Reviews for The History and Technique of Lettering

The average rating for The History and Technique of Lettering based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-02-23 00:00:00 Deborah Monk This book is a guide to transfering images onto fabric, and covers a range of methods from copiers to stamps, screen printing and photochemical methods. It is rather text-book like with it's easy-to-follow step-by-step discussions and references to pieces created by fabric artists (Is that the term?) using these methods. Although some of the information in this book is quite dated (I'm reading the 1992 version), I found it to be very useful, informative, and inspiring to my creativity. I have taken notes and fully intend to use some of these techniques.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-09-07 00:00:00 Philip Jones I got this book because it is beautiful. It contains no art instruction at all. Instead, the author shows you lovely pictures from her own and her students' journals and talks about what using a sketchbook to preserve your feelings and memories from your trip. The idea is not to make sketches that you will some day turn into a masterpiece or to practice techniques or to learn something new, although you may do all three. Instead, she wants you to return to your vacation spot when you open your journal after you have returned home. She includes her own narrative and that of her students. Some of those students have never taken an art class before and some are accomplished artists. It's a refreshing approach and encourages you to start right now.