There is one tool that I have always found to be particularly challenging: the brush. I became especially aware of this after taking a sing-painting workshop, and seeing how all of my letters were complete garbage. When Seattletters conference came around, I decided to challenge myself, and finally learn some

I signed up for an online Trajans class with Yves, and it was great. I learned a lot, even though I did get to the most interesting (and most challenging) part of the class — brush letters. I would definitely take the class again if I had an opportunity, just so

I will freely admit to this one being one of my most "cheaty" projects. The task was to write out a quote: Creativity takes courage. — Henri Matisse I wanted to write huge pointed pen letters, but that was hard for 2 reasons: 1. I didn't have

I don't quite remember where I saw this person, but I saw someone wearing a T-shirt that said: Don't fear failure, fear mediocrity. I really liked this quote. Apparently, it's attributed to a bodybuilder, and I wasn't able to find any other

This quote is one of my favorites: I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free. — Georgia O'Keefe When I was working on the thumbnails, naturally, I had to explore the drain concept. Needless to say,

This was another fun quote assignment for my class with Carol. We started working on it during a class session, and by the end of it I had come up with an obligatory folded pen version: Even though it was generally liked by my classmates, it just didn't