bone lettering

  • 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.