual variety.
• Lesson 4: Kerning + Layouts
  Discover how to adjust letter spacing in context and create layouts that flow beautifully. We’ll cover balance, visual hierarchy, and spacing, then walk through designing and refining a complete composition.
• Lesson 5: Artistic Effects
  Make your lettering pop with impactful treatments like 3D forms, ombré gradients, intertwined letters, and illustrated elements. These effects help your work stand out and add personality.
• Lesson 6: Applying Concepts
  Re-create the piece you made in Lesson 1, applying everything you’ve learned. This before/after comparison gives you a clear, satisfying view of your progress and personal style growth.

Optional Community Access

If you’re a TPK Premium member, you can share your work and get feedback in the private Discord group. The TPK Premium Discord is a friendly, supportive space for asking questions, posting photos, and connecting with other students. Non-members can still ask questions within the course discussion area.

Enrollment

The Hand Lettering 101 eCourse is a one-time purchase of $60 for lifetime access. Once you enroll, you can start at any time and move through the lessons at your own pace.

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In this course, you’ll embark on a captivating flourishing journey. A series of engaging video lessons will help you discover the secrets behind making invaluable pencil drafts, the best flourishing shapes, and successful ink application. You’ll learn the nuances of selecting the ideal tools, and the video demonstrations will help you master ink consistency, stroke contrast, and posture.

Take advantage of the hands-on practice that this course’s accompanying 10-page worksheet provides! With it, you can apply your newfound skills, trace over expertly crafted iterations of the flourished phrase, and compare your progress with each iteration. The exercises and assignments in the worksheet will challenge and inspire you to achieve greater heights in your artistry. As you progress through the course, you have ample opportunities to fine-tune your techniques and critique your own work. With the bonus assignments, such as crafting personalized flourishes and experimenting with different phrases, you’ll unleash your creativity and discover endless possibilities.

Supplies Needed

Flourish With Me: A Pointed Pen Calligraphy Online Course requires a few basic supplies:

• Graphite pencil + reliable eraser
• 32# HP Premium Laserjet paper (affiliate link) – or a similar pointed pen calligraphy-friendly paper for printing out your worksheet set
• Your favorite nib + pointed pen combination (I used a Brause EF66 nib + oblique pen holder)
• Dark-colored ink (I used sumi)
• Cup with water + a non-fibrous cleaning cloth

Lesson Structure

• • Lesson 1: An Introduction to Flourishing (9 minutes)
    In this quick lesson, we’ll dive into the world of flourishing and lay the foundations for your success in creating captivating calligraphy designs. You’ll learn the key concepts and techniques that form the backbone of flourishing.
  • Lesson 2: The All-Important Pencil Draft (33 minutes)
    In this comprehensive lesson, we’ll guide you through the process of creating a well-balanced pencil draft. Discover how to choose the perfect flourishes for your piece and bring your vision to life. Make sure to have pages 1-4 of your worksheet set ready for hands-on practice.
  • Lesson 3: Adding Ink (33 minutes)
    Unleash your creativity as we explore the art of inking while you gain valuable insights and techniques that will elevate your calligraphy skills to new heights. From selecting the right tools to achieving optimal stroke contrast, this lesson will empower you to create stunning inked masterpieces.
  • Lesson 4: Finishing Up (10 minutes)
    In this lesson, we’ll discuss the crucial steps to wrap up your project and complete the homework in your worksheet set. Although the video is short, there’s plenty of homework, so take your time and give each task the attention it deserves.

While the total viewing time of the video instruction in this course is only 1.5 hours, I’d recommend allocating yourself at least 5 hours to complete all of the assignments in the worksheet set. It’s best to take this course one section at a time; flourishing requires good posture and a fresh outlook. As such, try to finish in a week or more.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a world of artistic pointed pen calligraphy expression. You won’t find a course like this anywhere else. Have a fabulous time!

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• You have a strong understanding of how to properly hold a calligraphy pen/form characters.
• Exerting balanced pressure on both tines of the nib isn’t a problem for you.
• You have a preference for and familiarity with a specific pen/nib combination (e.g. “I love using the Brause EF66 nib in an oblique pen”).

