Hello to everyone I met at Pennsic! For the monthly question, as a new scribe my most daunting task seems to be to take all the great ideas running around in...
I'm from the other end of hte aisle Kirsten, I've been shying away from doing illumination and painted borders for months now mostly because I am underwhelmed...
I have the opposite of AE! Calligraphy comes fairly easily to me, and even copying deelybops and patterns in illumination, but figure painting is my bugaboo -...
Greetings all: I apologise for any cross posting that happens, but I want to spread the word far and wide about this project. So feel free to pass this on to...
... I'm with you, Anne Elaina: calligraphy-only scrolls give me the willies. I have other fears, too - anything that involves shading, for instance, and of ...
... Yes, thank heavens for people who love calligraphy and it comes easy to them. Eleanor is kind enough to do some of my calligraphy as I have only one hand...
I'd have to say that I'm a bit intimidated by gothic calligraphy. The straight letters with no curves...I'm going to try an tackle it soon...I usually stick...
All I have to say is DITTO. Marti you took the words out of my mouth. It is nice to hear someone has the same issues I do. Ysemay ... I'm with you, Anne...
... Real diapering/fine whitework. I mean, mine's OK, but I look at the work Eloise of Coulter did on my Laurel scroll (*how* many microacres of whitework was...
Okay, here's mine: drawing anything *freehand*. Over the years I've used many different methods of copying -- tracing, light box, graphiting the back of...
thanks Ygraine 8^) I'm completely the opposite - if I can't freehand I'm lost... french gothic tiny leaves and spirals...?! anything with a repetitive...
Bryn
bryn@...
Sep 3, 2005 8:13 pm
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(Yes, I'm really dipping my toe back into the scribal pool! And, I'm SHOOTING again, too!) And a second WOOHOO! from over here, too! Glad to hear you're...
Ok - I am in contact with all the Kingdom Signets, Mistress Isabella (who is the Ek contact for out-of-kingdom assistance), and the royals. There will need to...
... I've been having a lot of luck with the tracing the figures from historical sources. I'm hoping that it will train my hand back to being able to do figure...
X-INFO: INVALID TO LINE Greetings from Duquesa Isabella of York! Since my initial announcement last week, I have been continually moved by the show of support...
Hello all (Sorry for any cross posts)- The EKU for Oct was canceled, but the raffle for hurricane relief has been moved to Crown Tourney instead of being...
Greetings unto the Scribes of the East, from Ding Li Ying Nu Shr, Signet Deputy for Recruiting & Special Projects. Good gentles, I know that we previously...
Not a problem--I love painting cards :) I have a box of Stathmore cards sitting here, so you don't even have to sorry about how many to send me--I don't know...
Greetings All - Earlier I mentioned possibly getting my drawing teacher to do a one day seminar on life drawing. This is not the same as drawing the earlier...
I have only done a couple of illuminations, but here's a problem I've been having practicing. I usually draw out my illumination before I start, but how do i...
... I'd say it's mostly a matter of getting the paint consistency right. Too watery is obviously a problem, but so is too dry - then you have to keep going...
my paints are rather pigment-heavy, and tend to stay where I put 'em. I can see how thinner paints would cause that problem. I use reeve gauches for colors and...
Bertran - Thin your goache a bit. Add a drop of liquid gum arabic and a drop of ox gall liquid (look in the watercolors department of your art supply store; ...
There is a nifty delice out in Some art stores called a Ruling Pen. You can thin your gouache and fill the pen, and run it along a ruler - Mistress Sunniva...
Bryn
bryn@...
Sep 18, 2005 4:35 pm
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*(You manage to paint with a straightedge without getting horrendous bleeding-under-the-ruler effects? Wow. Never managed that trick, not even with a ...
Just FYI - I don't have stock in JoAnn's or anything! but I do have an OTT light and love it - if you've been looking for a true-color light they're on sale at...
Bryn
bryn@...
Oct 8, 2005 1:29 pm
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Hi - I'm gathering info. What sort of scribal classes would you like that you have a) never seen -or- b) seen rarely ? Anne Elaina...
Greetings, For those of you that use the signet.eastkingdom.org web site, I have a question - Is there any info that you often look for that you would like to...
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