Hand-Lettering 2: Composition & Balance (In-Person)

Thursday, May 28; 6–9pm CT Building on the fundamentals of drawing letters and short words in Hand-Lettering 1: Art of Letters (previously called The Art of Hand-Lettering), this follow-up workshop focuses on working with multiple words and short phrases. Learn strategies for approaching composition and layout when lettering multiple words in this in-person workshop. We’ll cover key design concepts such as emphasis, consistency, harmony, and balance. Learn tips and tricks for getting started, ways to pivot, and how to visualize your work as the sum of its parts. The majority of time will be spent hand-lettering an 8 x 10-inch poster featuring your unique phrase, quote, or words. Participants will work through a step-by-step process to hand-letter and illustrate their poster with guidance and feedback from the teaching artist. Participants will walk away feeling more confident drawing individual letters and words as well as multiple-word designs. Design skills learned in this workshop can also be helpful when designing letterpress and screen prints, and page layout and design for artist’s books and zines Level: Intermediate. Participants need to have already taken Hand-Lettering 1: Art of Letters or feel confident hand-lettering individual letters and short words. Certificate: 3 hours, Category A or D; fulfills the Core design requirement Pricing $70 | $35 Scholarship | $105 Pay-It-Forward $20 materials fee Scholarships are available for individuals facing adversity as it relates to identity, income/wealth, and lack of access to arts resources. The Pay-It-Forward rate (tuition, plus 50%) supports MCBA’s efforts to make scholarships available. We leave it to you to choose the rate that is meaningful to you based on your income, wealth, and privilege status. MCBA members receive a 10% discount on tuition. Please note: Registration closes 5/25 at midnight (CT). More Design and Content Workshops Apr 7 Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Design and Content Artist’s Books from Start to Finish Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Design and Content This virtual workshop will take you through the process of making an artist’s book from start to finish. Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Design and Content Apr 7 Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Design and Content Collage Test Kitchen Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Design and Content In this virtual workshop, learn a generative approach to collage-making that will help you explore your creative voice and learn to recognize patterns and connections in your work. Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Design and Content May 20 Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Related Arts, Design and Content Hand-Lettering 1: Art of Letters (Virtual) Workshop, Virtual, Beginner, Related Arts, Design and Content Discover hand-lettering techniques through a guided approach to drawing letters and short words, and walk away with a poster featuring your own lettering alphabet or your favorite letter! Workshop, Virtual, Begi...