I chose to use all-lowercase Kaitlin Style calligraphy to emphasize the whimsy of the lampshades, but anything will look good - even plain cursive! If you want to, you can add color to the lampshades and bulbs! Watercolor, crayons, colored pencils, and inks will all work great for that purpose.įinish up by writing the recipient’s address in the calligraphy or hand-lettering style of your choice on the right. The resulting envelope will be approximately 6-1/4″ wide x 4-3/8″ tall (15-3/4 cm x 11-1/10 cm) - a great size for sending letters or photos! You can see instructions on how to do this on the product page of the template (fourth photo). Next, fold all flaps of the envelope inward. (I love it on 32# laserjet paper, but it also looks great on kraft cardstock.) Cut the template out along the gray outline. You can download the resulting printable envelope template by clicking here! Once you download the template, print it out on your preferred paper. I then used the steps outlined in Lessons 3 and 4 of the Digitizing Artwork & Calligraphy eCourse to digitize the illustration and make a PDF printable out of it. Once I finished the lamp/lightbulb illustration, I scanned it into Photoshop. Once the ink dries (~3 minutes), you can erase your pencil lines! How to Use the Printable Envelope Template Once you’ve drawn the artwork in pencil, trace over your work with sumi or India ink and a Nikko G nib.įeel free to get playful! You can add line patterns to some of the lampshades and be creative with how you trace over the ropes suspended from the “ceiling”. For inspiration, you can Google “vintage lampshades” and “lightbulbs”. If you want to draw something like it yourself, I would recommend starting with sketching out a few hanging lamps and lightbulbs in pencil. The illustration featured on the printable envelope template is very simple, and was fun to create. The project also gave me an excuse to draw (which I love), and make something that I hope you’ll enjoy using!
Still, just because you can doesn’t mean you necessarily have the time, and that’s why I decided to make today’s “Luminous” printable envelope template.
I know that every single person who reads this blog is capable of making an impressive piece of mail art.