September 18 – Bone Lettering

For the project I would like to do Bister Inks. Guild Buys three colors Red, Blue, and Yellow. Request everyone bring a 6 well mixing pan? and then we give everyone a sprinkle of the three colors? 

Tools required

  • Happiest Calligraphers–Automatic Pen Size 4 or 4A* 
    • *If you don’t have an Automatic Pen but you do have a blue cap pilot Parallel Pen bring that. Or any other 1/4 inch broad edge nib. You may even want to take out the Pilot ink, and clean it so you can use it as a dip pen.
  • Straight edge (ruler) 
  • 11 by 17 Paper that accepts ink
  • walnut ink
  • pencil
  • paper towel
  • water with dropper/pipet
  • Toothpicks
    • or something else to stir with
  • 6 well water color dish
    • or something comparable. needs to have wells.
  • padding paper 11 by 17 or bigger
    • so you don’t have to letter on the table.
  • Two sheets: mid to high Quality Paper around 11 by 17.
    • Strathmore Drawing paper, Canson Multimedia Paper, Watercolor Hotpress, Arches Textwove, etc. 
  • A Three word Quote
    • The words should be rather short.