I have worked out my first alphabet for the year and have made a beginning.
I have decided to go with the multi-layered italic letters. Even tho each 'page' will look somewhat the same; I will get to do some lettering every week which is good. After my trials and practices I have decided to go for the random, rather than the structured look; and have added a touch of gold to each piece. I fiddled with circles over squares, and ended up with the squares (or diamonds, depending on how I place them).
So here are the first four...
I haven't started making them into a book yet, that will happen over time, but I do have a plan which is a good start!
I have decided to go with the multi-layered italic letters. Even tho each 'page' will look somewhat the same; I will get to do some lettering every week which is good. After my trials and practices I have decided to go for the random, rather than the structured look; and have added a touch of gold to each piece. I fiddled with circles over squares, and ended up with the squares (or diamonds, depending on how I place them).
So here are the first four...
I haven't started making them into a book yet, that will happen over time, but I do have a plan which is a good start!
These are beautiful. I'm also impressed at how well the gold leaf has come up on the computer screen. They will make a wonderful book.
ReplyDeleteI like the bands of five lines, a bit like musical staves.
ReplyDeleteHi Carol and Annie I really love the five line nib as well, I call it my 'music pen'! I also like the way the letters seem to dance - you should see the others appearing on the blog; stunning.
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely, Fiona! I especially love the surprise touch of gold on each! Have fun with this alphabet!
ReplyDeleteThese are great, Fiona! It's like someone left a music manuscript alone and it erupted into music - what music really looks like, all crazy joyful chaos, not those straight lines we impose on it! Good works.
ReplyDeletePatti - yes it is fun and relaxed - and the gold is a nice surprise!
ReplyDeleteTT/G - I love that description; the letters do seem to be dancing to their own beat and having raucous and outrageous fun!
the bit of gold is super. i think of the silver dots on a monarch butterfly chrysalis... and it's what i didn't get to in my rock book pages (though i have the gold leaf!)
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