Old School Lettering 101, Part 03 : Ames Lettering Guide

For this third installment in my journey to learning HAND comic book lettering (as opposed to my digital specialty), I'm going to show you how to create a practice sheet with your Ames Lettering Guide... a sheet we will use in the next segment to practice drawing consistent letterforms with the nibs we sharpened in the previous parts. Some have expressed their dislike for this video because I fail to describe how to set up the wheel and all that... if this video does not give you what you're looking for, I do suggest you search other AMES LETTERING GUIDE videos. Here, I only demonstrate how to make lines equal distances apart :)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Comic
• Book
• Hand
• Lettering
• Ames
• Guide

[mdmuellerpdx]

Not only do I enjoy your demonstration of how to use the Ames Lettering Guide, I post it on my course website for Introduction to Architectural Drafting to supplement my in-class description and demonstration. Your wry delivery is a big hit.

[DigitalCAPS]

@mdmuellerpdx Thank you! I really appreciate it. Hey, it helps to be loose when drawing line after line after line after line :D

[fazxs]

I know for architecture + interior desing, the lines must be as light as construction lines, does it matter here?

[DigitalCAPS]

When hand lettering comics, you'll end up erasing the lines once the letters go down, so the lighter the better. I only made them easier to see for the sake of the video. I should have mentioned that. Thanks!

[RadicalxxxNinja]

Thank you for posting this!

[Diego1999ist]

Thanks, I just got an Ames, and this helpe a LOT!! :D

[pnelmatirian]

this was very helpful, thank you!

[egyptian316]

A 2mm lead holder with a hard lead (2H or harder) will give you very fine guidelines. Another good solution is a .05mm mechanical pencil with blue non-photo leads. The blue lines will be almost invisible when the work is copied, but blue plastic lead can be fragile and it's not for everyone.

Keep the craft alive!

[selfreliantboy]

Thanks for the vid !

[mrssnowy]

Many thanks, I couldn't figure it out by myself. :(

[mrssnowy]

Many thanks, I couldn't figure it out by myself. :(

[SydnieStilwell]

ALL....... FRICKIN...... DAY.....LONG. :D

Thank you so much for posting this--couldn't figure this thing out until your vid. Thanks!

[SCUBONZIES]

HE KNOW'S WHAT IT'S LIKE