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Newest Additions
Principles of Lettering Flourishes Workbook
My biggest freebie yet! This 18-page workbook covers what I consider to be the eight most important principles for successful calligraphy and lettering flourishing. The download includes printable PDF and Procreate versions for you to trace and study. I used these brushes to create all the lettering.
James Agee Flourished Manuscript Practice Sheet
This florid manuscript will help you practice composition and explore ways that flourishes can fill negative space. Use this practice sheet to follow along with the final exercise in my Skillshare class, Calligraphy for Mindfulness: 8 Reflections and A Meditative Exercise
Complete Alphabets
Modern Calligraphy for Beginners: Lowercase
By popular demand, I created these lowercase letter practice sheets for beginners to modern calligraphy. They follow the method I’ve taught students in my workshops for years. Hint: they’re not alphabetical!
Vienna Script Practice Sheets
This is a formal calligraphy alphabet with simple, classic flourishes. You’ll get a printable PDF (including a blank grid for your own layout practice) and a layered Procreate practice file for practicing on the iPad!
Everlasting Monoline Practice Sheets
This is a fun, monoline alphabet reminiscent of classic cursive. You’ll get a printable PDF (including a blank grid for your own layout practice) and a layered Procreate practice file for practicing your flourishing on the iPad! Watch my video demonstration.
Brushy Lettering Alphabet
This gestural brush lettering alphabet is perfect practice for beginners and pros alike. You get a printable PDF (including a blank grid) and a layered Procreate practice file for practicing on the iPad!
Whimsy Practice Sheets
Whimsy is an informal calligraphy alphabet with unique twists on classic letterforms. You get traceable formats of the upper- and lowercase alphabets and a short quote with corresponding practice guides.
Free Unlimited Skillshare Classes
Since 2013, I have taught over 40,000 calligraphers, iPad artists and creative freelancers in my Skillshare classes. I’m pleased to be able to offer new members 4 weeks of premium membership free – no strings attached!
Decorated Drop Caps Practice Sheets
Get started learning decorative, hand-lettered capitals with this full alphabet (ampersand included!). Use these as a starting point to follow my in-depth tutorial, How to Draw a 3D Letter with Drop Shadow in Procreate.
Madrid Exemplar Sheets – Printable only
These printable exemplar sheets will teach you the uppercase and lowercase alphabets of my Madrid style. They are perfect for tracing or referencing for freehand practice. Download includes high-resolution PDFs.
Brooklyn Style Practice Sheets
These 11 printable practice sheets illustrate my all-caps modern calligraphy style Brooklyn. The traceable exemplars have stroke direction arrows, and the download includes high-resolution PDFs and a layered Procreate file.
Gusto Style Practice Sheets
These 25 printable practice sheets will teach you my playful modern calligraphy style Gusto. Download includes high-resolution PDFs and layered Procreate practice files for practicing on the iPad!
Sign Painter’s Alphabet Worksheet
This fun hand lettering alphabet is inspired by vintage exemplars from the early twentieth century. Tracing them will help you focus on stroke direction, stroke order, and overall letter proportion. I used my own Sign Painter’s Brush from the Flat Tip Pens Set of my Ultimate Lettering & Calligraphy Procreate Kit.
Flourishing & Layouts
“Neither Snow…” Flourished Practice Sheet
This flourished layout comes as printable PDFs and a layered Procreate file for practicing your flourishing on the iPad! It’s meant for tracing and copying freehand, and includes a blank grid for your own layouts. Watch my video demonstration.
Frederick Douglass Flourished Quote Practice Sheet
This flourished quote by Frederick Douglass comes as printable PDFs and a layered Procreate file. It’s meant for tracing and copying freehand. Watch the video demonstration of me drawing it!
Aristotle Flourished Quote Practice Sheet
Trace this Aristotle quote to practice fancy letters, flourishing, and layout techniques. You’ll get printable versions for US Letter and A4 sizes, plus a layered Procreate file.
3 Flourished Pangram Practice Sheets
These 3 flourished layouts are presented for tracing and copying freehand. Each one uses a different letter guide template, so you gain practice with various slants and letter ratios.
Guides & Templates
Ribbon Lettering Layout Borders
This pack includes two ribbon banner designs surrounded by flourished borders. Each traceable design is lined to help you fill them with your own hand-lettered message. Tag me and show me what you make!
