Andrea Wunderlich - Calligraphy Rhythm & A Spark of Gold - Feb 15, 16, 22, 23, 2025
Pure form, the quality of the line and the ornamental potential of writing - this is what it´s all about in this workshop class. We will play with letterform variations, experiment…
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Calligraphy Rhythm & A Spark of Gold
Andrea Wunderlich, Hosted By Calligraphy Guild Pittsburgh
Registration Contact Email: calligraphypittsburgh@gmail.com
Supply List:
• HB Pencil (PL38)
• Mixing Brush (BR02)
• Kneaded Eraser (E09)
• Ruler (S270)
• White Eraser (E13)
• sketchpad - any size (P108)
• bone folder (S308) or other hard, smooth surface (such as a burnisher or the back of a spoon)
PAPER:
• Paper sizes - Any sizes you have that you can use for final projects, depending on what size you want to use, such as 8" x 10", 9" x 12", 11" x 14"
• Good quality paper (Hotpress Watercolor paper such as 140 lb. Arches (P2050-Hot Press), BFK Rives (PS107), Arches text wove (PS01), or similar
• Black paper (200-300g) such as Artagain (P58-9x12)
• Tracing Paper (~ 70 g) (P112-9 x 12)
WRITING TOOLS:
• Broad-edge nibs (any combination such as Speedball C5-C3 (N09); and optionally Automatic pens 1/4"-1/2" (N27)
GOUACHE:
Your favorite colors…Andrea's favorite brand is Schmincke (SG27), but any other good quality brands such as Winsor & Newton (WNWC1), Lnel, Turner will work, too.
OIL PASTEL STICKS: 2 or 3 favorite colors; basic quality such as VanGogh is available in individual sticks. Make sure it is OIL pastel.
PIECE OF WHITE CHALK, soapstone pencil (in the quilting section of a fabric store) or other white pencil (S1134) for writing on black (S769)
EMBOSSING TOOL: (S478)
PLASTIC SLEEVE: such as from a greeting card sleeve or similar weight plastic sleeve
LIGHTPAD: If you do not have access to a lightpad (S939-12.5 x 17), you can use sunlight through a window. We will be doing small designs, so standing with your paper against a window with the image you want to trace underneath will work.
FINETEC or COLIRO: Metallic watercolor pan in gold such as Arabic gold (S1000-Arabic Gold 630) or Inca gold (S1000-Inca Gold 620) or any other basic gold tone
GOLD LEAF or BRASS LEAF:
Composite metal imitation gold, or if you have real gold leaf at home, you can use it, but the composite metal will work fine.
• Andrea usually uses 23.5 or 24 karat gold leaf (S189-5). Since gold leaf is expensive, brass leaf aka "composite metal" or "schlag metal" (S904) will also work well and is much cheaper. Sepp gilding imitation gold leaf works well.
• The real gold leaf should be transfer quality — which means it is attached to paper, so it is much easier to handle than loose leafs. Metal Leaf Sizing - Speedball/Mona Lisa sizing for metal leaf, or Instacol (S892) or Miniatum (S983)
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