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February Lettering Round Up

I hope everyone had a good February. I struggled a bit with the new Instagram algorithm changes. It really felt like fewer people were looking at and engaging with my art. I decided to dig deep and remember that I don’t create art for likes. Numbers are not the center of my creative life. Hopefully I can continue to reach the people who really care about my pieces and that is all that matters.

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January Lettering Round Up

I experimented with a lot of new things this month on my Instagram so make sure you’re following me. I had fun making lots of reels (now that I finally figured out what they are.) I also worked on some printable products which are listed in the store for any bullet journalers or planner people. See you next month for another round up!

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October Lettering Round Up

And that’s the end of my birthday month! I turned 32 this year. Very exciting stuff! I launched a few new products in the store (and am expecting one more sticker design in the mail any day now). Lots of experimentation with styles and tools as you can see. Just a whole lot of fun this month. Maybe November will be a bit less exciting and more of a time to recover before the Christmas season gets really crazy. Hope you are all well!

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June Lettering Round Up

Which ones are your favorite? I love the days where I get to incorporate a watercolor painting. I also really enjoyed how “vacation mode” turned out because it’s written on non-porous paper (Yupo paper) so it stayed raised and glossy.

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May Lettering Round Up

The theme for the month was flowers in the Instagram Challenge #showusyourlettering which I combined with one of my favorite challenges so far #ohanaletteringchallenge

May was a very good month for my lettering practice. I started to really feel confident with a few lettering styles. And I hit a landmark by reaching 300 followers on IG. I was so happy that I wrote the names of some of my followers. If you’re interested in having me write your name check out my Etsy.

If you want to see the videos and animated versions please visit my Instagram where my handle is jwinsorart and SMUSH that like button if you enjoy what you see! Thanks for your interest in my work btw. Love you all so much!

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April Lettering Round Up

I think this new, thinner style forced me to focus on the fundamentals of good lettering. At times I just couldn’t get rid of those bumpy upstrokes but my downstrokes always felt a lot more solid. I also experimented with lots of different flourishes just to see what I liked. Most of these posts were quite spontaneous and unplanned. However I do achieve a lot more balance in the composition when I do a few rough drafts. The downside to this planning is that my lettering looks a bit more stiff and I struggle to get that “flow” going.

Overall I feel pretty good about my progress over this month. I can see lots of areas that I need to continue working on to get a seamless result, like my fundamental shapes. Considering I only have a little time each day to dedicate to this hobby I’m proud of how it’s going. It’s still something I’m finding very fun and that’s really what I’ve been needing from my creative work lately.

Hope you enjoyed this round up! See you next month and happy practicing.