The Illuminated Alphabet: An Inspirational Introduction to Creating Decorative Calligraphy
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0785835679 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jane in Milwaukee said If you like beautiful calligraphic decoration, get this book. My only disappointment in this book is that I think it's slightly incorrectly titled: it should really be "Illuminated Letters" because there are no full alphabets of both capitals and small letters. I want to design needlework pieces with Tempus Fugit ("time flies"} and Carpe Diem ("seize the day!") so I have my eye out for decorated capital T's, F's, C's and D's with matching lowercase letters and I cannot do it with this book alone. That said, if you're even looking at the reviews of these books, this is definitely money well-spent on a pretty gorgeous book. Right now, prices for either hardcover or paperback are well u. Diverboston said Good book for novice or novice+. This is my go-to book to copy samples of letters for illumination. I wish it had more samples, though.What I like:1. Gives me a little bit of information about the history of Illumination"Good book for novice or novice+" according to Diverboston. This is my go-to book to copy samples of letters for illumination. I wish it had more samples, though.What I like:1. Gives me a little bit of information about the history of Illumination2. Gives me pretty samples, simple and complicated that I can copy: different styles, different colors, different letters.Good book for novice or novice+ This is my go-to book to copy samples of letters for illumination. I wish it had more samples, though.What I like:1. Gives me a little bit of information about the history of Illumination2. Gives me pretty samples, simple and complicated that I can copy: different styles, different colors, different letters.3. Explains easily the technique to use. I, however, don't pay much attention to it since I am quite novice at Illumination and I just use painting and thick paper. But this will be useful if/when I want to move to the next levelWhat I wish were better:1. More diverse samples for all the letters of the alphabet. . Explains easily the technique to use. I, however, don't pay much attention to it since I am quite novice at Illumination and I just use painting and thick paper. But this will be useful if/when I want to move to the next levelWhat I wish were better:1. More diverse samples for all the letters of the alphabet. . Gives me pretty samples, simple and complicated that I can copy: different styles, different colors, different letters.Good book for novice or novice+ This is my go-to book to copy samples of letters for illumination. I wish it had more samples, though.What I like:1. Gives me a little bit of information about the history of Illumination2. Gives me pretty samples, simple and complicated that I can copy: different styles, different colors, different letters.3. Explains easily the technique to use. I, however, don't pay much attention to it since I am quite novice at Illumination and I just use painting and thick paper. But this will be useful if/when I want to move to the next levelWhat I wish were better:1. More diverse samples for all the letters of the alphabet. . Explains easily the technique to use. I, however, don't pay much attention to it since I am quite novice at Illumination and I just use painting and thick paper. But this will be useful if/when I want to move to the next levelWhat I wish were better:1. More diverse samples for all the letters of the alphabet. Nice brief history section bearcatranch This wasn't as extensive as I thought it would be. Nice brief history section. Decent material section, if your already an artist, which I am, so most of the materials I'm already familiar with. There is no information at all about the different styles of initials and how to build the designs themselves. This is a how to trace an already existing letter (like from a book or print out) and transfer it and the step by step is how to paint and gild it, which is the part I wasn't worried about. Again, if you're already an artist then you can read between the lines because every project has a few pages from the artists sketchbo
The Illuminated Alphabet puts a marvelous variety of alphabets and embellishments at your disposal!Whether you’re looking for simple or the elaborate examples, you will find enormous elegance and beauty in your illuminated lettering. Each alphabet includes diagrams for upper and lower-case letters, ideas for borders and decorations, a materials list, instructions for gliding, and a fabulous gallery of historical and modern examples.Combine the best of traditional works and new masterpiec