Drawing for Relaxation: Typography

Drawing for Relaxation is a series of short video tutorials. Take some time out of your day to express your mood and creativity, and perhaps see words and type faces in a new way. This video is led by Heidi, one of our learning facilitators.

Scroll down to see the materials you will need. You can also download the activity sheet that accompanies the film here.

Suitable for adults and young people.

This online session is free of charge, however, if you are able to consider making a donation, this will help us to continue to conserve our heritage and re-open our doors for future generations. All of your generous donations will be matched pound for pound by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Donate here.

View the activity film below, subtitles are available.

Materials List

For this session, you will need:

• Paper, or a sketch pad

• Pencils

• Clippings of magazine or newspaper text

• Scissors

• A glue stick

• Poster paints and brushes

• Marker Pens

Some suggested materials for the activity

Click the image to download the activity sheet