Danae/Calligraphy Books/Lettering

Lettering artist Danae's first solo book.
The words on sticky notes you stick at work, message cards and gift tags for birthdays, exciting plans to draw in your diary, the names of your favorite idols and song titles...
A simple lesson book to help you draw all kinds of letters in a more fun and cute way.

From the basic alphabet that you just need to remember to draw cutely, to a colorful collection of phrases to suit any scene or season.
This is an introductory book to lettering that is packed with information, including how to cover up mistakes.

Recommended for those who want to decorate their gifts and messages more cutely!
・I’m not confident in my handwriting…
・I want to start lettering casually. ・I want to find a new hobby.

【table of contents】
Lesson 1: The Basics of Lettering: If you remember just this, you can write any message cutely! Five basic fonts are explained in an easy-to-understand way. We will also introduce what you need to prepare and how to hold the pen with easy-to-understand photos.

Lesson 2 Let's draw some phrases: "Thank you," "For You," "OMEDETO," "NICE," "I LOVE YOU." We'll explain some basic short phrases that you can remember and use in just 2-3 steps.

Lesson 3 Let's try drawing a quick card. We will introduce lettering phrases for various occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, Halloween, Christmas, weddings, birth celebrations, etc., to instantly brighten up special occasions.

Lesson 4 Let's try drawing a little bit in your planner. If you draw meetings that you have to work hard on or your favorite schedule with lettering, your planner will look cute! Monthly pages for spring, summer, fall, and winter, and weekly pages with more of your inner thoughts. A collection of fun ideas to read.

Lesson 5: Make it more fun with a little adjustment!
The lettering phrases you've practiced so far can be made even cuter with a little tweaking! We've put together a collection of decorative borders, frames, and other designs that will come in handy when thinking of your own original designs.

Danae
Lettering Artist
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She spent her childhood in Bolivia, South America, where she was exposed to cursive writing and English letters on a daily basis. She fell in love with the world of hand lettering and modern calligraphy, and started self-studying brush lettering in 2016. She does not only use brush pens, but also ballpoint pens, highlighters, colored pencils, and other styles to draw, and she mainly posts her works on social media.
She collaborates with companies in Japan and abroad, providing work for magazines, books, and corporate media, designing titles for product packages, supervising and producing brush lettering practice books, and providing hand lettering services at high-end brand events overseas. Her unique characters that are not bound by rules are her charm. She holds workshops irregularly all over the country to convey the charm of hand-drawn letters to many people and create an opportunity for them to become fascinated.

・Size: Approx. 15cm x 21cm / 160 pages ・Country of manufacture: Japan