Are you looking for different ways to letter your headings? While some fonts can be difficult, I'm sharing how to draw bubble letters easy peasy lemon squeezy with you today.
The great thing about this font is it's excellent for beginners and lettering pros. Once you get the hang of it, you will make so many different variations.
At the end of the tutorial, you can download all the steps as a printable, so you can follow along or even trace over till you feel comfortable... Remember, it's a process, and as long as you are practicing, you are progressing!
So let's have some fun! Take a break from our responsibilities and life worries!
Get your favorite markers out, and let's get on with it!
How to Draw an Easy bubble letter alphabet font
I always start with a pencil and make alterations till I'm happy! Then, I use a black marker and trace around the outline.
If you find lettering these difficult, grab the free pdf, and use tracing paper to practice until you get the hang of it.
As always, you can access the pdf from the Resource Hub!
Choose your colors
Now you can color the letters in with any markers on hand.
Pro Tip: If you find the first step a bit challenging. An easy hack is to start with a significant tip marker and write your letters. Then trace around with a black marker.
Alternatively, your can start by writing your letters in any way you like and then use it as a guide to drawing around them in a bubble font.
Easy ways to Stylize your bubble font
Once you know the basic concept of how to draw a bubble letter font, you can have fun making different variations. There are so many simple things you can do to make your lettering way more interesting.
Add a gradient color
Here is an example of how I added a gradient color to my font. I chose a wavy line between the two colors, but you can also blend them in more with no harsh line.
Each will give a different effect. Maybe use a different pattern, such as zig-zags.
Bubble letters easy way to add shadows
You can get different effects by changing where your light source is. So if you choose your light source in the top right corner, your shadows will be on the bottom left corner.
This concept applies to any font, and once you have enough practice. It will become second nature.
How to draw easy patterns to your bubble letters
Here I added dashes to the shadow of my font, just for something extra. It's the little things you add that make a piece stand out. So don't be afraid to experiment.
Adding highlights is my favorite part. Get out your white gel pen and add bubbly dashes where your light source would hit. So the top left tips of each letter.
Sometimes, the white gel marker isn't opaque enough. Please wait till the layer dries, then go over it, which should solve the problem.
I just added this to show a different variation. Pink donuts with drizzling chocolate frosting were my inspiration. Oh, and I nearly forgot I added colorful sprinkles on top to finish the look.
Some other bubble letter easy ideas would be:
- draw the top layer white for an icy look.
- How round you draw each letter will give different effects.
- The gap between your letters will make a huge difference.
- Outline the whole word to make it pop even more
For more tips and ideas, be sure to read this: Easy Bujo Font Tips To Make Your Headers Amazing
Don't forget to head to the Resource hub to get the printable pdf for future reference.
More bubble font inspiration
Here are examples we've used in our bullet journal spreads. In the first example, each letter of the word 'struggle' changed the proportions. So I draw the lot wider than the top.
Now, looking at 'June,' I've added swirly ends with a lowercase font. Then outline the whole world and finally, add a light grey marker for the shadow of the entire word.
In the last example, I wrote 'coffee' in a slimmer bubble font and wrote the whole word in one size.
Let's keep going to see what else we can do with our bubble fonts.
How to draw bubble letters - easy way by changing the spacing
I want to show you how spacing can make a massive difference in these examples. The first word, 'know.'
There is a gap between each letter, and I've added a line to emphasize the shadow with a smaller fine tip pen.
The gap creates a more uniform look.
Now, the word 'enough.' It's more graffiti-looking, with the letters overlapping. Then the line for the shadow isn't drawn uniformly with gaps.
By applying these simple steps, you can see how the word becomes bolder and stands out. Significant for quote pages, where you want to emphasize important words.
We are up to my favorite 'August.' I added dashes on the outline of each letter. and drew different patches. This header is so cute and fun and looks like someone has stitched this word together.
Give it a try!
I touched on how rounding each letter can make a difference. Some letters are round in 'November,' and others have a sharp corner. It's like a hybrid between block and bullet letters.
For 'December,' you can always use the first letter in a bubble font and the rest in a simple uppercase font. Adding little doodles will add to the aesthetics.
But it doesn't have to stop at doodles if you are in the mood for some fun. Header decorated my keychain 'DEC' header with different patterns and colors.
How to draw bubble letters - easy way by changing your guidelines
So we are usually used to lettering on straight lines, but let's be daring and try using guidelines in different shapes. My 'sweater' word is lettered where I use a curved line at the top and the bottom.
But get creative and try diamond shapes, ovals, and whatever else your creativity takes you.
These examples are just so much fun and take your headings to the next level. Switch out some letters with doodles that are similar in shape. You can see that these October headings are screaming Halloween. They look different, but they are in the same font. Cool huh?
Finally, in my last example, 'December,' I used the gradient effect to blend the colors gradually. I was also switching it up by mixing upper and lowercase letters.
Do you see those tiny dots on the page? I saturated my paintbrush with gold paint and splashed it on my page because why not?
I hope I have given you different ideas on using this simple font. So practice and experiment, and more importantly, 'Just have fun with it.'
Until next time guys, Happy journaling, everyone!
We use Pinterest for so our lettering inspiration. Check out this group board where we collect all the bujo fonts that inspire us!
https://www.pinterest.com/zpiecesdigital/bullet-journal-handwritten-alphabet-font/