We're talking about making Scrolls ~ [Creative Scroll Project]
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Today's Blog Session...
"Crafting your Scroll"
BLOG SESSION
August 5th, 2017
Good Afternoon Blog Readers, Writers, Artists, Authors, Scroll Makers, Followers & Visitors ~
We're back here once again for another exciting Blog Session about making your personal Scroll. As you know, if you have been following along with us, we are discussing our Creative Scroll Project.
Now is the time to grab your Journal to take more notes...
Journal Notes
In our last Blog Session, we talked about aging your paper, staining your paper, how to apply your stain, how to dry your paper, and distressing the edges of your paper for the ultimate aged look for your Creative Scroll Project.
Today, we are going to get into the topic that is of vital interest to everyone who has been following along on our Creative Scroll Project, and that is . . .
"Crafting your Scroll"
In order to craft your Scroll for your own personal taste, you'll need to relax your mind, toss out rules, and make your Scroll personal and unique according to your own soul direction.
Following are some Guidelines that will help you to craft your Scroll...
1) You'll want to write on your Scroll of you are an Author, Writer, Journalist or a Poet for sure.
2) You'll want to draw, paint or add Renderings on your Scroll if you are an Artist, Designer or Architect.
3) You'll enjoy adding photos to your Scroll if you are a Photographer.
MEDIUMS TO USE:
For Writing
1) A black pen works well if your Scroll is aged or if you are using brown paper bags for your paper.
2) Dark inks also work well if your Scroll is aged or if you are using brown paper bags for your paper.
3) For those of you who would like to write on your Scroll using Calligraphy, here is a little background information for your Journal . . .
Calligraphy Notes
Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a broad tip instrument, dip pen, or brush, among other writing instruments. A contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as, "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner".
Modern Calligraphy ranges from functional inscriptions and designs to fine-art pieces where the letters may or may not be readable.
Classical Calligraphy differs from typography and non-classical hand-lettering, though a calligrapher may practice both.
PRINCIPAL TOOLS FOR A CALLIGRAPHER
The principal tools for a calligrapher are the pen and the brush. Calligraphy pens write with nibs that may be flat, round, or pointed. For some decorative purposes, multi-nibbed pens or steel brushes can be used. However, works have also been created with felt-tip and ballpoint pens, although these works do not employ angled lines. There are some styles of calligraphy, like Gothic script, which require a stub nib pen.
Common calligraphy pens and brushes are:
Vietnamese Calligrapher
SCROLL
at the Temple of Literature, Hanoi (2011) ]
For Drawing
1) Feel comfortable using crayons, colored pencils, colored markers, colored inks, or colored paints if you'd like your Scroll to be colorful.
2) Be careful if you are using paints, inks, or heavy markers, especially if you are using a brown paper bag. The reason you need to be careful is because the medium you use could possibly bleed through the more delicate papers.
3) Make sure you allow your medium ~ be it ink, marker, or paint ~ to dry completely before you move on to the next step. You definitely do not want to smear your writings or drawings and mess up your precious personal and unique Scroll.
NEXT BLOG SESSION:
Selection of your Dowels
for your Personal & Unique Scroll
Until our next Blog Session dear Friends ~
Peace, Love & Light,
By René Allen
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