Inking sketch and leafing

I've finished inking the sketch on the quote project. I've started working on the gold leafing.

Inking more or less done on one side.

Close up of the ink.

Inking is finished.

Gold leaf started.

The flash illuminates the gold leaf.

My verdigris experiment continues, no noticeable changes have been happening, so no bad, blurry pictures of the jars.

More Progress

Verdigris 2013 - No noticeable changes this week.

Quote project -

I've got the calligraphy done.  It's not the greatest, but I was also having some issues with the parchment wanting to move even when holding it down.  I need more practice in working with real animal parchment.

I've also started to transfer the drawings for the illuminations over to the parchment.

I did also go by the local hobby store with a framing department in it.  I use to work in the framing department and while some things have changed over the years, some things are still the same.  There were two new girls working and they didn't have a clue what to do with me when they saw I had a blank piece of "paper".  All I was interested in was a mat and two pieces of foam core board to sandwich my project to help protect it when I'm not working on it.  The assistant manager on duty was also once a framer with me, so he got a good laugh out of his new girls.

Current over all view.

Close up of the calligraphy.

Back to an Old Project

I've been getting back to an old project.  I've not done much with it for awhile now, as I've been expanding my skill set to do the project right.  What started out as a simpler, quote done in calligraphy has morphed into a pigment, gold leaf, animal parchment project.

Pressing the animal parchment to flatten it out.

Sketching the Initials

Finishing up the Initials

Finalizing design

Finished the design work, first attempt at Calligraphy layout, and animal parchment cut to size

Verdigris 2013: Week 9

Week 9 of Verdigris 2013
No noticeable changes.  The white vinegar might be a bit more greenish, but even close up where the camera doesn't want to take pictures, there's not any noticeable changes.

Week 9