Decorated Letters
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Big Picture: Through a series of exercises, you will design decorated letters ontracing paper and transfer to fine artpaper, handmade or vellum. Working small/medium rather than larger. Tools, materials & multiple pencil sketches Saturday, some color experiments, final color on Sunday. Gouache and watercolor will be introduced. Main focus is Gouache, if you only have watercolor, you can bring that instead. I will go over the use of glair with gouache and touch on gold techniques, but will save most for class on Gold.
Drawing & Painting Supplies:
- Kolinsky hair Brushes (WN Series 7 or Miniature 7, sizes 1, 0, 00) or equivalent
- Broad-edged penholder & nibs,Mitchell or other (6, 5, 4, 3, 3.5, 2.5) (or other small pen nibs you have on hand)
- Gouache (opaque) at least 3 colors in tubes
- Winsor Newton Zinc White
- Gold metallic gouache (Schminke Gold Pearl or Fine Tec)
- Watercolor (transparent) you may bring this instead of gouache
- A box or 2 or 3 pastels; you may borrow mine.
- 6 pan mixing tray or favorite mixing pans for gouache/watercolor (I prefer the porcelain flower with 7 spaces to mix)
- Gum Arabic (powdered or liquid)
- Ruling pen (traditional type) to use with 6 ruler (or larger) with a raised edge
- Ruler (rolling rulers are good, too)
- Fine art paper of your choosing. Arches HP 90 or 140 lb or LanaAquarelle is a good basic. Bring small handmade papers or buy from me.
- Vellum (optional) Small off-cuts for sale $5-10. Bring what you have. (Im talking genuine calfskin. Sheep, deer or other skin is okay, too)
- Tracing paper for sketching (Clearprint Design Vellum is my favorite)
- Saral paper (transfer paper-graphite color)
- Ball point pen to transfer
- Drawing pencil (HB)
- Sharp Scissors
- Pencil sharpener (or use mine)
- Mars Staedtler eraser (my favorite)
- Water container to rinse brushes AND a water dropper bottle
- Paint rag or paper towels
- Bring small interesting objects that appeal to you:
3 small decorative objects for an idea starter: a favorite piece of jewelry, a sea shell, small frame with a border, fabric with pattern you like, etc.
BRING: Capital letter outlines that you would like to work withfind on-line or in a lettering book. I will provide some examples for you, as well.
CONSIDER: How will you use these letters? With quote? Frame? Book? Etc.