Gemma Black - HERMANN KILLIAN: AN ADVENTURE

Hermann Killian was a German calligrapher, type designer, and book designer, whose work as a graphic artist epitomized the simplicity of classical forms, with each form having a tension and character of its own. Killian took pains to create each letter slowly and perfectly, working with the tools of his trade – the ruling pen and the simple broad-edge.

In this workshop students will study his work, look at classical (penned) Roman capitals then modernize them by changing their inter-letter and ligatured spaces. Stacked layouts and interactive letters will be the main focus of this workshop using a gold sgraffito technique, the brilliance of white on black and ruling pen and broad-nib with ink.

Cost: $120 PSC members/$150 non-members, which includes a $30 annual membership registration fee

Hosted By : Portland Society for Calligraphy

To Register Visit: https://www.portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org/workshops/#!event-list

Questions? designbytatiana@gmail.com

Supplies:

• P09-50. Practice Paper A-3 1
• N33. Long barreled ruling pen 1
• S1092. Pointed stylus fine tip 1
• S478. Pointed stylus regular 1
• N02. Brause nibs 3/4mm, 1mm/ 1.5mm
• A hemispherical nib. It is highly unlikely a Hemispherical nib will be found in any art supply shop. The nib looks like a pointed nib but has the tiniest nub on the end. You are likely to find one of these in a junk/antique shop where you find nibs sold by the gross. I suggest you search all those nibs you have stashed away and you may just find a few. You only need one.
• P112 Tracing paper A-4
• I08 Non-waterproof black ink
• IS28 Ink stick
• IS40 stone
• GW100 Grumbacher Watercolors
• WNWC2 Winsor Newton Watercolors
• S270 ruler
• E13 Eraser
• PL38 lead pencils
• S1005 2x small water jar

Additonal supplies: tissues, rag, notebook/diary, White putty, Compass x2