ILLUMINATED SCRIPT - EASTER EDITION Online live in English - Saturday & Sunday, March 23 & 24

Have you ever marveled at the manuscripts of the Middle Ages, with their lavishly illustrated letters adorned with dragons, flowers and glittering gold? Then this workshop is perfect for you!

In "Illuminated Script - Easter Edition," we will immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of illuminated letters, where ancient meets modern. Inspired by Gothic, Roman and Lombard lettering from medieval times, we have created a unique interpretation using Copperplate capital letters adorned with intricate flourishes.

Learn with fun: Immerse yourself in a friendly and creative environment where everyone can learn and enjoy. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or already experienced; our workshop is for everyone.

Complex flourishes: We will learn to create Copperplate Capital letters elegantly and add embellishments and flourishes to give them a special touch.

Color and creativity: We will use flexible pens and colors to fill your letters with life and personality. Your letters will come to life!

Unique Easter/Spring cards: As part of the workshop, you will create three capitular exercises that you can use to personalize your cards and give them a special and unique touch.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn the art of illuminated letters and add a magical touch to your projects.

SYLLABUS

-Welcome

-Introduction

-What are the illuminated Capitulars?

-Instruments and materials

-Warm-up strokes

-Alphabet practice

-Letter drawing

-Exercise 1 - Capitular with flourishes

-Exercise 2 - Capitular with foliage

-Exercise 3 - Illuminated Capitular

-Conclusion

-Questions

-Farewell

This workshop includes 1 PDF printable worksheets & handouts with exercises and examples

SUGGESTED MATERIALS:

- Flexible nib Hunt 101, Hunt 56, or Guillot 303

- Ink for practice (sumi, vermillion or walnut)

- Brush 0/10

- Gouache (spring color palette)

- Metallic gold watercolor (KOUS, Finetec, Coliro, etc.)

-Scroring stylus (optional)

- Cardstock Papers for cards

*BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF USING THE FLEXIBLE PEN IS REQUIRED