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John Stevens - Italic + Variations 2024 - Aug 24, 31 and Sept 7, 14, 21, 2024

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This class is not hosted by John Neal Books. Please contact the instructor for more information.

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
 
August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2024 
Starting at 2pm EDT, approximately 90 minute class.
 
Class Cost : $170
 
All Skill Levels, but recommended for intermediate and advanced students.
 

Registration Contact Email: johnstevensscribe@gmail.com

Registration Link:
https://bit.ly/jsdworkshop2024

The class will focus on Italic Letterforms; the finer points and variations. Finer points means all of the design and little touches to refine your Italic. A more developed and technically challenging…

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The class will focus on Italic Letterforms; the finer points and variations.

Finer points means all of the design and little touches to refine your Italic. A more developed and technically challenging approach than the familiar, beginning Italic will be presented, with advanced ideas toward letter design and page design.
Advanced is subjective; but I mean that some of the techniques and concepts will be more advanced than what is presented in a beginning Italic class and may not be suitable for beginner.

Italic + Variations 2024
John Stevens
 
Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
 
August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2024 
Starting at 2pm EDT, approximately 90 minute class.
 
Class Cost : $170
 
All Skill Levels, but recommended for intermediate and advanced students.
 

Registration Contact Email: johnstevensscribe@gmail.com
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/jsdworkshop2024

Supply List:
  • S752, S1145, S801, S1025, S747, E13, BR43, S753, S4100, H105. Basic workshop tools: If you like working on slanted board, tape, cloth, water jars, paper for hand-guard (or glove if that is your preference), Palette for color mixing, Eraser. Ink-loading brush. Straight edge/t square, Possible a battery operated (or USB) desk light, if you require decent light. Pen holders (that fit your nibs-obviously)
  • PL21. Mechanical pencil: I like .03, but .05 will be OK. Any SHARP pencil.
  • N02, N04, N09, N207. Broad-Edged pens, Brause, Mitchell or Speedball nibs. Some larger like 4mm, and some smaller. 
  • N72, N77, N74, N113, N86. Pointed nibs: Gillot 303, Hunt 101 Nib, Gillott 404 Nib, Nikko, Hunt 56 (school round pointed)
    etc
  • FP67, FP69 or FP70, FP124. Pilot Parallel: The Green Cap (or Blue) and cartridges or ability to refill.
  • N27. Automatic Pens: Size 3a & 4
  • I08, I04, I53. Ink: Non-waterproof ink (Higgins Eternal, Pelikan 4001), walnut ink.
  • P32, P09-50, P108. Paper: Canson Bleed proof or other smoother paper for ink (Borden & Riley#37) (roughly 11x14 inches). Nothing that bleeds. Cnason XL Sketch paper.

Recommended Optional supplies:

  • WNG1, HG749. Gouache: a couple of colors (?)
  • S115. Arkansas Stone: called an Arkansas Hard Stone. Last I looked, JNB had them. Don’t bring some old lawnmower blade sharpener, it won’t be good enough)
  • S1112-LED. 32x loupe (for examining nibs), or at the very least, a magnifying glass. You will need good magnification if you want to see how we are shaping our nibs.
  • Better paper you like, i.e.
    • PS01, PA03. Arches Text Wove (not the easiest to write on, but feels nice)
    • Zerkall
    • PS107, PS91. Rives BFK
    • PS104, PA104. MBM
    • PS42, PA42, PS118, P134. HP Watercolor paper (Arches, Fabriano, W&N-your choice)
    • Any other “nice” paper you would like to work on)
  • BR28. Pointed brush (Winsor & Newton Series 7, 000, or 00, or 1)

Secondary options (meaning you don’t have to have them; bring them if you have them or are curious.)

  • BR24. Raphael Broad-edge brush (Kaerell series: sizes 2-8 are reliable)
  • Dividers
  • Chinese Stick Ink & Ink Stone (quality)
  • S123. Sandarac powder
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