This self-paced intermediate calligraphy online course is the most comprehensive course yet to grace the TPK site! Without constraints on time or demonstration limitations, I was able to film everything I want to show you — from how to use certain inks to fun flourishing techniques. You can pause and re-watch videos as needed, and if you don’t quite understand how to do something, there’s a “Discussion” portion under each lesson where you can ask questions! All lessons include a short quiz, and most lessons include homework assignments.

To take the course, you’ll just need the course worksheet (print it out on 32# laserjet paper) and a dip pen, a nib, and ink. Whatever you’ve been using as a beginner is perfect!

Here’s the course layout:

Lesson 1: Different Calligraphy Inks (41 minutes)

• This lesson includes nine different videos that cover the following inks and how you might use them: gouache, India ink, iron gall ink, metallic watercolors, sumi ink, walnut ink, white ink, watercolor (as ink), and Ziller ink.
• Bonus material includes how to waterproof your calligraphy plus the foolproof way to combine calligraphy and watercolors.

Lesson 2: Different Pointed Pen Nibs (20 minutes)

• This lesson includes five videos that cover six different nibs (Nikko G, Brause EF66, Brause Rose, Brause Steno, Leonardt Principal, and crowquill nibs.)

Lesson 3: Different Pens (9 minutes)

• In this short lesson, we’ll talk about straight pens and oblique pens. I believe I can give you some insight that you don’t already know!

Lesson 4: Different Papers + Must-Have Items (10 minutes)

• In this lesson, I’ll teach you about some different papers that you might consider writing on. We’ll cover which papers to use for what and their quirks. At the end of the lesson, we’ll cover must-have intermediate items like a light box and a rolling ruler.

Lesson 5: Bouncy Calligraphy (20 minutes)

• Many calligraphers find bouncy calligraphy mystifying because it requires not writing in a straight line. In this lesson, I’ll help you overcome your fear of putting some movement in your strokes!

Lesson 6: Flourishing (55 minutes)

• The flourishing section will help you make organic-looking flourishes with confidence and grace! You’ll learn how to flourish individual letters, how to flourish words, and how to make white and gold reinforcement flourishes.

Lesson 7: Guidelines and Centering (26 minutes)

• In this lesson, I’ll teach you how to make beautifully centered, orderly calligraphy by drawing guidelines.

Lesson 8: Inventing Your Own Calligraphy Styles (6 minutes)

• Part of being an intermediate calligrapher is inventing your own calligraphy styles. In this lesson, I’ll give you “clients” to create projects for. You’ll need to submit photos of your projects to me in the lesson quiz. (Don’t worry if you’re technologically challenged — it’s easy to upload the photos, I promise!)

The total viewing time for this course is over three hours. Depending on your schedule, I’d recommend allocating two months to do everything that you’re asked to do in the course.

Once you purchase this listing, you will be given full access to the Intermediate Calligraphy Online Course videos and worksheet set! Please note that you must have or create an account on TPK to take the course. If you do not have an account, you can easily create one during the checkout process (or create one now). Once you checkout, you will receive an email with a link to the course, or you can find the course in your account.

This course description contains an affiliate link to Amazon.com.

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This self-paced Improve Your Handwriting eCourse will act as your go-to for developing handwriting that you’re proud of! The course walks you through several techniques and drills in the thorough TPK style that learners love. The goal isn’t to radically alter your handwriting (it should still represent you, after all), but you will learn how to write with:

• Better spacing – Cross Drills help you to keep the spacing between your letters consistent!
• A more relaxed grip – Thanks to Relaxation Drills, you’ll learn how to write without tension, leading to polished letters.
• Confident and smooth strokes – As a result of filling out all the drills in the worksheet. Confident strokes always lead to impressive writing!

If you don’t quite understand how to do something, there’s a “Discussion” portion under each lesson where you can ask questions! All lessons include a short quiz and homework assignments.

Here’s the course layout:

Lesson 1: Self-Diagnosis

• This lesson includes two short videos and helps you to pinpoint exactly what you want to change about your current handwriting.

