Hand Lettering

the art of drawing letters

• hand-lettering

• chicken scratch

Answer explanation

Hand lettering requires some level of discipline and skill to be developed in order to achieve lettering goals.

• base line

• x-height

• ascending line

• descending line

the line where the tops of the lowercase letters reach (the height of a lowercase “x”, “a”, “e”, “o”, “n”, and so on in any given typeface)

• base line

• x-height

• ascending line

• descending line

• base line

• x-height

• ascending line

• descending line

This is the line where dangling letters like “g”, “q”, and “y” rest their tails.

• base line

• x-height

• ascending line

• descending line

Which of the following is a lettering family?

• serif

• san serif

• script

a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts

• serif

• san serif

• script

the lack of the serifs is a characteristic of this lettering family

• serif

• san serif

• script

fonts within this lettering family are usually cursive with the letters connecting to one another and a variation in line thickness

• serif

• san serif

• script