The line height is about 7 mm tall, and there's 35 lines per page, which is close to the fairly regular 38 lines per page of the Cotton Claudius B.iv.
Isaac
Friday, March 25, 2011
Beowulf Project Update
I currently have all of the illuminations drawn, most of them finalized and inked. I'm now working through doing the calligraphy and seeing how all of the text and illuminations will lay out on each of the pages.
The line height is about 7 mm tall, and there's 35 lines per page, which is close to the fairly regular 38 lines per page of the Cotton Claudius B.iv.
The line height is about 7 mm tall, and there's 35 lines per page, which is close to the fairly regular 38 lines per page of the Cotton Claudius B.iv.
Monday, March 14, 2011
County Scroll Reviled
With the gifting of the county scroll done, I'm now going to post pictures of it up.
County Scroll done for Earl Duncan Arthur Ross the Black. The project had to be a larger size (16 x20), Vikingish, interests to try to include, weapons, armor, fighting, and a medieval lion would be a bonus.
Source: The Illustrated Old English Hexateuch, Cotton Claudius B.iv
Paper: Arches Hot Press Watercolor paper
Ink: Sumi Ink
Paint: Talens gouache, Grumbacher Academy, and a few ground pigments
These first two are during the finalizing of the drawings for the illuminated scenes.
Next is a page of test calligraphy I did to get an idea of the how the text looks and flows. A few final changes took place after doing this particular page.
The drafted layout of the final spacing for the full sized piece. Yea, I'm a draftsmen...
In process, before color and during the inking.
Now for the almost finished picture... It's missing the Rex, Regina, and the signatures.
I didn't get any images after the signatures were done.
County Scroll done for Earl Duncan Arthur Ross the Black. The project had to be a larger size (16 x20), Vikingish, interests to try to include, weapons, armor, fighting, and a medieval lion would be a bonus.
Source: The Illustrated Old English Hexateuch, Cotton Claudius B.iv
Paper: Arches Hot Press Watercolor paper
Ink: Sumi Ink
Paint: Talens gouache, Grumbacher Academy, and a few ground pigments
These first two are during the finalizing of the drawings for the illuminated scenes.
Next is a page of test calligraphy I did to get an idea of the how the text looks and flows. A few final changes took place after doing this particular page.
The drafted layout of the final spacing for the full sized piece. Yea, I'm a draftsmen...
In process, before color and during the inking.
Now for the almost finished picture... It's missing the Rex, Regina, and the signatures.
I didn't get any images after the signatures were done.
Isaac
Monday, March 7, 2011
New Play Piece & Pigment Research
The county scroll has been passed off for mailing. I've done another small quick piece in the style of the Old English Hexateuch, Cotton Claudius B.iv. The size is 5.25" x 7.75".
It's done on Pergamenata (a modern vegetable based Velum that's acid free), using the following Pigments - Carbon Black, Terra Vert,Verona Terra Green, Nickle Titanium Yellow, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Cobalt Blue Pale, Ultramarine Violet Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Ultramarine Pink, Red Lead, & Buff Titanium. Not all of those pigments are correct for the style and some of the pigments are modern synthetics or titanium instead of lead replacements.
I've also been doing a lot of research into pigments lately, not only about origins or how to make it, but also the when and where for the colors. I've recently reread Thompson's The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting and Thompson's translation of Cennino d'Andrea Cennini's "Il Libro dell' Arte" better known as the Craftsman's Handbook.
I've also been haunting www.jstor.org for articles. After some research I found out that my wife's OU facility access includes library access and JSTOR is included. Needless to say, I've been downloading read all sorts of articles on medieval pigments and other sources to do further research into. From the JSTOR articles I've been introduced to two more period source books, Mappe Clavicula and De diversis artbus (On Diverse Arts). JSTOR has the article where the Mappe Clavicula was translated and published. It was a very interesting read, with a lot of recipes for making gold go further or making imitation gold colors. And, it's from around the year 800 AD.
A copy of Hawthorne's and Smith's translaction of Theophilus's On Diverse Arts, should be in midweek. I'm really looking forward to this book as it's described as the earliest (12th century) treatise on arts written by practicing artist. Pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, more. And, it's supposed to include 34 illustrations. That's a lot earlier then Cennini's Handbook that's from the 15th century and after the compilation of recipes that is Mappe Clavicula.
It's done on Pergamenata (a modern vegetable based Velum that's acid free), using the following Pigments - Carbon Black, Terra Vert,Verona Terra Green, Nickle Titanium Yellow, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Cobalt Blue Pale, Ultramarine Violet Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Ultramarine Pink, Red Lead, & Buff Titanium. Not all of those pigments are correct for the style and some of the pigments are modern synthetics or titanium instead of lead replacements.
I've also been doing a lot of research into pigments lately, not only about origins or how to make it, but also the when and where for the colors. I've recently reread Thompson's The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting and Thompson's translation of Cennino d'Andrea Cennini's "Il Libro dell' Arte" better known as the Craftsman's Handbook.
I've also been haunting www.jstor.org for articles. After some research I found out that my wife's OU facility access includes library access and JSTOR is included. Needless to say, I've been downloading read all sorts of articles on medieval pigments and other sources to do further research into. From the JSTOR articles I've been introduced to two more period source books, Mappe Clavicula and De diversis artbus (On Diverse Arts). JSTOR has the article where the Mappe Clavicula was translated and published. It was a very interesting read, with a lot of recipes for making gold go further or making imitation gold colors. And, it's from around the year 800 AD.
A copy of Hawthorne's and Smith's translaction of Theophilus's On Diverse Arts, should be in midweek. I'm really looking forward to this book as it's described as the earliest (12th century) treatise on arts written by practicing artist. Pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, more. And, it's supposed to include 34 illustrations. That's a lot earlier then Cennini's Handbook that's from the 15th century and after the compilation of recipes that is Mappe Clavicula.
Isaac
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