Signs of Protest
My body, my choice.
Trans rights are human rights.
Abortion IS health care.
Im/migration is beautiful. 🦋
As a politically liberal and progressive artist, illustrator, and calligrapher, I feel a calling to create signs of protest.
Here in this post, I am sharing a free template for a protest sign you can use to show your own support for the right to choose what happens to our own bodies.
Note: all comments on this blog are moderated. No hate speech will be tolerated, period.
Materials
Pencil
Permanent marker, paint pen, or alcohol-based markers (like Tombow ABT brush pens)
Sign board: I prefer foam core or corrugated sign board, instead of cardboard. Recycling an old yard sign is a good, free option.
Totally optional:
Printer that can print 11”x14” paper
Graphite transfer paper
How to make it
Start by creating a design for your phrase. I created this design in modern calligraphy on my iPad using Procreate and Apple Pencil.
Download this design for free at the button below.
Transfer design to your sign
For my sign, I printed my design on 11”x14” paper. Then I used graphite paper to trace the lettering design onto my signage material. See photo.
Create the sign lettering
Once the design is transferred, go over it with permanent marker. For my sign, I used a Tombow ABT dual-tip brush pen in black. It’s important to use a marker that won’t run in rain, snow, or whatever weather you encounter!
Use your voice.
Once your sign is complete, use it to share your perspectives with the world.
Me at a protest in Portland, Oregon.
Want to add a little flourish to your sign? Check out my flourishing workbook!
Learn how to flourish your calligraphy lettering and layouts with this easy-to-use workbook. This 14-page downloadable workbook includes more than 35 original flourish designs, traceable worksheets, suggestions for how to flourish your calligraphy letters, and more. Resources for further learning and a clickable supply list included.
Instantly downloadable PDF file, easy to print at home and get started today
Includes instructions for how to use a brush pen to create flourishes with thick and thin lines
Includes more than 35 original flourish designs, including small flourishes for lettering, large flourishes for layout, and long flourishes for dressing up letters and envelopes
Worksheets included for creating your own flourish designs
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