Pointed Brush Alphabets

Pointed brush script styles cover quite a broad range, from very rough to semi formal, and even flourished. The workshop will begin with a brief intro presentation, for insight into the evolution of western brush styles, and some significant work down to the present day. Four brush alphabets will then be studied, breaking down techniques for mastering the strokes that constitute the letterforms. Each style will then begin with appropriate warm-up exercises, using these strokes, moving on to the alphabet, and culminate in lettering a short quotation. We’ll work with both dip brushes & ink, and brush markers.

Materials List
One size 5 kolinsky sable brush. Recommended brands are Dynasty, Raphael, Escoda or Windsor & Newton Series 7 (the later most costly). Also, bring a nylon pointed brush, size 5. Higgins eternal ink, black. (Ideal for not clogging up your brush, as blacker inks tend to do.) Two or three Tombow brush markers, black. One ledger bond pad, 14 x 17 inches . One Biengfang Graphics visualizer pad, 14 x 17 inches. One HB pencil, one 18 inch ruler, one eraser. A water jar.