Lighten your pen when writing a letter stroke going up the page, and use a heavier push on the way down. The basic, most fundamental lesson of lettering is that you apply more pressure (to create a thicker line) on every downward stroke. My favourite pen is the Pentel Touch sign pen but I’ve also seen excellent results with Crayola felt tips. This allows you to vary the thickness of the lines, but if you don’t have one of these, you can simply write as normal and then go back in and thicken the down strokes afterwards. You can use any pen you like for hand lettering, but you’ll get a better effect if you use a brush pen, or a felt tip with a flexible nib. Quick tips for hand lettering your place names
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