20 Lettering Artists Who Use Odd Materials

Laura Busche March 31, 2021 · 3 min read

Lettering has come a long way from an exclusively hand-drawn and static form of art to incorporate all kinds of digital tools and animation techniques. The Procreate app has enabled letterers all around the world to perfect their art with precise styluses created by companies like Apple, Adobe, Adonit, and Wacom. A wide array of pre-designed brushes have also made digital lettering more accessible and realistic. However, there are creative forms of lettering that fall outside of the hand drawn or digital domains: words that are crafted with incredibly odd physical materials. Throughout this article, I’ll share 20 examples of lettering artists that are pushing the boundaries of the craft and thinking entirely out of the box.

Cake Lettering by Susan Houseman

Una publicación compartida de Calligraphy(EAMC) Lettering (@4inksusanh) el 7 Feb, 2018 a las 2:35 PST

Cookie Lettering by Belén La Rivera

Una publicación compartida de Belén La Rivera (@belenlarivera) el 7 Feb, 2018 a las 3:17 PST

Rock Lettering by Merilee

Una publicación compartida de Μ Ξ Я Ι Ŀ Ξ Ξ (@merileeloo) el 2 Abr, 2018 a las 7:15 PDT

Flower Lettering by Becca Clason

Una publicación compartida de Becca Clason (@beccaclason) el 24 Abr, 2018 a las 10:28 PDT

Confetti Lettering by Becca Clason

Una publicación compartida de Becca Clason (@beccaclason) el 11 Nov, 2016 a las 6:05 PST

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Clay Lettering by Paula Nelson

Una publicación compartida de Paula Nelson • Muralist (@whoa_nelson) el 24 Jul, 2015 a las 9:00 PDT

Seashell and Sand Lettering by Paige Firnberg

Una publicación compartida de Paige Firnberg (@paigefirnbergdesign) el 14 May, 2018 a las 7:09 PDT

Embroidered Lettering by Cathy Heck Studio

Una publicación compartida de Cathy Heck Studio (@cathyheckstudio) el 8 May, 2018 a las 3:07 PDT

Balloon Lettering by Flores Ser

Una publicación compartida de Flores ser (@floresserr) el 16 Mar, 2018 a las 2:48 PDT

Papercut Lettering by Cyla Costa

Una publicación compartida de Cyla Costa (@cylacosta) el 2 Feb, 2018 a las 6:15 PST

Cheese Lettering by Enon Avital

Una publicación compartida de Enon Avital (@e_known) el 17 May, 2018 a las 11:11 PDT

Lettered Denim Jackets by The Lovely Exchange Co

Una publicación compartida de T L E Calligraphy (@thelovelyexchangeco) el 23 Feb, 2018 a las 11:39 PST

Nut Lettering by Yvette Nakamoto

Una publicación compartida de @yvettenakamotodesigns el 7 Jun, 2017 a las 1:13 PDT

Ketchup Lettering by Yvette Nakamoto

Una publicación compartida de @yvettenakamotodesigns el 19 Jul, 2016 a las 3:22 PDT

Collage Lettering by InkAboutIt

Una publicación compartida de j o r d y (@inkaboutit) el 13 Nov, 2017 a las 8:45 PST

Lettered Tattoo Designs by Caitlin Courtney Designs

Una publicación compartida de Caitlin Courtney (@caitlincourtneydesigns) el 20 Ago, 2017 a las 7:42 PDT

Leather Lettering by Coffee Calligraphy

Una publicación compartida de Yvonne | Coffee & Calligraphy (@coffee_calligraphy) el 26 Abr, 2018 a las 9:37 PDT

Wood Burned Lettering by Graceful Deliverance

Una publicación compartida de Hand Lettering / Kelsey (@gracefuldeliverance) el 7 Sep, 2017 a las 9:56 PDT

Pretzel Lettering via Hand Lettered and Loved

Una publicación compartida de Tanya Levandoski (@hand.lettered.and.loved) el 15 May, 2018 a las 9:06 PDT

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Laura Busche

Brand strategist. Creating design tools to empower creative entrepreneurs. Author of the Lean Branding book. MA in Design Management from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

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