Illustrating Hand Lettering in Procreate

This is a quiet follow-along video where I create a hand-lettered layout design with an illustrative border on my iPad. It includes floral elements and some cute leopards, too. While it’s meant for you to be able to sit back, relax, and watch, I’ve included written instructions on the screen, so you can understand exactly what I’m doing each step of the way.

This start-to-finish demonstration starts with a pencil sketch and uses my Calligraphy Nib Brushes to illustrate an intricate design (my Fine Point Calligraphy Pen and Monoline Calligraphy Pen). You can watch each and every step I make in my work, and follow along yourself.

 

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Molly Suber Thorpe

A calligrapher, teacher, and author, Molly’s work spans both modern lettering and historical script. She writes about calligraphy and handwriting as creative disciplines—shaped by tools, technique, habit, and attention—and considers what it means to write by hand in a digital age. In addition to designing custom lettering for clients, she creates books, free resources, and online classes for people who want to develop their calligraphy and handwriting, whether as a creative outlet, a professional skill, or both.

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