Yukimi Annand - Drawn and Built-Up Minuscule - Feb 3, 10, 17 & 24, 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)

3, 10, 17 & 24 February 2024 (Saturday)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)

Class Cost : HK $ 1,170.00 or USD 150.00

All Skills Levels

Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/drawnandbuilt-upminuscule

Hermann Kilian (1929 – 2004) was a German calligrapher, typographer and book designer whose work was epitomized by classical simplicity with an underlying tension within every letter. I have bee…

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Hermann Kilian (1929 – 2004) was a German calligrapher, typographer and book designer whose work was epitomized by classical simplicity with an underlying tension within every letter. I have been studying his works and sharing my study of his Built-up Capitals during the last five years, and I have never gotten tired of it. This time, I will share my study of his minuscules that has been lifting my calligraphy study.

This workshop starts with learning traditional monoline minuscules including Italic Hand, English Round Hand and the Foundational Hand to understand the basic minuscule form and its spacing. Then we will analyze several of Kilian's minuscule forms to find his writing rules and figure out how he wrote/drew his letters. For our exercises, we will draw skeleton forms first and add weight by building up the forms with ruling pens, pointed pens and small edged nibs.

Once we have learned his forms, we can use them for different opportunities and the unique form will add vitality to our works. We will design a broadside piece in larger scale and/or a book page in smaller scale for our project.

Drawn and Built-Up Minuscule
Yukimi Annand, Hosted By The Gentle Penman

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)

3, 10, 17 & 24 February 2024 (Saturday)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)

Class Cost : HK $ 1,170.00 or USD 150.00

All Skills Levels

Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/drawnandbuilt-upminuscule

Supply List:

MEDIUM

- Black gouache (Winsor & Newton Ivory black or Perylene Black recommended) (WNG1, WNG3)
- White and 2-3 favorite colors of good quality gouache (WNG1, HG749, SG27)
- Dr. Martin’s Bleed Proof White (I38)

PAPER

- Sketch or drawing paper: letter size (A4) or larger about 20 sheets (P100, P108)
- Grid paper, letter size, A4 size or larger, about 5 sheets (optional) (P22)
- Layout bond paper (like Borden Riley #37 Boris marker layout, A4 size or larger), about 10 sheets (P09-50)
- Good watercolor paper like Arches Hot Press, Arches MBM and/or Arches text wove. A4 size or larger about 4 sheets (PA03, PA104)
- Any specialized paper (optional) like Hahnemuhle Bugra, Fabriano Roma paper, Stonehenge, oriental handmade paper and/or Ingres - black & color paper you wish to draw on. A4 size or larger about 4 sheets (PA110, P106, PS22)

MARK-MAKERS

- Pencil HB or 0.3 and 0.5mm HB mechanical pencil (PL38, PL21)
- Small chisel nibs and holders you have: Speedball C4, C5, Mitchell round hand #4, 5, Brause 0.5mm to 2mm, Mitchell’s F0132, M0133, or Soennecken #4 or #5 (N09, N04, N02)
- Pigma Micron sizes 005, 01, and 02 or Staedtler pigment liner from 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2mm (M17, M134)
- A pointed nib, any bland (I will use Tachikawa G nib and Brause Extra Fine EF66 nib) (N137, N70, N113, N77)
- Ruling pen whatever you have with sharp point (I use German Ruling Pen Haff-U) (N30, N208, N148)

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ruler, eraser, mixing brushes, water container, pipette, 6-well palette, and rags (S270, E13, BR43, S1005, S870, S747)
- Gum Sandarac (optional) (S123)
- Saral Transfer Paper white or yellow (optional) (S612, S654)
- Light pad and slant board (optional) (S1013, S752)
* For this workshop, it is not necessary to have slant boards. I personally like to use a large light pad setting about 10-20 degrees slant for a drawing project

SHORT TEXT
- Poem, saying, lyric etc. 5-20 words

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