Tolga Girgin was born in Simav, Kütahya, Turkey in 1981 and now lives in Eskişehir, Turkey.  An Electrical and Electronics Engineer in Eskişehir, he is also a Graphic Designer, Calligrapher and Typographer.

Tolga 3D Hand-Lettering

Tolga 3D Hand Lettering, created with  Parallel Pens , Brush Pens, and Artist Pencils gives the extraordinary illusion of type coming off of the page’s surface. Bending, breaking and flowing, his ribbon-like letters coupled with shadows have improved over the years. This is his fourth set of such work.

To give you an idea of the evolution, here are a few pieces from his third set:

A few pieces from his second set:

And from his first set:

See more of Tolga’s impressive work here.

Thanks to the talented textile artist Ellen November for bringing Tolga’s work to my attention.