Lesson #1 - Hand Lettered Single Stroke Alphabet Introduction

In this lesson you will learn the basics of the Hand Lettered Single Stroke Alphabet. Pro Tip: PRACTICE!

[RalphArchbold-ynvh]

Ive been a signwriter for over 50 years and this is exactly how i was taught ..great to see the trade is being kept alive

[arturogonzales]

Thanks Miss Darla. I wanted to be a sign painter since I was 11. I'm 77 now and after I've tuned in to your instructional videos I'm on my way !

[charrasssss]

Great lesson, great way to teach which is very hard, you can be a great artist but that doesn’t make you a good teacher, and you have it. Thank you

[macmerc]

Just brilliant, thank you.
I started signwriting at school but life took me on another path to the architecture on the drawing board. However, at 65 I’ve decided to try it as a winter hobby. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos. Keep up the great work
Kind regards
From Scotland

[normanhathaway]

I was born that way too! Keep 'em comin' Miss D.

[shaolingangster]

What an honor it is to be learning this from you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[TJ-vlzl]

Darla dee.u are great at what u do. I've been a house painter faux finisher for 23 years I'm just starting to get into lettering..i like how u do urs and I think you would make a great teacher. Awesome video thank you for making .

[kimsmith-gfxv]

You are so right about the part where you talk about how saying it has to be practiced a 1000 times can be discouraging for a beginner. And even though, as you say, there are a lot of books and videos out there, I had trouble finding comprehensive tutorials showing *traditional* methods. I love your videos Darla, keep them coming.

[LauraFRAN]

Thank you Darla first time here, I have subscribed. I am 69 yrs old and I paint letters on rocks, I have customers that request I paint their names or name of their pets or their addresses on rocks but my writing is not the best, this will help me tremendously to improve thank you again

[oddskies]

Keep the videos coming Darla! They're helping out this aspiring sign painter up in Fort Worth. Thanks :)

[crimetime]

I'm here from the spsg. Thank you and the rest of the SG for everything you do for us.

[billwilliams]

I just knocked out my first 102 of these. Thanks, Darla!

[johnmagee]

What a joy to find you! I’m a 62 year old beginner to this art form and am stoked! Thanks for putting these straightforward tutorials out for us! Appreciated!!!!

[hsa]

It was the best sign painting video I've ever watched for beginners! :)

[EBouhendi]

I am not a sign painter. I happened to watch this as get the link from a courts I am auditing. I watched it to the end. I should say the teaching is brilliant and you are lovely. Thank you for the video.

[davecurtis]

This is the best information on YouTube, Darla I wish you would make more videos we really love the way you teach. Would love to see a video on how you lay out the spacing for each letter. Thanks again for all you do

[janita]

Love your videos! I hope you are doing good and return soon for more of them, thats a treasure you show all your tricks!

[fastlane]

Please, please, please make more of these - It's calming watching these shapes/letters being worked on. And say hi to my hometown there in Corpus Christi! Great stuff!

[BillieJayne]

This is so wonderful and you are a pleasure to learn from. Can't wait for the next lessons! Thank you.

[jaydb]

Darla I so love your personality and teaching style. Spot on for ME. Excited to watch all your other lessons. You perfectly balance your mom energy: encouragement and discipline.