You may remember that I blogged about choosing colours for my illuminated h using Photoshop.Well, here's the sketch again. This is for the Lindisfarne project where I am contributing a page for an amazing project. My page has a modern illuminated h with (hopefully) an African ethnic feel to it. When I was ready to start painting I found the colour scheme too complicated because the lettering scratched out of gold was already rather busy. I opted for French Ultramarine, Burnt Sienna and gold. I … [Read more...]
Colour tests on H
I've designed a modern illuminated h to which I wanted to add an African feel. Here's the very-rough! I've found a new shortcut! Scan the sketch into Photoshop and provided each shape has a continuous unbroken outline, you can select it with the magic wand and colour it. Then fiddle and change colours and decide which you like. The pink and light green may look quite synthetic but it is reminiscent of Ndebele murals. All the same I may go for the more earthy lime green and turquoise. The … [Read more...]
Letters after Lindisfarne 2
I was invited to give a workshop in near Swansea for the South Wales Scribes on a double page spread because many of the participants were doing the Lindisfarne project. After a warm Welsh welcome we began!I am only going to chat about two of the many aspects we covered:1) Division of Space on a formal double page spread2) The magical properties of acetate. This is the formula: The top margin is half the width of the bottom margin - so call them 2x and 4x.The outside margins are each 3x and … [Read more...]
Letters after Lindisfarne 2
I am so itching to get back to this but in the meantime am busy making embossing plates of decorative capitals and another lino-cut for a welcome pamphlet. I have done about 6 caps, with 20 to go. Ah well! Still reflecting on thorns so I had another look at Nkosi Sikele which I did in 2001. Interestingly I was inspired by the Lindisfarne capitals here, but tried to interpret them in an African way. This little piece is 30cm X 15cm on vellum which has been stretched over a frame. … [Read more...]