... I'm enjoying your enthusiasm. :) Note: You can also trace calligraphy. It's a great way to learn the forms while getting comfortable with a pen. -georg...
Several questions on colors here so bear with me. I would like thoughts and opinions on useing softer shades of the basic colors to paint a pre print scroll....
<snip>Note: You can also trace calligraphy. It's a great way to learn the forms while getting comfortable with a pen. -georg<snip> OMG - (smacks herself in the...
Brianna, Have you ever seen The Visconti Hours? There is a lot of "pink" shades used in it. Mostly magenta but there are some lighter shades of pink. I'm...
Soft pastels were used in the later periods, in fact there is one I am thinking of with lots of lilies on it that is all in soft shades of green and pink......
I couldn't find the particular page I was thinking about (not on a quick search, anyway), but did find two 15th century examples of pastels used in the...
... Really?! I never thought of that. Would you trace the outline of the letters and then fill them in, or just trace over them using the calligraphy pen? I...
Your best bet for using tracing when learning to do a new calligraphy hand would be to copy one or two pages out of a book and then use tracing paper over that...
... I have done both, depending on the font and the pen, and the size. I have used the word processor program and measured the blank needed to fill, set up the...
... Thank you! That makes sense--I wouldn't learn how to move the pen properly if I was filling and coloring, now would I? :) I can't wait to get home...
Thank you for posting those beautiful examples :) I was stunned at how delicate looking they are :) I have recently become fond of 13th century Hungarina...
... You'd be surprised what colors are period- In the oldest ilumination that I know of for a pelican in its piety- an Armenian piece from 988 or 990 ( I...
Is pink period? Take a look at the Visconti Hours! There are gorgeous pinks, electric blues and shades of lavendar on every page of this 15th century ...
Another place to look — which may be a little more appropriate because it is mainline European — is the Très Riche Heures of the Duke of Berry. The...
... I have heard of this and seen some examples from this book. I just tried to look it up on Amazon, and I got several hits with various translators listed....
This is a good technique to start beginners on.. and it's not bad for use witha scroll that needs to be rushed without looking it. I found a font that is so...
Greetings! I've been asked to prepare preprints containing the badge of the award being bestowed, but I want to integrate the badge in such a way that it looks...
giana: I have a spatial learning disability, and the way I learn new hands is to make an enlarged photocopy of what I what to learn. I then trace it, first ...
... Check out the Ansteorran Charter gallery of sample awards. Several have the award insignia interfaced into the artwork. Specifically look at the...
I thought you all might be interested in seeing a rare form of decoration in a manuscript. I've seen many places where a tear in the vellum was repaired with...
Yes Georg please if its not too much trouble I would love any information, book or otherwise of the manuscripts you speak of. I am thoughly enjoying...
For those of you who haven't yet found some of the most wonderful manuscript sites out there on-line, here are 5 really great ones. Branna, these will keep...
I don't think that one is better than the other as far as translation is concerned -although mine was published by George Braziller. I think the more...
You should also know that badges are, in the SCA, always circular rather than placed on an escutcheon (shield). Otherwise, your idea is fine. Another way to do...
... If you like vibrant, some of the Armenian stuff certainly qualifies as that! The best book for all round research into Armenian illumination is "Treasures...
... I imagine it is a good thing I am planning long term projects for next year then isnt it? :) hehehe ( insert evil laughter here) Thank you for the links...
Winter IS the time for quality painting and creativity. A crackling fire in my woodstove, some soft music..... a glass of Merlot and all my scribal thing...
Oh darn. :) Using a shield for a badge-space must be breaking some sort of heraldry rule that I don't know about..... which basically encompases all of the...
