Lettering Paint Brushes



These pure red sable brushes are excellent for long wide stripes, stroke work, calligraphy, and sign painting. These brushes are hand cupped to square straight edges and have excellent flexibility and spring for smooth and even paint flow.
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HairAssorted
FerruleNickel and Gold-Plated Brass Ferrule
HandleKiln-Dried Hardwood
LengthAssorted Handle Lengths

Did you scroll all this way to get facts about lettering brushes? Well you're in luck, because here they come. There are 10415 lettering brushes for sale on Etsy, and they cost $7.84 on average. The most common lettering brushes material is paper. The most popular color? You guessed it: black. Lettering Fonts. Hand-lettered is the style where you draw each letter individually, as opposed to writing them as in cursive or calligraphy. Hand lettering is an art form that takes practice and discipline, and can mimic calligraphy or other styles.

Red Sable Showcard - L65S

Sizes Available: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

Red Sable Long Highlighter - L135

Sizes Available: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Lettering - L164

Sizes Available: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

Ox hair is coarser than sable, making it better suited for heavier oils and acrylics. These brush lines have good body and snap, as well as sharp edges.
Standard Handle

Brown Camel-Ox Stroke - L255

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/2', 1 1/4'

Dark Ox Hair Stroke - L204

Set

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Snowhite™ Taklon Signwriter - L845

Sizes Available: 3/4', 1', 1 1/2', 2'

Long hair synthetic brush that has excellent color-holding capacity and spring.
Short Flat Handle

Snowhite™ Taklon Angular - L860

Sizes Available: 1', 1 1/2', 2'

Game edition windows. Combo Signwriter - L3085

Sizes Available: 1', 1 1/2', 2'

Silver Flash Stroke - L224

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Gray Flash Stroke - L226

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/2', 1 1/4', 2'

Imitation Sabeline Stroke - L217

Sizes Available: 1/4', 1/2', 3/4', 1'

Gray Camel lettering - L387

Sizes Available: 1, 2, 4, 6

A combination of ultra-absorbent natural hairs, the extra long length of the hairs allows the artist to execute exteremly long stripes and strokes. Good body, snap, and sharp edges.
Standard Handle

These lines of lettering brushes were designed for the purpose of executing long continuous strokes without reloading color. They are highly absorbent, very resilient, and have a fluid paint release.

Brown Camel Handled Quill - L1300

Sizes Available: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 Mixmeister for windows 10.

Gray Camel Handled Quill - L15330

Sizes Available: 10/0

Brown Camel Handled Quill - L1330

Sizes Available: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

Gray Camel Mix Quill - L15500

Sizes Available: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30

Red Sable Handled Quill - L15600

Sizes Available: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30

Concord Bleached Bristle Fitch - L870

Sizes Available: 1/4', 1/2', 3/4', 1'

These brushes are best suited for outdoor work and they feature nickel ferrules and clear varnished longer handles.

Snowhite™ Taklon Fitch - L811

Sizes Available: 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1' How to download games to psp.

Excellent for base coating in large areas or applying varnish. Very versatile brush with nice sharp edges.

Gray Squirrel Quill - L15300

Sizes Available: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Kazan Sword Striper - L749

Sizes Available: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

These fitch brushes were designed for maximum control and manipulation of paint. The stiff bristles allow you to accommodate full-bodied paints. These brushes will retain their shape even with excessive cleaning.

