If you’ve followed me on Instagram for any period of time, you know that I really don’t like sketching.

Which is why the spacing is so jacked and the shading is terrible on this haha. #homwork #goodtypetuesday #ipadlettering #ipadprolettering #procreatelettering #slabserif #3dletters #sketchfirst

A post shared by Alexis Gentry (@alexisgentry) on Mar 6, 2018 at 6:15am PST

I like diving headfirst into a project and letting the undo button be my sketch. But recently, I’ve been trying to train myself to sketch out my ideas to re-think layouts, lettering styles and sometimes colors. One project whwere I actually attempted to sketch first was this Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure quote, and I was thrilled with the way it turned out.

Trying to channel my inner @homsweethom with the lettering style on this @peeweeherman quote. • • • • #ipadlettering #procreatelettering #ipadprolettering #handlettering #typography #letteringpractice #letteringquotes #peeweeherman #peeweesbigadventure #imalonerdottie #peewee #handletteringpractice #lettering #letteringart #calligratype #ipadcalligraphy #3dlettering #3dletters #nostalgia #classicmovies #favoritemovies #laurenhom #letteringstyle #homwork

A post shared by Alexis Gentry (@alexisgentry) on Jun 30, 2018 at 9:55am PDT

Maybe there’s something to this sketching thing after all!

So, with that in mind, I started working on a pack of brushes that made sketching more fun. I wanted pencils, ball-point pens, and even the look of a dried-out brush marker—which was modeled after one of my very own frayed and drying brush markers. That turned into this pack of 5 lettering brushes and a bonus texture called the Sketchy Brush Pack. You can get it now on Etsy and Creative Market.

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Here is what comes in this brush bundle:

Side note: One of my favorite (and most time-consuming) pieces of all time was created entirely with the Pencil Pusher brush in this pack.

It’s kind of insane how long it took me to make this week’s #homwork. Most of that time was spent narrowing down the list of destinations, but a good portion was deciding on which style to do for each word. Some of these are places I’ve been, some are places I want to go, and one is a fictional place I wish was real. 😉 • • • #lettering #ipadlettering #ipadprolettering #ipadletteringpractice #handlettering #handletteringpractice #letteringpractice #letteringstyle #letteringstyles #typography #typographydesign #procreatelettering #procreateapp @homsweethom

A post shared by Alexis Gentry (@alexisgentry) on Jul 15, 2018 at 11:51am PDT