Beginner Watercolor Lettering Basics Tutorial : Tips + Tricks for Handlettering with Watercolors

Hey Friends! Today I'm sharing all of the basics of watercolor lettering for beginners! Instead of going super in depth in one area, this video will be a quick overview of where to start, what to use and some tips for watercolor lettering. Let me know if you want a more detailed tutorial on anything specific! Thanks so much for watching!

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Windsor & Newton Round Brushes (I have size 0 & 1):
Emily's Instagram: @sizeloveletterco

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[twigthewonderkid]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!
I find watercolour lettering so addictive and much more accessible than brush lettering (I already have so many cheap and great watercolour pans and there's much less temptation to buy expensive brush pens).
More please! Maybe on blending with watercolours?

[christinetangeman]

The length of the video is not important, the content is. This video is great in length and content. Thank you, a pleasure to watch, as always. 🇦🇺

[brittanystephenson]

Hello! I have been trying to understand hand lettering better and you have really helped me! My glass dip pen will be here in the morning along with some watercolors! You have inspired me so much!! Thank you for the amazing videos!! Keep going you are doing so so so good!!!

[D-me-dream-smp]

This was amazingly helpful and you are so generous with your knowledge. I watched the whole thing easily especially listening to your wonderful narration

[_frafrin_]

I've been using your brush lettering templates from Etsy for a little over a month now and yesterday I just did my first connected letters & words! You've really helped me find a new and amazing hobby, I love watching your videos no matter how long! :D

[weebstatus]

ive been trying to get watercolors to do watercolor calligraphy for the past few months and it was such an amazing coincidence that you uploaded this video :)

[l.n.]

So appreciate the video, don't mind any length you choose to put up! I appreciate the encouragement--I've been wanting to give watercolor lettering a try--thanks for the inspo to take the plunge!

[shaywill]

I love all your Lettering.I still work through your Lettering class.

[vanessamarshfield]

Thanks for your video! Super helpful in knowing what I can try! I have used Prang watercolor pan as a beginner and it's great. Cheap and not chalky but nice and workable and good colors on the 16 color set! :-)

[LunaofSkyfold]

Your video has been the most approachable watercolor/lettering video ive found so far and it's been really helpful! How do you clean a pad for the tray-based watercolor? I ended up messing up my white like the first thing in using it, and i'm afraid of how much I scraped out trying to clean it with a paper towel.

[roxanneb]

Thanks so much! I feel like I can breakout my Artist Loft pan and water brush, after getting frustrated over a year ago and try again 🤣😂.

[runexheart]

This really isn't a long video for the amount of information you gave :) The tip to not stick to the whole flow of the letter is something I never thought of before though - its almost like you're drawing a picture of hte letter rather than lettering it strictly :D

[strawberrycherry]

Sometimes you're using loops for b, d, h, k, l and t but sometimes you aren't. Does it mean they are different lettering styles? If they are different can you make a video of both lettering styles(full alphabet with loops and without loops)

[catedoss]

Great and perfect for what I wanted to know! Thanks.

[patu.]

Hey! Really awesome video as usual and I loved the longer content. Very informative! Just a question, what’s the last palette you used to write Hello at the end?

[angelineting]

thanks for the video! when my aquash brush starts to get dry, i try to squeeze it gently but it doesn't seem to work so i have to squeeze a few times but then it becomes too wet and i have to dry it off on tissue. is that normal? if that makes sense

[evelina]

lol i usually find myself turning this on while i eat breakfast or something 😂 we finished at the same time.. if people don’t like it well then who cares if they really wanted to know more they would find time to watch the video.. i’m surprised though you didn’t do water color markers...

[Kim-nbzx]

Hii pls translate i cant speak english im hungary: mennyi ido volt ezt begyakorolni. Elore koszi a valaszt❤️❤️🥺

[samrahsiddiqui]

Just watching it because my brush pens are frayed and unfortunately we're in lockdown 🙄

[kathygoodman]

I don't worry about how long a video is as long as it's giving good information and not just rambling on and on about something. This video was awesome! I've ordered quite a lot of supplies, so I haven't really started lettering yet. I'm learning as much as I can and taking notes. Thank you for all of the information you gave about using watercolors. It will prevent me from buying things that I really don't need to start out with. I also got to see you using the different pens and watercolors so I could see what might not work for me or has a longer learning curve. I really appreciate all of the information.