Layout & Design
- Set of Tape pens (or Mitchell Pen nibs and reservoirs (if you are left-handed, see note below)
- 2 pen holders
- Higgins Eternal Ink
- Drafting Vellum pad: Canson Vidalon Translucent (preferred) OR Borden & Riley #51 Parchment Tracing OR Borden & Riley #90 Sheer Trace
- Drafting Tape
- Art Paper: Pergamenata and/or Sampler
- 2 soft yellow pencils
- One .5 mechanical pencil
- White plastic eraser (Mars Staedtler or similar)
- Assortment of Designers Gouache paints, mixing dishes, mixing brushes
- Gold gouache (liquid) paint (optional)
- Distilled water
- Centering ruler
- Technical tools (i.e. compass, French curve, triangle, etc.)
Note for Left Handed Calligraphers: Some manufacturers make left handed pen nibs. This means that the nib is cut obliquely in the opposite direction of the oblique cut used for right-handed writers. I have found, though, that many left-handed calligraphers prefer a straight-cut pen nib, as opposed to an oblique cut. Its a little difficult to know which style you will prefer until you try them both. If you feel you can spend the additional money, it would be good to bring both along so you can experiment and figure out what works best for you. The items numbers are: - Left Handed (oblique cut) pen nibs: Mitchell Roundhand Oblique, "LHMT10" (includes reservoirs)
- Straight Cut pen nibs: Mitchell/Rexel Roundhand Square Nibs, "MITPEN" (Please buy reservoirs these nibs do not automatically come with reservoirs, item number "MITRES")