Lesson 2: Setting Yourself Up for Success

• This lesson includes four short videos and walks you through:
  • How to ensure that you have the proper writing conditions
  • Using the best writing tools for you
  • Gripping the pen in a way that’s right for you
  • Helpful tips for lefties

Lesson 3: Exercises

• This lesson includes six short videos, all dedicated to improving your handwriting in general via exercises. The exercises include:
  • Relaxation Exercises, Picket Fence and Brick Wall Drill, Currents Drill, M’s Drill, Clouds Drill, and the Ova Drill.

Lesson 4: Improving Your Print

• This lesson includes four short videos. In the lesson, you’ll learn:
  • How to write in neat, mature print
  • How to write using three examples of aesthetically-pleasing print handwriting (“Neat Print”, “Brandi’s Handwriting”, and “Architect Handwriting”)

Lesson 5: Improving Your Cursive

• This lesson includes ten short videos. In the lesson, we’ll go over:
  • How to improve your cursive via filling out the cursive-specific drills in the worksheet set
  • Effectively writing three beautiful examples of cursive (“Elementary School Cursive”, “Spencerian Handwriting”, and “Lindsey’s Handwriting”)
  • Ways to modify your cursive with embellishments and personality

Lesson 6: Practice Suggestions + Handwriting Inspiration

• This lesson includes one short video that details different ways you can practice. The lesson also enumerates tips over how to write neatly “in real life”! The lesson concludes with several examples of handwriting inspiration that you can incorporate into your everyday writing.

The total viewing time for this course is approximately 1.5 hours, but I’d recommend allocating one month to do everything that you’re asked to do in the course.

Once you purchase this listing, you will be given full access to the course videos and worksheet set! Please note that you must have or create an account on TPK to take the course. If you do not have an account, you can easily create one during the checkout process (or create one now). Once you checkout, you will receive an email with a link to the course, or you can find the course in your account.

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The Janet Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Worksheet Set was released in April of 2019 and features the following:

Getting Started with Brush Pen Calligraphy Videos (4 Videos)

There are four short videos included with this worksheet set to teach you proper writing form and get you started with using the worksheet and Janet Style Brush Pen Calligraphy. The videos are:

• An Overview of Different Types of Brush Pens (3:50)
• How to Hold a Brush Pen (3:52)
• How to Use the Janet Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Premium Worksheet Set (11:57)
• Using Janet Style Brush Pen Calligraphy “In the Wild” (8:21)

Core Janet Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Worksheet (36 Pages)

The Core Janet Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Worksheet includes everything you need to know to get started, including:

• Information on how to choose a brush pen
• Detailed instructions on how to hold a brush pen
• Stroke practice
• Brush pen calligraphy alphabet practice
• Brush pen calligraphy word practice
• Troubleshooting & FAQ page
• Lined general practice

Stroke Reference Sheet + Alphabet Exemplar (8 Pages)

The Stroke Reference Sheet walks you through how to write each letter step-by-step. You can use the alphabet exemplar to look at when you’re working on projects! It serves as a reminder for what each letter looks like.

Intensive Alphabet Practice (65 Pages)

Print off specific pages on a per-need basis to master letters that you have trouble with.

Intensive Word Practice (27 Pages)

Print off specific pages on a per-need basis to practice putting Janet Style brush pen letters together to make words.

If you have any questions about TPK printable calligraphy worksheet sets, feel free to get in touch with me or visit the FAQ page!

*Please note that TPK printable calligraphy worksheets are available for personal use only. Your patronage helps me to continue to offer these sheets at such a great price! So, please, if you want to give a copy to a friend, pay for that copy. For other use (e.g. classroom), please contact me. This product description includes an affiliate link to Amazon.com.

