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Gothic Letter s x42
Many of the projects I have been working on lately have been large jobs taking a great deal of planning and pre-work, testing materials etc. It was nice to work on this quick piece for a change. Why 42? No reason, just fit nicely into that rectangular block form. Niels Shoe Meulman is the master of this style of calligraphy except his goto letter is 'n' repeated over and over.
This was done using a pilot parallel pen using pilot ink on Borden & Riley #234 bleed-proof paper 11" x14". This was completely hand done, no digital work (except for black post processed version). If you ZOOM IN CLOSELY to the you can see the differences between each letter, pencil marks, and in some cases track marks left by the Pilot pen.
I really like the finish of the original. And I have noticed from previous works that in terms of lightfast ink quality, the black pilot ink holds up quite well to sunlight. The only downside to this ink that that it is not waterproof therefore it would need to be sealed or framed -- I decided to frame it. If you wet it, it is ruined. This ink also bleeds on most paper except this Borden & Riley paper which is excellent, and also holds up great over time. The paper also is great for fine sharp tips and will not splatter ink on up strokes. It is a stiffer than normal paper, almost like a plastic in feel. It has a very white color in appearance. And the size of the paper fit perfectly into the 11" x 14" inexpensive frame.
The key to doing this piece is repetition and design. I designed the piece on a separate page. I quickly lined the final sheet with pencil marks and a set and t square, then I inked each s separately remembering the overall shape that I tried to duplicate each time. I did the red s first. This original was my second try. I liked the first one, but wanted to perfect it on the second try.
The version on a BLK background was digitally post processed.
Great fun! Now I need to decide where to hang it.
Cheers
Steve
P.S. By the way I am posting on Calligraphica.org. Some amazing talent there and I am so happy to be a part of that group. So if you are on Tumblr please check out calligraphica.org/post/86641263641/calligraphica-letters-... and reblog or send me a favourite / note.
Gothic Letter s x42
Many of the projects I have been working on lately have been large jobs taking a great deal of planning and pre-work, testing materials etc. It was nice to work on this quick piece for a change. Why 42? No reason, just fit nicely into that rectangular block form. Niels Shoe Meulman is the master of this style of calligraphy except his goto letter is 'n' repeated over and over.
This was done using a pilot parallel pen using pilot ink on Borden & Riley #234 bleed-proof paper 11" x14". This was completely hand done, no digital work (except for black post processed version). If you ZOOM IN CLOSELY to the you can see the differences between each letter, pencil marks, and in some cases track marks left by the Pilot pen.
I really like the finish of the original. And I have noticed from previous works that in terms of lightfast ink quality, the black pilot ink holds up quite well to sunlight. The only downside to this ink that that it is not waterproof therefore it would need to be sealed or framed -- I decided to frame it. If you wet it, it is ruined. This ink also bleeds on most paper except this Borden & Riley paper which is excellent, and also holds up great over time. The paper also is great for fine sharp tips and will not splatter ink on up strokes. It is a stiffer than normal paper, almost like a plastic in feel. It has a very white color in appearance. And the size of the paper fit perfectly into the 11" x 14" inexpensive frame.
The key to doing this piece is repetition and design. I designed the piece on a separate page. I quickly lined the final sheet with pencil marks and a set and t square, then I inked each s separately remembering the overall shape that I tried to duplicate each time. I did the red s first. This original was my second try. I liked the first one, but wanted to perfect it on the second try.
The version on a BLK background was digitally post processed.
Great fun! Now I need to decide where to hang it.
Cheers
Steve
P.S. By the way I am posting on Calligraphica.org. Some amazing talent there and I am so happy to be a part of that group. So if you are on Tumblr please check out calligraphica.org/post/86641263641/calligraphica-letters-... and reblog or send me a favourite / note.