Draw Script
Letters
Script lettering is almost like a bubble version of cursive but with sharp edges and graceful curves. It is meant to look beautiful and balanced, with all letters proportioned to each other. It began in 19th-century England and continues to be a staple for different lettering methods. Drawing script letters may look complicated, but there are, in fact, a few simple tricks you can use to create a beautiful replica of the font.
Instructions
1. Open your Internet browser to research different styles of script lettering. Some are more embellished than others, but, in general, script lettering appears to be a fancy cursive that is slightly calligraphic. Print out a sample of your preferred script alphabet.
2. Use a pencil and ruler to trace a very light, straight line that runs across a piece of paper. One inch directly above the line, draw another, using a ruler to ensure that the lines are parallel. In the middle of the two lines, make another line made of dashes.
3. Observe the printed-out sample of the script letters. Use your pencil to carefully write in the first preferred letter inside the parallel lines, with the dashed midline as a guiding point. The cursive should be loopy and polished to appear fancy. Continue to write out any other preferred letters in the same cursive style.
4. Add the script embellishments to the letters after you have finished the original cursive lettering. Do this by making the lines of the letter slightly thicker in curved areas, coloring the empty space in with your pencil. Use the picture of the script sample as a reference and finish embellishing all the letters.
5. Sharpen the pencil and outline the final product of all the letters so that they are solid and even. Use an eraser to remove the parallel lines, any visible dashes left over, and any stray lines from the letters themselves.
