Cohort-based · 6 weeks · beginner-friendly
Learn to letter, by hand,
in six Saturday mornings.
Craft Academy teaches modern hand-lettering and brush calligraphy through short video lessons, weekly prompts, and real feedback from an instructor — not a forum full of strangers.
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The curriculum
Six modules, released weekly. Everything stays unlocked once it's yours — go back anytime.
Module 1 — Grip, posture, and your first strokes
- Choosing a brush pen (and why the cheap one is fine to start)
- Upstrokes vs. downstrokes: the one rule that fixes 80% of mistakes
- Warm-up drill sheet (printable, 10 minutes a day)
Module 2 — Lowercase letterforms
- The four letter families and how to drill them together
- Connecting letters without losing consistent slant
- Common mistakes gallery: real student pages, annotated
Module 3 — Uppercase & flourishing
- Capital letters that don't fight your lowercase rhythm
- Adding flourishes without overdoing it
- Live-drawn demo: an entire quote, start to finish
Module 4 — Composition & layout
- Laying out a quote before you touch ink
- Hierarchy: making one line matter more than the rest
- Working from a thumbnail sketch to a final piece
Module 5 — Color & materials
- Watercolor backgrounds that won't fight your ink
- Paper stocks worth the extra cost, and ones that aren't
- Building a starter kit for under ₱2,000
Module 6 — Your final piece & critique
- Planning a piece worth framing
- Submitting for live critique with the instructor
- Graduation showcase — your work, shared with the cohort
Feedback from an actual person
Your instructor
Nadia Villaruz
Letterer for twelve years, four of them teaching. Nadia's client work has shipped on packaging, murals, and two national stamp designs — she teaches the same fundamentals she still uses on paid work.
Responds within 24 hours
Every weekly prompt gets a real critique from Nadia, not an auto-grader. You post your page, she marks it up, you see exactly what to fix before the next module opens.
Cohorts stay small on purpose — forty seats, never more — so every submission gets read.
Enroll
Most popular
Cohort
₱4,200
Six live Saturdays, weekly critique, graduation showcase.
Group of 3+
Bring your friends
₱3,600
Per seat, cohort access, plus a shared group critique slot.
Questions
Do I need a graphics tablet?
No — everything is done with a brush pen and paper. A materials list ships with your welcome email.
What if I miss a live Saturday?
Every session is recorded within an hour and stays in your account permanently, so you can catch up on your own time.
Is there a refund policy?
Full refund if you request it before module two opens — no questions asked.
How long do I keep access?
Forever. Once a module unlocks it's yours, cohort or self-paced.
The next cohort starts in three weeks.
Forty seats, and it usually fills before the deadline.