Blitz Fitch - L901

Sign painting brush

Sizes Available: 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Bristle Fitch - L805

Sizes Available: 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/4', 1 1/2'

Speedy Fitch - L937X

Sizes Available: 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/4'

Angular Blitz Fitch - L954

Sizes Available: 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Bristle Angular Liner - L997

Sizes Available: 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/4', 1 1/2'

Angular Blitz Fitch - L955

Sizes Available: 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Snowhite™ Taklon Fitch - L810

Sign

Sizes Available: 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/4', 1 1/2', 2'

Camel Hair Stroke - L242

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8'

Red Sable Lettering - L150

Sizes Available: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

Red Flash Stroke - L219

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Light Ox Stroke - L200

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Long Red Flash Stroke - L220

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Lettering quills and brushes

Brown Ox Stroke - L203

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/2'

Lettering Paint Brushes

Grey Camel Stroke - L227

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Red Sable Stroke - L206

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Sandy Sabeline Stroke - L228

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1', 1 1/2', 2'

Ox-Mix Glaze - L208

Sizes Available: 1/2', 3/4', 1'

Brown Camel Highliner - L388

Sizes Available: 1, 2, 4, 6

Dark Ox Stroke - L204

Sizes Available: 1/8', 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Fitch Easel - L741

Sizes Available: 1/4', 3/8', 1/2', 5/8', 3/4', 1'

Lettering Paint Brushes

Hi Friend,

It has been a while since I’ve done a hand-lettering tutorial! I have posted on faux calligraphy and brush-pen calligraphy, but not on using an actual paintbrush to do calligraphy!

To be honest, lettering with a paintbrush uses the exact same methods as brush-pen calligraphy; the only difference being that you have to load the paintbrush with paint beforehand.

If you are brand new to lettering, I suggest starting by learning faux calligraphy, then brush pen calligraphy, and then paintbrush calligraphy. Being that using a paintbrush is the hardest to work with. I also have free worksheets in both my faux calligraphy and brush pen calligraphy posts that could totally be used to practice with a paintbrush as well!

The truth of the matter is that lettering is pretty straightforward! When your brush is going upward, you try to apply as little pressure as possible, and when your brush is going downward you apply pressure. Sounds easy huh? The difficulty comes in actually doing it.

As with anything else, it just takes lots of practice! It takes time to figure out the best angle to hold the brush, or the amount of paint to load the brush with, or even the letter shapes that you like most. The best way to learn is by doing! So grab a paintbrush and some watercolors (you, of course, can use this same technique with other paints or inks, but watercolor seems the easiest) and give it a shot!

Some Little Tips

  • Try using various lettering styles as I did in my Bible page! I have a post/ free printable on 10 simple hand lettering styles that you can totally do using a paintbrush with some practice!
  • Try holding your brush at a 45-degree angle. This tends to give you better control and makes it easier to create thick downstrokes.
  • Play around with the amount of water or paint you use. The beauty of watercolor is the variation of saturation/ opacity that you naturally achieve. Play around with using less water and more pigment, or less pigment and more water. Keep in mind, that if you use too much water, you might get a blotch or pool where your brush first meets the paper. This really just takes some trial and error to get a hang of preventing.

Wisdom Whispers Bible Study

The page I worked on in the video was inspired by the Wisdom Whispers Bible study by Living By Design Ministries. I am a part of the Ministries’ creative team and created coloring pages for the study! The Study is 31-days, completely free, and goes through the entire life of King Solomon and what we can learn from his mistakes. We focus on hearing Wisdom’s call to salvation, obedience, and humility. I always feel a little awkward being all “promote-y” but I really do think it is a great Bible study! You can sign up to go through the study at any time by clicking here.

One Last Thing

If you like the look of watercolor lettering, but doing it yourself is just not your thing, I sell some watercolor lettering printables in my Etsy shop! I have a full alphabet that you can use to create your own words, and well as an “I Am Power Words” printable that is one of my favorites!

Materials Used and Helpful Links

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ESV Double Column Journaling Bible (I sell these Bibles with hand-painted covers in my Etsy shop as well)

Best Paint Brush For Lettering

Aquash Water Brushes (I used Small and Large sized in the video)

Lettering Paint Brushes

Size 8 Round Paintbrush (I just get the cheap bundle packs form the department or craft store)

Hand Lettering Paint Brushes

Brush Pen Calligraphy Tutorial- with free printable