Tats/Graff/Freestyle Modern Letters for All Occasions
Lisa Engelbrecht Student Level: Everyone!
Type of Workshop: Process although we’ll create a nifty sample book
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It’s really pretty easy to copy these styles of lettering. Street and tattoo influences have given regular calligraphy a new exciting twist. We start with Black Letter (or Old English or Gothic) which is simple with Parallel Pens. Then, some blocky, dense graff letters with shading-they make great page titles. The artist will also learn a scripty style with plenty of flourishes and freestyle letters modeled after truly funky graffiti artists. With new pens, colored pencils and some flash and glitz these letters will reflect the unique style of the artist - no strict rules or regulations here! In fact creativity and inventiveness will be encouraged, variations on letters used as a jumping off point. Your packet will include lots of handouts to further inspire even more lettering after Art Unraveled. A nifty simple sample book will be bound together in the end of all your new discoveries. Beginners and experienced welcome! This is definitely not your grandma’s calligraphy!
Kit Fee of $10 payable to Instructor at class time includes:
Pen nib
Play paper
Binding materials for sample book
Also includes BlingSupply List:
-Pens-what do you already have? Bring it! (think weird) Ballpoint pens, gel pens, markers, micron, Pitt Pencils, regular Colored, watercolor
-One Parallel Pen 6.0-the blue one-order from jetpens.com or paperinkarts.com You may want to buy some colored cartridges for the parallel pen when you order (I will have a lot of tools to try)
-Papers with various surfaces; smooth, rough, good quality; your scraps; maybe strange surfaces to experiment on-you can also work in your journal
-Eye dropper or pipette
-One pen nib holder (not for crow quill but regular calligraphy pen points)
-Plastic palette, 6 well or 8 well
-Paper towels or rags
-One bottle ink, Higgins is good - NOT Winsor Newton
-Any potential letter making tool you may encounter
-Words and quotes that inspire youQuestions? Email Lisa at lengelbrecht@earthlink.net
Website: www.lisaengelbrecht.com
Blog: www.lisaletters.blogspot.com