1. Lots of books and pages to copy decorations from. Illumination books, clip art, magazines, etc.
2. 2H pencil and pointer.
3. Grid paper, 17 x 22.
4. Tape; masking or repositionable scotch tape.
5. Perfamanata paper.
6. Sakura pigma pen .005
7. Gouache in colors you’ve chosen to do your decoration in. Zinc white and Jet black.
8. X-acto knife with #11 blade for cutting and #16 or #10 for scraping.
9. White plastic eraser. Like Staedtler Mars.
10. Winsor & Newton Series 7 #1 pure sable watercolor brush.
11. Water jar, pallette, water dropper, bristle brush to feed your pen (Grumbacher Eterna #2)
12. 23 K transfer gold leaf.
13. Sobo glue (a small amount).
14. Burnisher; a dog tooth agate burnisher or bone folder or grifold burnisher set (3 burnisher tips).
15. Glassine or clear mylar. Some pieces about 5 x 5.
16. Piece of silk.
17. Scissors just for gold.
18. Ruler, T-square, dividers, triangle (All for lining up the page).
19. Pen Holders & Nibs of various sizes. Mitchell Rexel #3, 3 1/2, 4, 5, 6 or Brause 1 1/2 mm, 1 mm.
20. Soft bristle synthetic brush (such as Winsor and Newton 995 3/4″).
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