Well, you can "fake" them by putting a light source (desk lamp) under a glass table! And if you do want to invest on a lightpad, it's worth every penny because they make illustration, painting, and sketching a breeze! And if you're curious, I use Wafer LED Dimmable Lightpad.
the laser slider) which make them perfect for beginners! "But, light pad is pretty high tech!", you might argue. These two method are very low-tech and don't really require much investment (i.e. The second one can be use in all type of envelopes and the first one reduce my set up work by a lot. I'll be going over 2 different techniques I usually use to do addressing, one with lightpad for with envelopes without liners and another with a template. If you're unsure where to start, you can check out my workshops page for the next available class! This easy-to-use printable mailing address label template makes addressing beautiful envelopes a breeze Makes the perfect mailing address labels for wedding invitations, save-the-dates, birth announcements, Christmas and holiday cards, and much more. Unfortunately, the actual post is in Indonesian and I haven't got a chance to do the English version until now! Well, better late than never so let's get started! Obviously, you need to be somewhat proficient in calligraphy.
#Envelope address template calligraphy how to#
And understandably so since calligraphy addressing is the main reason people pick up calligraphy! So, I did this how to post a while back for a popular Indonesian Calligraphy blog. I been asked a lot on Instagram regarding my addressing. And to top it off, I usually get pretty good amount likes and followers in Instagram whenever I share them! I like that I know what my schedule will be for a day or a week, depending on the quantity. To be honest, I love working on addressing! It's pretty therapeutic just me, envelopes, nib, ink, and good music/podcast/audiobook. Oh, nothing like walking down the memory lane! It's been a fun ride to say the least. Yes, this is one of the favorite thing to do and my very first commission job I did was to do an addressing.
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