Cheryl Tefft - Decorated Letter 1 - Sept 24 - Dec 10, 2024

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Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
 
9/10/2024-12/3/2024
 
Class Cost : $617.00 (USD)
 
All Skill Levels
 
Registration Contact Email: calligraphics@yahoo.com

Want to learn an ABUNDANCE of decorative techniques for enhancing calligraphy projects and creating beautiful artwork? This workshop will teach you so many FUN, generally EASY decorative techniques to…

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Want to learn an ABUNDANCE of decorative techniques for enhancing calligraphy projects and creating beautiful artwork? This workshop will teach you so many FUN, generally EASY decorative techniques to enhance your calligraphy and art projects that your biggest problem will be deciding which one to use next! Topics to be covered include: -- Drop shadows -- Borders -- Stand-alone ornaments -- Two-tone letters -- Double-stroke letters -- Leaf-and-vine designs -- Lombardic capitals -- Celtic knots -- Insular decoration (the decorative style used in the Book of Kells) -- Sickels lettering style (a simple blocky style) -- Traditional white vine ... and more! This workshop, along with its cousins, Decorated Letter 2 and Decorated Letter 3, are all what could be called "taste-testing" courses. These workshops offer you an opportunity to try out each artistic technique for a week or so at a relatively easy level, and then move on to a new technique. If you like the technique of the week, you can then go on and study it in greater depth later, at your leisure. If the technique isn't to your taste, you don't have to spend any more time on it. Little or no calligraphy experience is required! The techniques have a much wider application than just calligraphy(painted borders, for example), and include both traditional and contemporary approaches.
WHO: This class is designed for adults and mature adolescents.
PREREQUISITE: * Either: * -- Any in-depth calligraphy class -- The equivalent in independent study -- OR a strong art background

Decorated Letter 1
Cheryl Tefft
 
Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
 
9/24/2024-12/10/2024
 
Class Cost : $617.00 (USD)
 
All Skill Levels
 
Registration Contact Email: calligraphics@yahoo.com

Supply List:

Note: This class requires minimal prior calligraphy knowledge. Most in-class calligraphy demonstration will be with Parallel Pens; students are welcome to use dip pens IF they are already comfortable doing so. The notation *DP only* applies only to students who will be using dip pens in this class.

GENERAL SUPPLIES
I84. Gum arabic, liquid, Qty 1 bottle
S1017. Small dropper bottles with watertight caps, Qty 2
S853. Jumbo Dinky Dips, Qty 2 sets (8 jars)
S1046. Clear tape, Qty 1 roll
S1013. Light pad, Qty 1
Distilled water 
Paper towels
Cover sheet
Note-taking materials of your choice
S270 or S271. Ruler, 12” or 18”
E06. Eraser 
S1005, S1685, S1694 or S1151. Container for rinse water 
S632. Protractor 
S412 or S931. Painter's tape, drafting tape or artist’s tape, 1 roll  
*Optional*: S912. Pen rest, Qty 1
*Optional*: S730. Rolling ruler, Qty 1
*Optional*: S1652 or S1065. Flexible curve or French curves, Qty 1
*Optional*: S1091, S679, S120-30, S747, or S1094.Palette with shallow wells for mixing colors, Qty 1

WRITING/DRAWING/EMBOSSING TOOLS:
PL21. Pencil, 0.5 mm lead suggested, Qty 1
M17. Pigma Micron fine-point markers (black ink), size 01, OR similar *waterproof* markers, Qty 2
M21. Pigma Micron fine-point marker in RED ink, size 01, Qty 1
M134-Red. Pigma Micron PN in red ink, Qty 1
S1038. Excel Burnishing Set, Qty 1
FP67. Parallel Pens, Qty 1 each in 6.0 mm, 3.8 mm and 2.4 mm sizes
N04-S10A, full set of sizes of Mitchell broad-edge nibs (or other brand of your choice). *DP only*, Qty 1 set
H104, H111, H112, H113, H122, H138, H63, H77, or H78. *DP only*: Straight penholder of your choice (*not* a crowquill holder), Qty 1 or 2
*Optional*: *DP only*: A few pointed nibs IF you already know how to use them. Suggest getting the following nibs, or similar ones of your choice.
-- N81. Hiro 40, Qty 1
-- N113. Nikko G, Qty 1
*Optional*: *DP only*: H133, H129, or H114. Oblique penholder of your choice if you customarily use one for script styles. Qty 1
*Optional*: Scroll nibs (choose any or all): -- Scroll nibs for cartridge pens or markers—there are several options here: 
(1) FP103 or FP103-D. Scroll nibs for Manuscript pen, Qty 1
(2) FP134 or FP134-S. Parallel Pens in scroll style, 2.4, 3.8 or 6.0 mm size, Qty 1
(3) M87. Zig Scroll & Brush marker. Qty 1
-- *DP only*: Scroll nibs for dip pens—there are several options here:
(1) N11 or N11-S6. Mitchell brand scroll nibs, Qty 1
(2) N27-SCROLL. Automatic (for larger letters) scroll-pen, any size, Qty 1
*Optional but recommended*: N33. Ruling pen, Qty 1
*Optional*: PL28, PL28-S12, PL29, PL05, PL06, PL16, PL76, PL77-Basic tone, PL32, or PL58. Colored pencils (regular OR watercolor pencils), a basic set of standard colors of your choice, Qty 1 set (or equivalent in single pencils)

