Close-up of Molly Suber Thorpe’s hand writing calligraphy with white ink on black paper using a pointed calligraphy pen, with art supplies and notebooks in the background.

I’m Molly—a calligrapher, teacher, and writer whose work spans modern and historical styles. For sixteen years, I’ve enjoyed designing custom lettering for clients and publishing books, classes, and tools for people who want to explore calligraphy as a creative outlet and a career.

Molly Suber Thorpe’s hands drawing flourished calligraphy on her iPad, using the Procreate app and an Apple Pencil.

I work in both analog and digital mediums. But whether on paper or on a screen, writing by hand connects our mind and body because it always begins with the tools we’re born holding: our hands.

Molly Suber Thorpe teaching a modern calligraphy workshop, learning over a student’s paper helping them form letters with a pointed calligraphy pen and black ink.

The belief that calligraphy is a mindful practice as much as a visual art informs all the educational resources I create, from free downloads to online courses. Whether you’re just getting started or have years of experience, you’ll find what you need here to grow your lettering practice.

Learn, practice, and study lettering

I teach in many different formats, depending on how you like to learn and work. Some of what I make is free, while other resources are more structured and in-depth. All of them are built around the same goals: clear instruction, steady practice, and creative exploration.

Online Courses

A still from from a Skillshare class by Molly Suber Thorpe, with black hair and glasses smiling at the camera, wearing a black top, showing her hands with red-painted nails, in a room with framed typography artwork.

Structured calligraphy classes, in both analog and digital formats, from beginner to advanced techniques.

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Three of Molly Suber Thorpe’s calligraphy books stacked on a light blue surface: Modern Calligraphy, Mastering Modern Calligraphy, and The Artful Pen.

Calligraphy Books

How-to guides to modern calligraphy and cursive designed for focused, repeatable practice.

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Collection of calligraphy flourish practice sheets and an iPad with an Apple Pencil showing decorative loops and swirls.

Free Practice Sheets

Free toolkit stuff
Free toolkit stuff
Free toolkit stuff

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Molly Suber Thorpe drawing flourished calligraphy letters in Procreate, with her cat's tail curled over the top of the screen.

Procreate Tutorials

Free video and written tutorials to learn digital calligraphy using Procreate for iPad.

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A collection of vintage calligraphy and desk tools, including scissors, pointed pens pens, pencils, paperclips, labels, and a ribbon, arranged on a white surface.

Writing/Blog

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Molly Suber Thorpe with red painted fingernails writing in a notebook with a white fountain pen and green ink; the unfinished text says “round the doorways, double…“ There are open books, a ruler, and writing tools on the surrounding desk.

Cursive Practice

My Lettering Toolkit is a free archive of calligraphy and cursive practice files, designed for paper and Procreate.

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Gain access to my free archive of printable practice sheets and Procreate brushes by signing up for Molly’s Lettering Toolkit:

Skillshare Classes

I’m honored to bear the badge of Top Teacher on Skillshare, with over 50,000 students and 2 million minutes of watch time. I teach calligraphy, flourishing, iPad lettering, illustration, and freelancing classes. View all.

Procreate Brushes

I design realistic Procreate brushes for iPad lettering and illustration. These are tools I originally created for myself to use in my own work, and have made available to other artists and creative freelancers. View all.

YouTube Calligraphy Tutorials

I release calligraphy and Procreate tutorials on my YouTube channel. The videos are generally bite-sized, and target specific lettering techniques. I also publish relaxing, quiet demonstrations, if you’d like to sit back and watch me work. View all.

Fonts

My type design isn’t only hand lettering! I love to design fonts, too, all of which have a handwritten look or are based on historical exemplars. View all.