Further Details:
Enjoy designing your own exciting and colourful capital letters, which can be used to enhance your writing or be used just on their own. Have fun creating vibrant modern decorative letters or an initial, using a pencil, dip pen, line, colour, gold and silver, gouache and watercolour paint. The workshop is meant to be fun and informative! We will look at the techniques of arriving at a good and exciting letter design, use of vibrant colour with the added attraction of gold to add a sparkle and brighten the day!
Skills and techniques that will be taught in the course:
To understand the basics of “Versal” Letters (based on Roman Capitals)
To create well-proportioned letterforms
Understanding the basic of letter spacing and pattern making
To learn how to design and decorate the letters with vibrant colour and gold
Level
Beginner to Advanced
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee.
Students - please bring with you:
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
Enjoy designing your own exciting and colourful capital letters, which can be used to enhance your writing or be used just on their own. Have fun creating vibrant modern decorative letters or an initial, using a pencil, dip pen, line, colour, gold and silver, gouache and watercolour paint. The workshop is meant to be fun and informative! We will look at the techniques of arriving at a good and exciting letter design, use of vibrant colour with the added attraction of gold to add a sparkle and brighten the day!
Skills and techniques that will be taught in the course:
To understand the basics of “Versal” Letters (based on Roman Capitals)
To create well-proportioned letterforms
Understanding the basic of letter spacing and pattern making
To learn how to design and decorate the letters with vibrant colour and gold
Level
Beginner to Advanced
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee.
Students - please bring with you:
- Usual calligraphy equipment: - Calligraphy board (optional)
- Pens & black ink, ruler, eraser, masking tape and/or 3M Magic tape
- A cheap technical pen (.3 or .5 – about £1 - £1.50) and/or dip pen with a small nib
- Layout paper/ photocopy paper (preferably A3) for practising designs
- Piece of Tracing paper
- 2H and HB pencils
- A small amount of good quality smooth paper – one or two pieces about A5 or A4 size enough for finished work
- A selection of Watercolour and gouache paints including gold gouache
- Two Paint brushes with good points - No. 2, plus either a 0 or 00
- Kitchen towel for wiping brushes
- A mixing palette or similar
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.