by artbyrim | Dec 14, 2020 | Gift guide
The past year has been rough in so many ways for the world and here’s to hoping that better days are ahead. To cheer myself and you up I’m sharing my 2020 wishlist with the most gorgeous things I’ve come across from Swedish brands I adore! This post...
by artbyrim | Feb 20, 2017 | Supplies
The last part in the Brush Pen Guide Series reviews 5 additional felt tip Brush Pens you might find in the brush pen jungle. These intermediate sized tips can create everything from big to medium sized lettering depending on the flexibility of the tip. I recommend...
by artbyrim | Feb 13, 2017 | Supplies
Choosing the right brush pen isn’t the easiest thing. But let me tell you something… no matter which brush pen you have, you can create great brush calligraphy and lettering. We’ve reviewed the so called fude brush pens in 2 parts (part one and two)....
by artbyrim | Jan 29, 2017 | Supplies
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by artbyrim | Jan 22, 2017 | Supplies
Part 1 Brush Pen Guide This initiates a series of blog posts about our favourite thing… BRUSH PENS! Starting out with the fude brush pens, then felt and lastly the bristle brush pens. There are a lot of pens out there and I won’t be writing about every...
by artbyrim | Dec 19, 2016 | Embellishments
A great way to add beautiful embellishments to your lettering is using laurels and wreaths. This straight forward post will teach you how to make a beautiful wreath using a leaf laurel. I like to keep an inspirational page with drawn laurels to look at when I’m...
by artbyrim | Dec 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
A two colored word just stands out of the page more than a one colored word. Being able to use ONE pen to write out an entire word and get an ombré two colored effect is so convenient and fun. There are two ways to do this with your Tomow ABT dual brush pens. First...
by artbyrim | Dec 4, 2016 | Beginner Tips, Supplies
There are different types of brush pen tips and I’m here to show you how to best use them. There’s so much talk about the right hold and angle while brush lettering. We covered how to hold the brush pen in an older post. But there are also different type...
by artbyrim | Nov 27, 2016 | Beginner Tips
Practicing letter connections and spacing within a word will up your brush lettering game. You don’t always need to use your brush pens to improve. Grab the one thing I’m sure you have laying around somewhere in the house – a pencil! Using a pencil...
by artbyrim | Nov 20, 2016 | Embellishments
One of my absolute favorite things about the Tombow Dual Brush pens is that they can be used as watercolours. And another favourite thing of mine are wreaths. They just add so much beauty to a lettered word or phrase. So if you’ve been looking for a way to add a...
