ShowMeYourDrills Starts in 10 Days!

ShowMeYourDrills is my free calligraphy course, and it's open for enrollment for the first time since 2023! ​
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We start from the very basics– you don't need ANY experience with calligraphy or art, and your current handwriting does not matter.

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In the free course, you'll get:

✔️ Full access to an online course portal (just like a paid course, but it's free!)
​✔️ 20+ videos
​✔️ Supplies PDF guide
✔️ Full printable, traceable workbooks​
✔️ Access to a private FB group (and 5 "mentors" to help answer your questions!)
​✔️ The very best (& most supportive) community of other beginners to learn with

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The new semester starts July 7th - I hope to see you there!

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It's Not Fake, It's Faux!

Want to give modern calligraphy a try but not sure about it?

Try faux calligraphy!

Faux calligraphy is hands-down my favorite beginner-friendly hack.

It looks like real calligraphy, but you don't need fancy tools, special pens, or even previous experience!

Find the full tutorial at the link below!

Just a quick reminder: Paid members inside Patreon get early, ad-free access to all my new YouTube videos!

Chalk Lettering Tips and Tricks

Using chalk is such a fun way to practice your lettering skills.

It can be tricky though, and there are definitely a few tips to make it a little easier.

I have five things I wish I knew before I started chalk lettering, and I'd love to share them with you.

Click the link below for all the details!

Ask Me Anything!

Have a question you want answered? Click the link below to submit your question! I'll answer one each week right here in my weekly newsletter.

Honestly, I don't (anymore!). These days, I will usually just grab a piece of Rhodia paper and do a few lines of drills to warm up my hand if I'm about to do a project. But I'm so confident in my own style and my calligraphy skills now that I don't do intentional sit-down alphabet practice or anything. I just consider my project-making time to be my practice time, if that makes sense!
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That said, when I was starting out and learning calligraphy, I absolutely did. I would do at least a full line or two of each basic stroke to warm up, and then I'd usually sit in front of the tv and just write words or names that people said in whatever I was watching! Just writing for the sake of writing and exploring styles as I did!
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When I was trying to discover my own style and what my preferences were, too, I'd often find other people's writing and spend a practice session just trying to emulate it in my own notepad (NOT for sharing, just for practice!). Then I'd take note of what I did and didn't like about that style and learn little pieces of it to incorporate into my own style.