Calligraphy Stroke Drill Practice Sheets – Printable only
In honor of Mastering Modern Calligraphy’s first birthday, I released this sample from the book. These stroke drill sheets will help you build muscle memory, get a steadier hand, and warm up your arm for writing.
12 Lettering Guide Sheets for Print & iPad
Print these PDF files to use under translucent practice paper or to write on directly, or install the high-resolution JPG versions on your iPad for digital lettering practice!
Miscellaneous Fun
Cat & Bird Flourish Practice Sheets
Practice simple, illustrative calligraphy with these cat and dove flourishes. The sheets include step-by-step strokes with directional arrows and lots of room for tracing. You get a printable PDF and a layered Procreate file. These are free samples from my Animal Flourishes Workbook: 15 Calligraphic Animal Illustrations to Trace and Copy – available in print and for Procreate!
Pig Flourish Practice Sheets
Learn to draw a flourished pig illustration one stroke at a time! The sheets include step-by-step strokes with directional arrows and lots of room for tracing. You get a printable PDF and a layered Procreate file. This is a free sample from my Animal Flourishes Workbook: 15 Calligraphic Animal Illustrations to Trace and Copy – available in print and for Procreate!
Flourished Calligraphy Circles Practice Sheets
This pack contains four flourished, circular calligraphy designs. For Procreate users, I’ve included a layered file complete with instructions for setting up the radial drawing guides. For analog calligraphers, the printable files include exemplars, traceable versions, and a blank radial guide.
10 Ways to Write Thank You
Watch the tutorial! With these printable and Procreate practice sheets, you can learn ten ways to write “thank you” in calligraphy. Each design uses a different letter guide and style, so you gain practice with various slants, ratios, and letterforms, too.
36 Ampersands Practice Sheets
Learn 36 different styles of everyone’s favorite glyph: the ampersand. From flourished to minimalist, there’s a style for every application here. Watch me draw them!
Modern Cursive Practice Sheets
Improve your script handwriting with these fun, modern cursive practice sheets, featuring a passage from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This is a free sample of the cursive style taught in my new workbook, Modern Cursive Handwriting.
Fall Pumpkin Flourish Practice Sheets
Happy October! Learn to draw this gourd-geous calligraphic pumpkin illustration one flourish at a time! You get a printable PDF and a layered Procreate file for practicing on the iPad.
Alphabet Exemplar Coloring Pages
The three alphabet coloring pages included in this pack will teach you fun lettering styles as you enjoy a meditative activity. The download includes printable sheets and a Procreate file for coloring on the iPad. This is a free sample from my Decorative Alphabets Coloring Book.
4 Weeks of Unlimited Classes FREE
I’m a Skillshare Top Teacher with 2 million minutes of watch time. My classes are for analog calligraphers, iPad lettering artists, and creative freelancers. You can watch them all for free using the button link below.
Procreate Brushes
Molly’s Favorite Procreate Flourishing Brush
This is my all-time favorite Procreate brush for fancy calligraphy and flourishing, which I perfected over the course of many years. Its pressure sensitivity closely emulates a real pointed pen. Installation instructions included.
Ombré Smoothie Brush for Procreate
This fun Procreate brush creates an ombré color effect, utilizing the color in your palette to create tints and shades as you write. The stroke pressure is optimized for hand lettering, and it has a smooth finish, like opaque watercolor.
Chalk Calligraphy Procreate Brush
This fine-point brush makes it a breeze to draw flourished calligraphy in Procreate with realistic chalk texture. Adjust the crispness of the strokes by playing with opacity and brush size! This is a free sample ofone of the 25 brushes in my Chalk Script Procreate Brush Kit.
Flourishing Watercolor Brush
This is a free sample from The Ultimate Lettering & Calligraphy Procreate Kit, my biggest pack yet with 150+ mixed media pens and brushes, plus 100+ bonuses.
Letter Guide Procreate Brush
With just one click, this Procreate brush will stamp four lettering guide bars onto your canvas. Use it to practice your letters or create calligraphy layouts. This is a free sample ofone of the 65 brushes in myCalligraphy Composition Maker.
Molly’s Lettering Marker Brush
This fun Procreate brush has the perfect brushy texture, and just the right pressure sensitivity for lettering. Like a real marker, you can layer the ink to add definition and opacity.
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