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01 Sep

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Dear Arrighi, I would like to submit something for an exhibit and maybe the Letter Arts Review Annual. Do you have any suggestions about what I should submit and how to prepare the artwork for a juried show? Signed, Non-Exhibitionist Dear Soon-to-be-Exhibitionist, The first person who came to mind when...

01 Sep

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Dear Arrighi, I can no longer find cartridges for Platignum pens. Nor can I find any Platignum products. What has happened? Can you suggest a source? Signed, Platignum Less Dear Platignum Less, I've checked with various art stores in West Los Angeles and they don't carry Platignum products because there...

01 Sep

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Dear Arrighi, When erasing lines I seem to smear my gouache. I thought gouache had a binder in it. Why does it smear and what can I do about it? Signed, Bindless Dear Bindless, Designer's gouache is made from many diferent ingredients one of them being gum arabic. Gum arabic...

01 Sep

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Dear Arrighi, Can you tell me how to do shadowing on letters, and what materials are used? Signed, Shady Lady Dear Shady Lady. Shadowing or shading is an old engrossing technique and very prevelant in sign painting. According to sign painting literature, shading is added to improve the appearance of...

01 Sep

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Dear Arrighi, I have been doing some white copperplate on black paper. Do you have some information about which "white" works best? Signed, Which White? Dear Which White, I have done some test pieces with a copperplate class and I'll share the results with you. 1) Most preferred: Ziller white ink:...