Brush Lettering Practice Sheets: uses, sizes and printing tips
Guidelines sized for brush pens: a 15 mm x-height with slightly shorter ascenders and descenders and slant lines at 65°. Big brush pens need room — go to 20 mm for large markers or down to 7–10 mm for small-tip brush pens.
How to print it
- Choose the paper size (US Letter, A4, Legal, A5 or Half Letter) and portrait or landscape — the page updates as you change settings.
- Choose a pointed pen / brush layout with an x-height in millimeters, or a broad-edge layout measured in nib widths, then the slant angle.
- Add a title or a name/date header if you want, or keep the page plain.
- Click Print / Save as PDF. In the print dialog choose “Actual size” (100%) and turn off “Headers and footers”.
Tips
- Practice thin upstrokes and thick downstrokes as drills before whole words.
- Rule the page to your pen: for broad-edge hands, the x-height is measured in nib widths, so a wider nib needs taller guidelines.
- Slant lines are guides, not rules — keep the angle of downstrokes consistent with them.
FAQ
What size works for small brush pens?
Small-tip pens such as a Tombow Fudenosuke work best around 7–10 mm x-height.
Will brush pens fray on printer paper?
Regular copy paper can fray felt tips; print on smooth laser paper or place the guide under marker paper.
What do the guidelines mean?
From top to bottom: the ascender line (dashed), the waistline (top of the x-height), the baseline (darker) and the descender line (dashed). Small letters sit between the waistline and the baseline.
Is it free, and do I need an account?
It is completely free with no sign-up and no download. Change the settings, print it or save it as a PDF, and bookmark the address — your settings are stored in the link.
Related paper
More Handwriting & Calligraphy: Handwriting Practice Paper · Kindergarten Writing Paper · Primary Writing Paper · First Grade Writing Paper · Story Paper · Four Line Handwriting Paper · Spencerian Script Practice Sheets · Blackletter (Gothic) Calligraphy Guide · Foundational Hand Guide Sheet · Genkouyoushi (Japanese Manuscript Paper) · Tianzige Chinese Writing Paper · Mizige Calligraphy Grid Paper · Korean Wongoji Paper
↑ Customize and print the Brush Lettering Practice Sheets