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Lesson 1: Faux Calligraphy

• Video: How to Create Janet Style Faux Calligraphy (6:27)

Lesson 2: Strokes and Drills

• Video: Writing Strokes and Drills (12:04)

Lesson 3: The Janet Style Calligraphy Alphabet

• Video 1: Janet Style Letter Formation Practice (6:43)
• Video 2: Writing Out the Janet Style Alphabet – A Real Life Stroke Reference Sheet (14:31)

Lesson 4: Writing Words

• Video 1: Janet Style Calligraphy Word Practice (8:42)
• Video 2: Writing Out Janet Style Words (20:30)
• Video 3: Taking on Challenging Words (3:56)
• Video 4: About Slant Lines (3:04)

Lesson 5: Calligraphy Customization + How to Make the Perfect Envelope

• Video 1: Adding Flourish to Janet Style Calligraphy (3:11)
• Video 2: Varying Calligraphy Guidelines (4:47)
• Video 3: Making Wavy Guidelines (5:25)
• Video 4: Modifying Letterforms (3:42)
• Video 5: Making a Perfectly Centered Janet Style Envelope (12:02)

The course also includes an intro video, putting the total number of videos to 14. The total viewing time of all these videos is approximately 105 minutes long. However, the course will take much longer than that to complete as all lessons include homework and a quiz. It’s a good idea to give yourself at least two weeks to digest everything in the course.

Once you purchase this listing, you will be given full access to the course videos! Please note that you must have or create an account on TPK to take the course. If you do not have an account, you can easily create one during the checkout process (or create one now). Once you checkout, you will receive an email with a link to the course, or you can find the course in your account.

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Lesson 1: Preparing to Create Pointed Pen Calligraphy

• Video: Creating Faux Calligraphy (20:03)

Lesson 2: Pointed Pen Calligraphy Supplies

• Video 1: Supplies (9:57)
• Video 2: Prepping New Nibs (8:39)
• Video 3: Setting Up Your Workspace (2:58)

Lesson 3: The Straight Pen Holder

• Video 1: Straight Pen Overview (19:57)
• Video 2: For the Lefties – Tips for Using the Straight Pen (5:47)
• Video 3: Beginner Problems (7:00)
• Video 4: Straight Calligraphy Drills (12:50)
• Video 5: Writing Uppercase Letters (18:05)
• Video 6: Writing Lowercase Letters (15:45)
• Video 7: Writing Words (16:53)

Lesson 4: The Oblique Calligraphy Pen

• Video 1: Oblique Calligraphy Pen Overview (16:58)
• Video 2: Should You Use an Oblique Pen? – A Video for Lefties (6:07)
• Video 3: Writing Letters With the Oblique Calligraphy Pen (24:12)
• Video 4: Writing Words With the Oblique Calligraphy Pen (17:14)
• Video 5: Writing Words Without Guidelines (3:56)

Lesson 5 (Optional): Creating Copperplate Calligraphy

Note that this lesson includes a 10-page printable workbook that is separate from the course workbook. If you choose to complete this lesson, you will need a printer.

• Video 1: Writing Uppercase Copperplate Calligraphy Letters (19:08)
• Video 2: Writing Lowercase Copperplate Calligraphy Letters (12:08)
• Video 3: Writing Copperplate Words (20:45)

Lesson 6: Guidelines and Practice

• Video 1: How to Draw Pencil Guidelines (4:24)
• Video 2: Effective Practice Suggestions (4:29)

The course ends with a short video explaining your post-course homework. The total viewing time for this course is approximately 4.5 hours, but I’d recommend allocating two months to do everything that you’re asked to do in the course.

Once you purchase this listing, you will be given full access to the course videos and worksheet set! Please note that you must have or create an account on TPK to take the course. If you do not have an account, you can easily create one during the checkout process (or create one now). Once you checkout, you will receive an email with a link to the course, or you can find the course in your account.

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The Kaitlin Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Worksheet Set is the first brush pen worksheet set to be offered on the TPK website! It was released in November of 2016 and features the following:

Getting Started with Brush Pen Calligraphy Videos (4 Videos)

There are four short videos included with this worksheet set to teach you proper writing form and get you started with using the worksheet. The videos are:

• An Overview of Different Types of Brush Pens (4:57)
• How to Hold a Brush Pen (5:03)
• The Key to Brush Pen Calligraphy: Picking Up Your Brush Pen (2:43)
• How to Use the Kaitlin Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Premium Worksheet Set (7:40)

Core Kaitlin Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Worksheet (45 Pages)

The Core Kaitlin Style Brush Pen Calligraphy Worksheet includes everything you need to know to get started, including:

• Information on how to choose a brush pen
• Detailed instructions on how to hold a brush pen
• Stroke practice
• Brush pen calligraphy alphabet practice
• Brush pen calligraphy word practice
• Stroke dips practice
• Stroke reference sheet
• Troubleshooting & FAQ page
• Lined general practice

Intensive Alphabet Practice (67 Pages)

Print off specific pages on a per-need basis to master letters that you have trouble with.

