Today DeAnn reviewed the homework and addressed letter spacing issues. Then she demonstrated writing the capital Fraktur letters. DeAnn first reviewed some lowercase letters. Lowercase e: one pen-width below the waist-line, write a beak serif. Go back and fill in the space. Then the last stroke. Do...
DeAnn will be teaching the hands Gothic Fraktur and Rotunda this semester using Parallel Pens. Fraktur originated in the Middle Ages after Gothic Textura developed. Gothic Fraktur was used mostly in Northern Italy, France, England, and Germany. “Fraktur” means “fracture”, as in fractured letters made up of...
DeAnn reviewed the lowercase letters, demonstrated connecting letters into words, and demonstrated Spencerian numbers and capitals. The handouts were the materials list and nib identification chart (for new students) and 2 more Spencerian guildelines, with x-heights of 1/8-inch and 1/16-inch For warmup, we wrote the basic...
DeAnn reviewed the Spencerian capital letters, then demonstrated writing words with an initial capital by having the students write along with her. The handouts were 2 more Spencerian guildelines, one with an x-height of 1/8-inch in a vertical format and a ratio of 2:1:2, and...
DeAnn introduced herself and distributed supplies and handouts. The first pointed pen style she will be teaching is Spencerian. The handouts were the Spencerian exemplar and large guideline sheet that DeAnn created. Spencerian script was created by Platt Rogers Spencer in the early 20th century as...
We've been journaling this semester. What fun! We started at Eileen's house and moved to LACMA. The students went where ever they wanted around the museum and we talked about the drawings and ways to improve their work. [caption id="attachment_445" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Eileen's house[/caption] [caption id="attachment_447" align="aligncenter"...
I have a new class beginning March 4th at Otis School of Art and Design. Here is the materials list for that class Material List for Otis 4 week class for Italic. Beginning March 4th, 6:30-9:30pm I will be bringing paper, inks, nibs, dropper bottles, ink wells, rulers...
LETTERS CALIFORNIA STYLE WAS AWESOME! I taught a wonderful group of students at LCS this year. We did illuminated manuscript design. Here are some pix from the class ...
DeAnn worked individually with students to review their writing. Her basic message: Take more time and write more deliberately. HOMEWORK: Write text, such as poetry or song lyrics, on the medium and small guidelines...
DeAnn’s student Flavia hosted class today at her house so we could have a holiday party and potluck. Several students and DeAnn demo’d different topics. The class presented DeAnn with a holiday card made by Satomi to thank her for her being so generous with her...
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