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Putting shadow and light on letters is the hack of a lifetime! Once you learn the technique (I’ve written a post on how to shade letters that you can read here), it’s pretty easy to create the illusion that your letters have a third dimension. It’s great for example when you’re just writing a word on a card (“Congratulations”, “Thank you” or “Merry Christmas”, well okay that was two words but you get the idea) because a shadow makes the word fuller, more professional and kind of turns the word into a picture in a flash. Or if you have a headline or short quote that you want to attract eyes. I promise, people will be very impressed.
When it comes to shading, brush pens are unrivaled, they create a solid and wide shadow that gives the letters a clear imprint. In this kit, I’ve acted as a muscular and overbearing doorman – I haven’t let many people in, no matter how much they’ve nagged me. Those who have been allowed to pass in the queue got it because of nice colors and different sizes and unmatched in their guild. To these gray wands I added two magic highlight creators of different kinds, a jelly pencil and an acrylic professional, and BAM, the world’s first(?) and best(!) shadow kit has seen the light of day.
Those who got ahead in the queue are:
Karin Brushmarker PRO, Cool gray 1 and Warm gray 1
Poland’s wonderkid Karin Brushmarker is impossible to ignore in a context like this. Generous with her colors, durable nylon tip, what’s not to like.
Staedtler Pigment Brush pen, Light Gray.
Waterproof and new, with a slightly narrower but quite firm tip reminiscent of Faber Castell’s Pitt Artist Brush (which you can find in the Smallish Brush Kit). I am very fond of the shade.
Pentel Brush Sign, Light Gray
When you want to add shadow to slightly smaller letters, or maybe just make a drop shadow (I explain what it is here), Pentel’s bright, easy-to-handle little Brush Sign is PERFECT
Uni Posca PC-1MR, 0.7 mm White
Posca is best known for their larger pens, but they also make this little gem, full of opaque acrylic color for all the little white details. Roughly pleasant!
Uni Ball Signo Broad
But if you prefer a ballpoint pen with jelly ink, this is your weapon of choice. Uni Ball Signo’s ink is a little more off white, a little less white than Poscan’s.
And hey, don’t forget that opaque white ink can do more than just highlights. It also works great for lettering or outlines on black or dark paper, or as a pattern on solid letters in color. Using a Pen with opaque ink in the same color as the paper you’re drawing on, you can do a lot of fun things! Plus, I have one more word for you: Tippex.
