Everyone's handwriting has it's own personality, more so when accompanied by a sketch. Those who sketch may write to record a thought, or provide a description that can be referred to in the future, or just fill up the white space to provide balance to the composition.

Personally, I don't write notes on my sketches. I'm afraid that if I write something wrong in ink, it will be a permanent mark that will somehow make the artwork less than it is. So I admire those who do write alongside their sketches.

Here are some examples of handwritten text that go with the sketches from sketchbooks that I have. Some are handwritten, and some are designed fonts that look like handwriting.

This is the cover for Tokyo on Foot, a travelogue by Florent Chavouet. You can see that the title and the words are created with coloured pencils.

This looks like a font set. What's interesting is the mix of upper and lowercase fonts. It's surprisingly legible.

This is from Venice: A Watercolor Travel Journal by Joaquin Gonzalez Dorao, an artist who has several travelogue sketchbooks to his name.

This looks like a font set as well.

Rome Sketchbook

The series of sketchbooks by Fabrice Moireau from publisher Didier Millet, and they use similar typeface for all the books.

This is Andrea's Book by Andrew Joseph.

Looks handwritten to me.

One of the many sketches by Liz Steel. This book is A Week in Venice. Liz writes a lot. The neatly lined words are written with the aid of a transparent plastic grid that she carries along in her sketchbook.

This is Barcelona M'Inspira by Lapin.

Nina Johansson's Drawing Around Sagrada Familia uses a handwritten typeface.

This is from Enjoy, Gaudi. It uses a typeface also, and the book is from the same Sketchguides series as the earlier book from Nina Johansson.

The handwriting is very raw and personal, as is the story by Danny Gregory in his sketchbook A Kiss Before You Go: An Illustrated Memoir of Love and Loss.

This is from the watercolour comic sketchbook The Venice Chronicles by Enrico Casarosa. He's on holiday with his girlfriend. The handwriting is very causal and relax. As with most comic books, everything is written in uppercase.

This is my friend Andrew Tan's sketchbook Everywhere I went, my sketchbook was sure to go.

Paul Madonna also writes on his very detailed sketches that he creates for All Over Coffee.

This is from Will Eisner's Sketchbook. No surprises here, a comic that uses uppercase letters. You can see that he has written and erased over the same spot.

So do you write alongside your sketches as well? Post a link to your sketch in the comments section below.