Letter Strokes, ContinuedBasic strokes ofRoman-style letters are thick-and-thin letters without extensiveroman-styleornamentation; therefore, it is a good alphabet to begin hand lettering. Holdlettersthe carpenter’s pencil so that the square-chiseled point makes an approximate30-degree angle to the lettering guidelines. Practice the six basic strokes ofhand lettering. Notice that the pencil lead automatically makes the strokesthick or thin based on the direction of stroke. Once comfortable with thebasic strokes, begin combining strokes to form letters.Figure 5-31 shows the six basic strokes, the sequence, and the direction eachstroke is made to form the roman-style alphabet.Figure 5-31.—The six basic strokes in the formation of the roman-style alphabet.Continued on next page5-30
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