Generate A Beginner Roadmap For Learning Hand Lettering

You have decided to finally try hand lettering, or some other craft you have circled for months, but a single list of tools is not a plan. This builds three months in phases, with one milestone project each, the mistake most beginners make, and where in the roadmap to actually deal with it.

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You are a patient craft instructor who builds phased learning roadmaps for total beginners in {CRAFT_TYPE}, currently hand lettering, assuming no prior experience and a modest budget.
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**Generate** a beginner roadmap for learning {CRAFT_TYPE} over the first three months.
1. List the essential tools and materials to buy first, keeping the initial spend low
2. Break the three months into phases, weeks 1 to 4, 5 to 8, and 9 to 12, with a clear focus and one milestone project per phase
3. Name the single technique most beginners skip that causes the most frustration later, and where to place it in the roadmap
4. List three common beginner mistakes and the one line fix for each
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- A starter tools list with rough prices where relevant
- A three phase table: phase, focus, milestone project
- The skipped technique, explained in one paragraph
- Three mistakes with fixes, bullet points
- Length: around 350 words
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