It's based off of the October calendar image in the manuscript known as Lansdowne 383, or the Shaftesbury Psalter from England, done in about the 2nd quarter of the 12th century.
Isaac
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
October Newsletter Cover
Managed to knock out a cover for the local newsletter last night. It was about a two hour project from start to finish. Not my best work, but not bad for the time crunch.
It's based off of the October calendar image in the manuscript known as Lansdowne 383, or the Shaftesbury Psalter from England, done in about the 2nd quarter of the 12th century.
It's based off of the October calendar image in the manuscript known as Lansdowne 383, or the Shaftesbury Psalter from England, done in about the 2nd quarter of the 12th century.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Library Page
Added a few more books to the "My Library" page. These are just starter books from a list I was asked to make for a newsletter submission. I'll be adding more books to it as time goes on.
Isaac
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Busy busy...
Busy, busy... Yep. Life's in full swing, but I'm still managing to get a few things done from time to time.
I'm currently slowly moving forward on a quote a friend wanted me do for her. About half of it is currently drawn and I need to do the layout for the other half and practice the calligraphy.
I did manage to whip out a little cover illumination for the local newsletter. I'll have to see about getting a copy of the image for my records. I did receive a copy of the newsletter.
Also, our local group is looking for more designs to it's awards, so I've spent the past few lunch hours looking for designs that might work. I'll have to start sketching the ideas now, right now it's just a list of manuscript titles and folio numbers. The calligraphy doesn't have to be done so that's a help, but a few designs are going to require the calligraphy being done to make sense. Right now, I've been trying to pick designs from a variety of times and places.
I'm currently slowly moving forward on a quote a friend wanted me do for her. About half of it is currently drawn and I need to do the layout for the other half and practice the calligraphy.
I did manage to whip out a little cover illumination for the local newsletter. I'll have to see about getting a copy of the image for my records. I did receive a copy of the newsletter.
Also, our local group is looking for more designs to it's awards, so I've spent the past few lunch hours looking for designs that might work. I'll have to start sketching the ideas now, right now it's just a list of manuscript titles and folio numbers. The calligraphy doesn't have to be done so that's a help, but a few designs are going to require the calligraphy being done to make sense. Right now, I've been trying to pick designs from a variety of times and places.
Isaac
Friday, September 2, 2011
Showing and Reading
Thanks to a few friends I went ahead and showed several pieces of my illumination at LPT (Laurel's Prize Tournament) the other weekend. Besides drool, I received a lot of nice complements and several suggestions on things to try out, like rawhide goat skin for drum heads to use as a work surface.
I've about finished reading the Mediaeval Painters' Materials and Techniques book. It has several things I want to experiment with that I've started gathering the supplies for.
I've about finished reading the Mediaeval Painters' Materials and Techniques book. It has several things I want to experiment with that I've started gathering the supplies for.
Isaac
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