How to Create Lettering for Psychedelic Posters

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Draw out your groovy design neatly in pencil.

   Try to make letters fit together like puzzle pieces, and try to give them some kind of flow, while avoiding them touching.
   
   Make sure that the corners of the letters are suitably rounded.
   
   Fiddle around with the letters to make them as big as possible.
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   Step 2: Go over the letter outlines with black pen.

   Fix any mistakes you see or try to fill up any blank spaces on the page, but be careful
   - the pencil was easy to rub out, this isn't. , This should leave the ink lettering clean-cut. ,,
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   Step 3: Use a rubber to erase the pencil markings around the letters once the ink has dried.

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   Step 4: You can now leave the letters black and white

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   Step 5: which can look good for maximum contrast

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   Step 6: or fill them in with colouring pencil or ink.

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   Step 7: Include some cool peace symbols.

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