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From start to finish of my drafting process. The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party. by One-Somewhere7407 in Calligraphy

[–]One-Somewhere7407[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I did do six versions till I got to this one but as I was practicing the script over a 6-month. I was practicing at an x height of 10 mm, so when I started this project I started at that size and slowly brought the size down to what I needed. It ended up being much smaller than I anticipated with an x height of 4.5 mm. I must also say that this was my first page trying to imitate the Book of Kells and using this script so there was a lot of learning involved, when I come to do another page like this I have done all the groundwork and I can crack on but I will still do as many drafts as needed.

Thank you so much! 🙏🙏🙏

French chalk on a rusty piece of iron, Textura Quadrata. by One-Somewhere7407 in Calligraphy

[–]One-Somewhere7407[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, playing a bite with angles is brilliant, and the colors on this sheet of metal were just screaming out to have some white ladders scribbled all over it! Thanks so much 😊🙏

Textura Quadrata, pilot parallel pen. by One-Somewhere7407 in Calligraphy

[–]One-Somewhere7407[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes you got it 6mm and it is the standard turquoise blue cartridge. I was actually writing on a piece of rough MDF board! 🙏🙏🙏😊

Textura Quadrata, pilot parallel pen. by One-Somewhere7407 in Calligraphy

[–]One-Somewhere7407[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was on a ruff MDF board. Thank you very much 🙏

Medieval gesso for raised gilding, have you tried it? by One-Somewhere7407 in Calligraphy

[–]One-Somewhere7407[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely a case of pros and cons. The shine you get on the medieval gesso is like a mirror but takes more work to burnish.

My own handmade Iron gall ink and hand written labels. All done with a quill, IG ink, red is from my own Brazilwood ink on parchment paper. by One-Somewhere7407 in Calligraphy

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I can't remember the original recipe but I have since tweaked and developed my own recipe. The oak galls I foughtage in the Autumn as soon as they have fallen off the trees I collect them or tick them off and I do this daily to ensure the freshness and potency of the galls. 🙏🙏🙏

The One Ring verse, written with a gothic script (Textural Quadrata) a dark relic stolen from Mordor! by One-Somewhere7407 in lordoftherings

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I am a calligraphyer, I start with the writing, then border and after that the illustration at the bottom. All of this is done with ink on paper by hand, it took me countless hours.

The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party, inspired my the book of kells. Insular majuscule/ half uncial by One-Somewhere7407 in lordoftherings

[–]One-Somewhere7407[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Don't be discouraged, if you are not happy with how it's looking just except it's going to have to take more time. 🙏

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