Intensive Word Practice (28 Pages)

Print off specific pages on a per-need basis to practice putting Kaitlin Style brush pen letters together to make words.

If you have any questions about TPK printable calligraphy worksheet sets, feel free to get in touch with me or visit the FAQ page!

*Please note that TPK printable calligraphy worksheets are available for personal use only. Your patronage helps me to continue to offer these sheets at such a great price! So, please, if you want to give a copy to a friend, pay for that copy. For other use (e.g. classroom), please contact me. This product description includes an affiliate link to Amazon.com.

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Lesson 1: Kaitlin Style Faux Calligraphy

• Video 1: How to Create Kaitlin Style Faux Calligraphy (Duration 4:12)
• Video 2: Faux Calligraphy Bonus Project: Ombré Envelope (4:16)

Lesson 2: The Basics of Kaitlin Style Calligraphy

• Video 1: Writing Strokes and Drills (9:12)

Lesson 3: The Alphabet

• Video 1: Letter Formation Practice (4:46)
• Video 2: Writing Out the Kaitlin Style Alphabet (10:09)

Lesson 4: Connecting Letters to Write Words

• Video 1: Kaitlin Style Calligraphy Word Practice (3:16)
• Video 2: Writing Out Kaitlin Style Words (18:51)

Lesson 5: Bounce Lettering + Dealing with Double Letters

• Video 1: Bounce Lettering (7:04)
• Video 2: Dealing with Double Letters (6:02)

Lesson 6: Tips + How to Address a Kaitlin Style Envelope

• Video 1: Tips (3:17)
• Video 2: How to Address a Kaitlin Style Envelope (5:16)
• Video 3: Thank You for Taking This Course! (0:23)

The course also includes an intro video, putting the total number of videos to 13. The total viewing time of all these videos is approximately 90 minutes long. However, the course will take much longer than that to complete as all lessons include homework and a quiz. It’s a good idea to give yourself at least two weeks to digest everything in the course.

Once you purchase this listing, you will be given full access to the course videos! Please note that you must have or create an account on TPK to take the course. If you do not have an account, you can easily create one during the checkout process (or create one now). Once you checkout, you will receive an email with a link to the course, or you can find the course in your account.

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Lesson 1: Amy Style Faux Calligraphy

• Video 1: How to Create Amy Style Faux Calligraphy (Duration 2:26)
• Video 2: Amy Style Faux Calligraphy Place Cards Project (5:51)

Lesson 2: Writing Amy Style Letters

• Video 1: Writing Strokes and Drills (5:16)
• Video 2: Amy Style Letter Formation Practice (4:16)
• Video 3: About the Amy Style “S” and “s” (2:21)
• Video 4: Writing Out the Amy Style Alphabet – A Real Life Stroke Reference Sheet (12:13)

Lesson 3: Writing Amy Style Words

• Video 1: Amy Style Word Practice (5:56)
• Video 2: Difficult Amy Style Words (4:16)
• Video 3: Writing Out Amy Style Words (18:10)

Lesson 4: Amy Style Calligraphy Variations

• Video 1: Adding Flourish to Amy Style Words (3:54)
• Video 2: Varying Amy Style Guidelines (4:56)
• Video 3: How to Make Wavy Amy Style Calligraphy (2:09)

Lesson 5: Calligraphing an Amy Style Envelope

• Video: Calligraphing an Amy Style Envelope (17:46)
• Download: Amy Style Envelope Helper

The course is approximately 90 minutes long, but will take much longer to complete as all lessons include homework and a quiz. It’s a good idea to give yourself at least two weeks to digest everything in the course.

Once you purchase this listing, you will be given full access to the course videos! Please note that you must have or create an account on TPK to take the course. If you do not have an account, you can easily create one during the checkout process (or create one now). Once you checkout, you will receive an email with a link to the course, or you can find the course in your account.

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