Transform Your Natural Handwriting—Even The Messiest!—Into Playful Lettering

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Did you ever imagine your handwriting could become lettering art? Illustrator, artist, and Skillshare Top Teacher Samantha Dion Baker is here to show you how! In this creative Live Session, Samantha walks you through how to turn even the messiest handwriting into expressive, playful lettering—perfect for journals, artwork, logos, quotes, and more. Attendees will get to see how Samantha has done this for herself in a quick slideshow of her own sketchbook pages, filled with handwriting, logos, and illustration as well as inspiration from other artists, before trying it out for themselves in several guided exercises. Samantha shares: ✅ How she’s used her own handwriting as a key part of her art career ✅ Inspiration from other artists who celebrate "perfectly imperfect" lettering ✅ Guided exercises you can follow to transform your handwriting ✅ Tips for using tools like pens, pencils, and Procreate for lettering You’ll also learn simple ways to: - Add weight and style to your natural handwriting - Create dynamic hand-lettered quotes - Fill shapes and negative space with lettering - Combine script and caps for visual interest - Embrace the "imperfections" of your handwriting to make it uniquely yours Suggested Materials: - Smooth papers - A pencil - Various black pens (anything from a Crayola marker to a few Micron pens will do!) 📸 Share Your Creations 1. Post your finished piece in our Discord #share-projects channel - https://skl.sh/discordlive 2. Tag @sdionbakerdesign @skillshare and use #SkillshareLive on Instagram so we can cheer you on. 3. Add your artwork to the Projects tab of Samantha’s class to get feedback from the community. Love What You Learned Today? Dive deeper and keep learning with Samantha’s drawing classes on Skillshare or book a 1-on-1 with her to get feedback on your work, drawing tips, and more: https://skl.sh/3Sf2zyR About Samantha: Samantha Dion Baker is originally from Philadelphia, where she grew up in a family of artists. She graduated from The Cooper Union in New York City and spent over twenty years working as a graphic designer. Now a full-time illustrator and artist, her favorite thing to do is wander the city streets and travel with her family, drawing all of the things she does, eats, and sees in the pages of her sketch journal. She hosts workshops and teaches online classes regularly, including many classes on Skillshare. Samantha lives and works in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons. She is the author of Draw Your Day, The Draw Your Day Sketchbook, Draw Your World, Draw Your Day For Kids!, and Draw Your Adventures (coming July 15th!). Where to find Sam: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdionbakerdesign Website: https://www.sdionbaker.com Substack: https://samanthadionbaker.substack.com