Isn’t the art above gorgeous?! I have been looking forward to this meeting since we planned it over the summer. Have you ever wondered how to get the flat AND raised gilding on a piece? Well, Amy Owens will be showing us the technique she learned at IAMPETH this past summer. Here is the supply list, if you don’t have something on the Supply List, don’t go out and buy it just for this meeting. The guild was gifted some of these supplies and we will have extras to share.
- Clear Dappen Dish
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/clear-dappen-dish
(this is a very important item – we will flip it upside down and use the tiny dish to mix our instacol) - Mixing Palette
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/6-well-rectangular-palette
(if you don’t have a dappen dish, this could work) - Princeton Monogram Brush (or other tiny synthetic paintbrush)
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/princeton-20-0-brushes - Double-ended ball stylus
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/ball-burnisher-stylus-2-tips - One sheet hot press watercolor paper, trimmed down to 5″ x 7″
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/stonehenge-aqua-140-hp
(or pick up from a local art store) - #2 pencil
- Colored ball point pen or gel pen (not black)
- Drafting brush or old 1″ (or similar) wide soft paintbrush or unused makeup brush (optional)
- Watercolors – small set,(just bring what you have – if we have time we will finish our piece with watercolors.)
- Watercolor brushes
- Water dish
- Paper towels
OPTIONAL SUPPLIES:
(we will provide a small amount of each of these for our project, you can order your own if you want it to continue gilding after the class)
- Ormoline guilding medium
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/ormoline-gilding-medium - Instacol – 1 oz
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/instacoll-gold-size - 5 sheets Patent Gold Leaf:
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/5-sheets-patent-gold-leaf - Burnisher: (we will just use our hands in class, but lots of people use this:)
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/product/burnisher-agate-dog-tooth
Again, if you don’t have something on the Supply List, don’t go out and buy it just for this meeting. The guild was gifted some of these supplies and we will have extras to share.
Stay Creative. Stay Safe. Be Well.
The Greater Cincinnati Calligrapher’s Guild is open to anyone with an interest in the lettering arts.