Hand Lettering "Du bist so tapfer"

Audience Title

  • Everybody 

Time Estimation

  • 30 min

What you need:

Watercolour cardboard, landscape format, from 300 g, Faber-Castell pencil Castell 9000 HB, Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen B ink pen, in black, Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencil, Faber-Castell Art & Graphic water brush, Ruler, Eraser

Handlettering "Du bist soo tapfer".

Step 1

First draw a sketch. Align the words to a vertical centre axis to create a symmetrical appearance.

Step 2

First fill in the contours with watercolour pencils in different colours, then paint over the colour transitions with the water brush.
Sketch of the handlettering "Du bist soo tapfer".
Sketch of the handlettering "Du bist soo tapfer".

Step 3

Allow the resulting colour gradients to dry well before tracing around the top line of text with the Pitt Artist Pen.

Step 4

Add the decorative lines in the top line. When the writing is dry, erase the pencil lines carefully. Finished!
Handlettering "Du bist soo tapfer".