INKS/PAINTS:
S1000. Coliro (a.k.a. FineTec) watercolor paint refill; Arabic Gold color (OK to get either as a refill or as part of a set), Qty 1 pan.
*Optional*: S999 or S1016. Storage box for Coliro paints if you’re buying them outside of a set, Qty 1
S2013, S1644, S3041, WNWC1, WNWC2, WNWC3, WNWC4, S609, S1032 (12-A or 36-color set), S808, GW100, FP107, S994, S1049 or S1050. Watercolors (translucent, NON-metallic, either pan or tube); if you get tube colors you will also need a basic palette (as listed under “general supplies”); Qty 1 set of assorted basic colors (or equivalent assortment of individual colors)
WNGDP-S, WNG-HC1, WNGPDP-S, WNG1, WNG2, WNG3 or WNG4. Winsor Newton NON-metallic gouache (you can substitute another brand of gouache if you prefer); Qty less than 1 tube of each color
Required gouache colors (all color names listed are from the Winsor Newton line):
(1) a strong red (such as Primary Red or Alizarin Crimson)
(2) a medium blue (such as Ultramarine or Primary Blue)
(3) green (such as Permanent Green Deep, Winsor Green, or Viridian)
(4) black (Jet Black suggested); and
(5) white (Zinc White preferred).
Optional gouache colors:
(1) a strong purple (such as Brilliant Purple); and
(2) brown (such as VanDyke Brown).
FP69 or FP70. Ink cartridges for Parallel Pen: at least one bright color in a medium-dark shade, plus black (you can substitute other types of suitable ink if you prefer); Qty 1 cartridge of each color
*Optional*: *DP only*: Any other inks you like to use besides gouache, such as walnut ink (S449), or Pelikan 4001 ink (I04); Qty 1 of smallest container
*Optional*: S1000. Additional colors of Coliro (a.k.a. FineTec) metallic watercolors, or other metallic inks/gouaches, Qty 1 pan, or as desired

BRUSHES:
BR26 or BR26-S4. Small round (pointed) watercolor brush, size 0 or a little smaller (a favorite size for what we will be doing is size 000, a.k.a. 3/0); you might find it helpful to have a range of sizes from 0 to 0000; Qty 1+
BR43. Small brushes for mixing and loading ink/paint; cheap rough-haired flat brushes about ¼" wide are ideal; Qty 4+ brushes

PAPERS:
P21, P22, P56 or P55. Grid paper, at least 8½ x 11" in size, Qty 1 pad
Watercolor paper of your choice, white or off-white, something fairly smooth and non-bleeding. Medium weight (about 140#) is suggested but not required. Quantity: Get at least two large sheets total—or the equivalent amount in approximately letter-size sheets (about 20 sheets), or a combination of the two. Recommend getting several different types of paper to see what works best for each technique featured in this course. Some suggested watercolor papers are:
– PS42, PS47 or PA42. Arches Hot Press, 90# or 140#
– PS01, PS01-FS or PA03. Arches Text Wove
– PS115. Fabriano Artistico Hot Press, 140#
– PS120. Lanaquarelle Hot Press, 140#
– PA110. Stonehenge Aqua Hot Press, 140#
– PS110. Stonehenge Hot Press
– PS89. Strathmore 500 Series Drawing Paper
– PA26 Strathmore 500 Series Watercolor Paper, 140#
*Optional*: PA101. Fine art paper sample sheet pack, for testing before buying larger quantities
*Optional*: Any other practice paper or fine paper you prefer
*Optional*: P09-50. Layout paper, letter-size or larger, about 10 sheets

REFERENCE BOOK:
*Optional*: B4145. Illuminated Letters Sketchbook, by Jane Sullivan—a delightful collection of slightly modernized versions of traditional decorated letters, with some instruction on how they were done.
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