 Hey guys, how are you today? We are here this week in my creative year to discuss fonts and using fonts in your artwork and using as you know already because I've already said so Using words in your artwork. I think is really important to convey your feelings and your emotions in your piece Whether you're putting it on a canvas or you're putting it in your journal doesn't in my opinion. It doesn't matter There's lots of different ways to get Creative artwork into your piece especially if you don't like your handwriting, which is what I want to talk about today There's a lot of classes out there that you can take Some on YouTube that are free that will show you different ways to do lettering and fonts everything from calligraphy and brush pen to pen and ink work I Don't remember what class I took that I thought this that I thought this was a good idea so I took a composition journal and I have one that's just for faces I have one that's for animals and I have one for fonts and so when I am in the mood I just sit down and I just take a pen and Markers and I just practice different styles of writing and then at some point when I'm done with this Which I have a long way to go It'll be a reference book for me of different ways I can write and create this is one that I use a lot that you see me do a lot That I can write and do something creative on my art pieces But if the idea of doing this scares you much less using your own writing. That's fine Get some lettering stencils. You all have seen me use these in my journals and different pieces I'll grab my Moleskine journal here and see here this page here broken. That's done with one of these lettering stencils. These are from the office supply store and They come in a pack of four each different size It's just a basic font and I just trace around the different letters With a pencil or a big pen and then after I get it traced on there I go back and I fill it in with a darker usually a black gel pen So there's lots of different ways to get words and fonts into your artwork This is just a simple office supply store stentul font stentul font You know what I mean? There might be others out there. There probably is I can't imagine there isn't so if you are afraid of Actually writing on your page Stencil it on that works but try try it and You can also print things on your computer in different fonts on your computer and cut and paste those in that works, too And I did I still do that occasionally. I also have some I don't think I have any out right now word stickers with different fonts on them, so Use you can also use scrap baking stickers, but practice with fonts practice with your writing That's the direction. I want you to go in whether you actually write it on are you stencil it on and then color it in Collage is great. I love my stickers. I love my words. I love collaging them in I'm not gonna ever stop doing that, but I also there's nothing there's something to be said for doing it this way so give it a try I want to see what you do and If you want a safe place to share it in though my creative year Facebook group is available for you to join the links in the description so go over there and Yeah, safe creative place full of like-minded people Don't forget to like share and subscribe and above all go out and have a great day Do something nice for yourself because you deserve it by yourself some lettering stencils that that's it for this week I'll see you later. Bye guys