Category: On my mind
My spoiler-free Star Wars: The Last Jedi review is up on Trashwire
I got the chance to review Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi for my entertainment blog, Trashwire.com. TL;DR: Great visuals, great performances, not a flawless film but still damn good.
You can read it now here: http://trashwire.com/2017/12/12/star-wars-the-last-jedi-is-damn-good-even-when-it-isnt-great.
Snowflake brushes are now on Creative Market
It’s Thanksgiving break at work, which means I finally have time to work on some lettering and Procreate brushes. Today, I realized that I had never uploaded my fun holiday Snowflake Procreate brush set to Creative Market and went about revamping the mockup images and getting that sucker up on the site. I’m happy to announce that you can now get the Snowflake brush pack on Creative Market as well as Etsy.
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Here are some of the new mockups I made with the brush set.
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Brand new Halloween brush pack for Procreate
It’s officially sweaters-and-boots weather here in Denver, which means it’s fall. The pumpkin spice latte is back at Starbucks and everyone’s sharing Hocus Pocus gifs on social media. That means Halloween is just around the corner, so I created this fun brush pack to celebrate.
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The pack comes with three lettering brushes and, my personal favorite, a cute skull seamless pattern brush. It’s perfect for all your Halloween (and Dia de los Muertos) Procreate projects. Check out some examples of the brushes below and pick them up on Etsy or Creative Market.
Letter Like a Boss – My Favorite Tutorials for Learning Lettering
I just recently reached my one-year calligraversary, and I can’t believe how much my lettering has improved. Here’s a quick before and after, if you need proof that practice pays off.
My first hand-lettered post on Instagram:
A recent hand-lettered post on Instagram:
So how did I go from the first one to the second one? Where did I start? What tips and advice can I give to people who are just beginning with lettering?
The number one thing you can do to improve your lettering: practice. I have done some kind of lettering almost every single day for a year. My Camera Roll is filled with photos of lettering I’ve done with Crayola markers, Tombows, and my personal fave, an iPad Pro and Procreate. Practice makes your hand steadier, it gets you used to pressure and speed with a marker or with an Apple Pencil, and it makes you feel more confident to try out something you might have seen online. For me, practice never feels like work. I love lettering, so it’s something I do to mellow out at the end of the day or to take my mind off work during my lunch break. If you really love it, practicing all the time is easy and fun.
Okay, you know you need to practice, but you want to take it a step further and learn some new techniques. My advice: start with YouTube. Almost everything I learned about using Procreate on iPad Pro came from watching YouTube tutorials. I have lots of favorites, but here are a few I found particularly helpful… Continue reading