To start, I know you are asking yourself, “What is ‘Networked Learning?'” Well, it’s using social networking, in the forms of YouTube and Help Forums, in order to learn something! Crazy? Slightly. Intriguing? Very!
So for this challenge, I have decided to learn how to do hand lettering. Hand lettering is the skill of being able to draw amazing art with words. It is what you see when you go into a coffee shop and see the drink specials written all beautifully on the chalkboard menu. This will be a huge challenge for me because I am not an artist, but I love to doodle when taking notes.
In my quest for beautiful words, I found a few sources right away that seem great:
- This is one of the first videos that I found on hand lettering. It was great because out of the first three supplies that she uses, I have two of them! That means no extra trips out to the store to get supplies for my new hobby. She does a really good job explaining the way to draw the letters focusing on the up strokes and the down strokes.
- This next video is done by a woman named Heather who has an entire YouTube series on hand lettering. She will probably be a huge resource for me in my quest to learn. Plus the flair pens she is using are one of my favorite pens! Heather does a great job being relate-able and showing very different lettering styles.
- I also found this blog dedicated to hand lettering. It also give suggestions for specific pens and pencils to use.
Below is a before picture. This is my first, documented, attempt at hand lettering. As you can see, it is not great. I am really cringing looking at the “r” in “practice.” I think I need some practice with it! Hopefully in a few weeks I can take a picture that looks a lot neater!
#teacherblog #handlettering #cep810 #networkedlearning
Teach & Tech 