problem with the letter “t” on this sheet. If you notice the leg of the “t” was going to hit and join the tail of the “g” try not to panic in these situations. With practice you will see things like this develop and whenever you have the slightest sense of doubt, simply STOP until your mind has a chance to catch up with your airbrush and the both of you will decide what to do. Situations like this are not uncommon in hand lettering. In this case I pulled my “t” closer to the “s” (not so much as to cramp either one) and picked up the momentum and spacing of running “c’s” as quick as I could. Since I kept the flow, to anyone’s eye you can hardly notice that there was a problem. There is nothing per- fect in hand lettering but you must strive to be as precise as you can. Remember the care or carelessness in your practice will determine if you succeed. I believe if you examine this page closely you will be able to see the entry and exit of each of the letters and I hope it’s of some help to you.

I’ve given you a lot to learn a lot to practice. I hope you find it to be a lot of fun!!

Since we still have twenty letters left in the alphabet to revue you might think we haven’t made much progress, but in fact you’ve been learning the remaining twenty letters all the while. By this time I think you have an understanding that the script alphabet only requires two strokes (a slanted line and a slant- ed oval) the ability to make graceful running “c’s” and double stroked “n’s”. I’m fairly certain you also understand that the en- try into a letter is very important, as well as the exit and proper spacing is critical to the overall appearance of the word. With this knowledge and of course many hours of diligent practice you should be able to hand letter all 26 letters of the lower case script alphabet.

The following picture shows the sample sheet you need to try and replicate. It’s far from perfect and seems simple enough but you will find it a challenge. Be hard on yourself and learn to see flaws in your work early on in your practice and correct them before they become habit. As you see improvement in you’re lettering stand back and savor the feeling of accomplish- ment. In the next issue of Airbrush Technique Magazine I will discuss the capital letters of the script alphabet. Many of you who prac- tice both the Egyptian letters and the lower case script letters will find them selves well prepared to handle capital script let- ters and there would be no reason not to play with them prior to another article. Capital letters can be up to two to three sizes larger than their lower case counterparts; it’s attractive to over emphasize capital letters very dramatically if possible. Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32