Hand Lettering for Relaxation: An Inspirational Workbook for Creating Beautiful Lettered Art

I absolutely love this book! I have it sitting on my desk and am able to practice during down time. It brings me a lot of joy and I am surprised how easy it is to create the doodles and calligraphy.

I just started this book yesterday, and I’m finding it hard to stop myself!! This is so much fun to practice and see come to life. Each chapter is very short, building on the lessons before it. She gives you a phrase to work on, with little extras as it goes (laurels and ampersands so far), and each step is broken down into excellent easy to follow examples. Literally, you are never left wondering how she did something or what you need to do to create the same effect. You can finish each chapter in an hour or less, including practicing, designing and coloring the fantastic borders/page designs the author puts in to fit that chapter design. It would be nicer if the book was spiral bound, but it’s not necessary since all of the “do it yourself” pages seem to be on the right side of the page. I’d love to try more from this author after I finish this book. I highly recommend for anyone who is remotely interested in this type of artistic writing! *Note: I am using a heavyweight acid free paint/marker pad (from a local box store) with Aenart Dual Brush Pens (from Amazon) and I’d recommend both if you are considering buying this for yourself or to gift someone.

I absolutely love Amy's book! Like so many others that follow her online or at One Artsy Mama, I couldn't wait for the release date. As opposed to other handlettering books I own this one, with a over 200 pages, is packed full of great little "tutorials". The book itself is sturdy with thick quality cardstock paper & can lay flat no matter what page your working on. One can tell by the detailing on each page how much time & thought went into putting this workbook together. It's too beautiful to write in! Lol Although, I would have like to seen her cover bounce lettering I can't take away any stars. This was so well put together & the price vs. the amount of info & quality is unbelievable. Most authors charge twice what Amy has, for a poorer quality book with much less material. Overall, this is by far the prettiest & most informational handlettering book I own or have personally seen. It deserves much more than 5 stars!! Amy, you really knocked it out of the park with this one!! It's an amazing workbook & a fabulous looking coffee table book! ❤

I bought this book to learn hand-lettering. I wanted to hand write my daughters sweet 16 invitations. This book is very pretty, but I can’t say I used it to learn lettering. What this book is great at is the doodles. Amy Latta could write a whole book on doodling: flowers, banners, leaves, vines, bows. I actually learned so much playing around with this book. But- if you’re looking for a book to exclusively learn lettering, this isn’t the one. I’m keeping this book regardless since my daughter and I both like playing around with border design.

I am really enjoying this book. I already had some experience with hand lettering so this is a great way to advance what I already know. I find the lessons enjoyable and relaxing, and the instructions are easy to follow. If you haven’t done hand lettering before you can still use this book…you just learn other things like borders, ribbons, wreaths, etc. along with some hand lettering.

This is a perfect book for a beginner in lettering and simple art. The book's preview of "Look Inside" gives an accurate feel for the entire book. The book is printed on thick stock and it is well bound, meaning it will hold together but you can also completely open the book without having to use a paperweight. I am new to lettering and it gives exactly what I need. It explains how to mix different types of fonts, how to blend colors together for font, how to place various words (such as curving some words while leaving other words straight), how to write in numerous font styles, how to create watercolor backgrounds, how to make monograms, how to overlap text, how to digitize your work and how to do some basic drawing. Again, if you are an established artist or calligrapher, this book is too basic for you. For a beginner, it is a wonderful, fun, non-intimidating introduction book. Personally, I like the pages best that weren't part of the preview. However, as I mentioned, the entire book is at the skill-level you can preview. So, if you like the preview, I think you'll like the book. If you're not "wowed" by the preview, you probably won't like the book.

This book seems okay but I would not rely on it to get really definite and lettering techniques it's a bit on the wonky side

This book was so absolutely worth the money! I've found that hand lettering really is a relaxing hobby, and while I originally planned to learn it for my bullet journaling, I can see myself being able to use Amy's techniques in a variety of different situations. My intention was to learn a lesson a day, but I ended up zooming through the book the first night I had it. Now I'm going back through to take it a little more slowly, and I know that it won't be the last time I do so. Unlike a lot of lettering books, there aren't a ton of blank pages--I know it's annoying to get a book and realize it's mostly scratch paper. You'll get a nice walkthrough for each lesson consisting of a few pages each, and then a page afterward to practice on. I feel too wrong to write in my book, so I just use an extra notebook. :) I recommend this book so highly, and I can't stop bragging about it. You won't be disappointed in the least.

This is probably the best book to own if you are starting off with creative writing, lettering or calligraphy! Very nicely step by step instructions are given which are simple to follow. Lots of empty space inside to practice each workshop. Contains mpre than 40 workshop to learn everything from letters in different styles, borders and doodles too! This book is everything you need! I totally love it and reccomend it..

Love it

So enjoying using this book. Divided into over 40 Workshops (I have completed 8). it is a heavy tome and covers a great deal. Quality of the paper is very good so perfect for my own attempts at lettering. Love the inspiring quotes which I practise on premium printing paper then fill in the spaces provided in the book. It is illustrated throughout with drawings and doodles which are relaxing and fun to colour in and makes for an attractive book and record of your lettering journey. Amy Latta has put a lot of thought into this beautiful book. Thank you so much!

A new hobby

I have a very artistic daughter and she loves this book. She received it as a gift when she was 9 and she and I both loved using it to teach ourselves how to make decorative lettering and doodles. She has loved it for adding flair to lettering on her school projects and making cards for people. She is now 11 and still uses this book so we bought it for her friend’s birthday. This book is great for adults AND kids. (I am NOT artistic but I have had great success in learning to do beautiful letters and doodles with this book!). She and I both equally enjoy it!