Synopses & Reviews
Combine color with the ancient art of calligraphy to produce imaginatively designed works that go far beyond fancy lettering. Whether you want to embellish a hand-written invitation or add flair to a formal document, this invaluable sourcebook will show you how to do it artistically. Inside, there's an in-depth analysis of color relationships and an introduction to a wide range of media, techniques, and applications for adding hues, tints, and shades to calligraphy. Add exquisite backgrounds with watercolor washes, sponging, stenciling, spattering, cross-hatching, and dragging; or try ink printing and gilding. Dress up each letter in a different color or form multicolored letters using homemade pens. Make borders from repetitive marks, letters, and images--and make images from letters, too. Plenty of photographs and instructions illustrate and describe each method, and a gallery by established artists presents a multitude of possibilities.
Synopsis
Inside this invaluable sourcebook, there’s an in-depth analysis of color relationships and an introduction to a range of media, techniques, and other applications for adding hues, tints, and shades to calligraphy. Create exquisite backgrounds with watercolor washes, ink print, gild, make borders, form images from letters and so much more. Photographs illustrate and describe each method.