I’ve never used a brush before and I’m just getting into lettering, is this course for me?

That’s ok! This is for complete beginners, no experience necessary. We’ll be starting with the very basic strokes, before even starting to paint words.

Will I always have access to the videos or is it just for a limited time?

When the course launches you will receive your own account login that gives you immediate access to all the videos and content indefinitely. You can work your way though the course in your own time and come back any time to pick up where you left off.

How much time will have to dedicate to learning?

We recommend you watch a lesson a day (12 days), allocating at least an hour to practicing what you just learnt. Once you have completed all the lessons, you will need to sit down to practice at least 20 minutes a day to see improvement. We know life gets in the way sometimes, so even picking the brush up for 10 minutes all counts as practice!

What other materials will I need?

You get your very own lettering brush posted out to you. The only other materials you need to get set up aren’t too expensive – a t-square for pulling up guidelines, a pencil & eraser, some acrylic paint and an A3 visual art diary from your local art shop. Once you are feeling confident, you may like to expand your kit with a few other size brushes and a longer hair brush for script work and flourishing.

Do you use brush pen markers in this course?

No, we solely focus on using a natural hair lettering brush so that we can achieve versatility in our lettering styles. In saying that, these new skills you learn will help your lettering so that you can experiment with whatever tools you like.

How do I watch the lessons and download the PDF worksheets?

You will be able to login to your account at learnbrushlettering.com on any device to see where you are up to in the program and see the videos available to watch. There will be a link to download the accompanying PDF handout that will have exemplars done by Barbara’s brush.

How long until I am really good at this?

Barbara is amazing to watch demonstrate her skills. To put things in perspective, Barbara has been lettering for nearly 45 years! That’s a lot of brush mileage. Carla has been lettering for 3 years, and has a dedicated practice as a full time letterer. It really depends how much you want to put it to learning. Our motto is Practice, Patience and Perseverance. Basically, you get out what you put in! We hope that you find your practice very therapeutic and you can’t put the brush down!

I’m left handed and smudge everywhere, should I attempt this course?

You will be glad to hear that both Carla and Barbara are left handed! They believe it’s actually a secret advantage. So please don’t be discouraged, lefties can create beautiful lettering, you just need to be shown how.

After watching all the videos, I am really struggling with picking up how this brush lettering thing works.

We have a private Facebook community where Barbara and Carla will be actively chatting with students to give feedback and advice to the work that you upload. You can share your struggles and questions with other students also. Along the way, we will be conducting Google Hangouts so you can ask detailed questions and see further demos, and you can also contact us via chat support when you’re logged in to the academy.