Happy Hands Project

Calligraphy by Pauline Ibarra

Modern Calligraphy Workshop — Revamped!

The Happy Hour modern calligraphy workshops here in Singapore just had a makeover with a revamped calligraphy kit. Rebranding has been in my mind the past few months and it’s still ongoing as I try to update the tools here and there. Last ...
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Free Photoshop Brushes For Halloween

Halloween is coming! Here’s a free download for you, my lovely readers—5 wicked Photoshop brushes for Halloween, plus 2 bonus ones to make your artwork more interesting. These are hand-lettered words converted into high quality Photoshop ...
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3 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR BRUSH LETTERING UNIQUE

Hello brush lettering beginners! How do you make your brush lettering pieces unique? You have mastered the technique of using the brush pen and you’re even able to write beautiful lettering with it. The next step now is to make your brush ...
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Workshops With Pentel Dual Metallics

I witnessed so much love during the Mother’s Day weekend workshops here in Singapore with Pentel and Tokyu Hands! This was the first time I’ve taught classes using my favourite Hybrid Dual Metallic pens. What I love about these pens ...
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Freebie: Brush Lettering Desktop Wallpaper

I have a free download for all you hustlers out there. I haven’t done a desktop wallpaper freebie in a while, and I think it’s high time to give one away! It’s time to give our desktops a makeover and at the same time have a ...
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Calligraphy and Lettering Classes on Skillshare

Have you thought about taking online classes to learn lettering, calligraphy or any other creative skill? I’ve rounded up 4 of my favourite online creative classes that I’m sure will kickstart your journey on lettering or calligraphy! I’m ...
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Brush Lettering Workshop

We had all sorts of colour gradients during last month’s brush lettering workshop. This is a more relaxed class (compared to pointed pen calligraphy, in my opinion), and a more colourful one for sure. The latest brush lettering class was ...
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Calligra-freebie: Calligraphy Guidelines

A few weeks ago I made the ultimate calligraphy checklist available for download. Now it’s time to practice, so whip out your beginners’ tools because it’s time to start writing! Here’s another calligra-freebie—guidelines ...
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Modern Calligraphy Starter Kit Giveaway

How does a  modern calligraphy starter kit giveaway sound? It’s time for me to give one away for free! It’s that time of the year again. January is a very important month for Happy Hands Project and myself because I will be ...
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The Ultimate Calligraphy Supplies Checklist

The first rule in learning pointed pen calligraphy is this: PRACTICE WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS. This blog post has a free download of the ultimate calligraphy supplies checklist, and I have listed the tools I used myself when I was starting out. ...
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