The 5 Best Simple Lettering styles (2023 reviews)

Guentertbaldo has been making feature-packed style for years, thanks to a combination of clever design and high-end materials. This is such a cute book that is actually fun to work on and just read through. It walks you through step by step on how to letter in all kinds of different ways. It’s written in an easily understandable way without jam packed pages of text to read. It gives you a lot of pieces that you can eventually mix together to create your own designs.

There are pages for practicing in each section and tricks on how to make your lettering even better. It is a regular bound book, which makes it more difficult to use. It is a great tool for adults but also simple enough for kids. It sure is cute and it’s the perfect size for on the go lettering practice.

Why We Like This:

Great guide for anyone who wants to improve their lettering
Walks you through every step with a great since of style and humor
Delivers what they promise

Best With marker: Whitney Farnsworth Simple Lettering style

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The whitney farnsworth simple lettering style is suitable and reliable and fits well with your daily purpose. It's a great way to sit out in the sun (if you have the right setup) and pass some time relaxing and learning a new skill. The spiral binding is perfect for calligraphy and lettering practice. It lets you learn the alphabet and then jumps straight into the harder lettering. Each font has its own practice pages and it takes you through each letter. The size, weight, binding, pages, all of it are so well made and practical for use.

It is easy to follow and provides a lot of space for practicing.

Why We Like This:

Great resource for beginners and veterans alike
Super cute book with simple lettering techniques
Shows you all different styles of calligraphy writing
Perfect for a beginner entering into the world of calligraphy

Best With painting: Kiley Bennett Simple Lettering style

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Not everyone likes to purchase style for their regular usage, but the kiley bennett simple lettering style would be an anomoly. This book has lots of modern, useable Alphabets to copy, trace, and learn. It is fun and enjoyable. The tracing paper at the back is a nice touch. It includes a feeble perforated page with art to hang up and some tracing paper in the back to continue practice. The book provides several alphabets in different styles for the reader to practice tracing.

This book is beautiful and it is outstanding quality. It doesn’t have the most ideas or inspiration but it is a great workbook and practicing tool. This is a good starter book for hand lettering. This book is perfect for the beginner who wants to learn hand lettering at any age.

Why We Like This:

Pretty designs and easy to follow instructions
Great lettering book plus positive phrases
Easy to follow guides for easy learning

Best For children: June Lucy Simple Lettering style

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The june lucy simple lettering style should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This book is a great starter book to practice modern calligraphy. Put together some pencils, pens, calligraphy pens, brush markers and felt tipped pens and you have the perfect calligraphy starter kit. It is great book for beginners, a lot of good information, and a great resource for modern calligraphy.

It comes with just over 100 pages of easy to follow content, this book is perfect for anyone beginning their lettering journey no matter where you are starting from. There are easy to follow directions, pages to practice, tools to use and extra fun stuff in the back of the book to show you ways to embellish your work. It is easy to understand instructions on techniques. The step by step and practice pages are perfect for beginner or advanced calligrapher. It is great book for referencing back as well as to refresh your skills.

Why We Like This:

Provides plenty of exercises and very precise
The ultimate guide to modern calligraphy and hand lettering
Good for learning to write differently

Best With watercolor: Chrystal Elizabeth Simple Lettering style

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Chrystal Elizabeth offers a variety of style for personal choice and yet maintaining quality in all the variants. This book's lettering styles are all very up to date, but not only that, it includes other ideas beyond just lettering, such as various types of backgrounds for your lettering. It covers how to form the letters and connect them. What it does have is great information on a lot of different styles, flourishes, letter techniques and compositions.

The paper in the book is actually the right kind of paper for lettering with a brush pen. It goes over strokes and letters, and different styles of lettering. It is also a nicely bound book with beautiful illustrations. It's full of great instruction and encouragement. It's like a one-stop-shop for the art hobbyist.

Why We Like This:

Breaks down the techniques and makes it easy
Wonderful learning book that has special binding to open and stay flat
Beautiful pages, detailed lettering instruction with a variety of fonts
Great book that offers practical tips and techniques for brush lettering