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Calligraphy-The art of beautiful or elegant handwriting.
Majuscule: uppercase letters; originally our alphabet consisted only of uppercase letters.
Miniscule: lowercase letters; developed during the middle ages.
**What experience have you had with calligraphy? Good or bad? Excited or no?
• Majuscule: uppercase letters; originally our alphabet consisted only of uppercase letters.
• Miniscule: lowercase letters; developed during the middle ages.
• The present day terms upper and lower case letters developed because typesetters arranged majuscule letter on the top and miniscule letters on the bottom of the print trays. The majuscules were referred to as uppers, being on the top of the tray and the miniscule as being lowers at the bottom of the tray.
You must create and decorate a border
using an overall theme.
High
Contrast
Calligraphy
Portrait
Read over the worksheet on your table and
answer these questions! (you have 10
minutes)
• 1. The Romans invented the codex in 4c. AD. It was based on a multi-level clay tablets used in ___________________.
• 2. Since printing had not yet been invented, all codexes (or books) were handwritten by __________ in monasteries.
• 3. A codex was made out of parchment, which was
___________________.
• 4. Scribes used ________________ dipped in various inks to write with.
• 5. A popular form of embellishment during the middle ages was that of _________________, which means to brighten up.
• 6. Illuminating was normally applied to the
• first_________________or capital, of a paragraph.
Write definition of
The
Illuminated Manuscript
-A manuscript in which
the text is supplemented
by addition of decoration,
such as decorated
initials, border and mini
illustrations.
The term illumination comes
from the term Illuminate, or to
fill with light. This effect is
achieved with the application
of gold or silver leaf to the
letters and images, which
reflect light and appear to
glow.
You must create and decorate a border
using an overall theme.
Write the definition of illuminated letter and create own letter using
pencil/calligraphy marker etc.
Illuminated Letter: was
usually the 1st letter of a page or
paragraph. It was always enlarged and
in color with gold applied in areas,
while the rest remained black. Images
used to enhance the letters include
animals, plants, and mythological
creatures. These images were
modified to fit into or around the letter,
or in some cases took on the shape of
the letter itself.
Items to Include in Illuminated
Manuscript:
- A quote, poem, lyric, verse etc. of your choice done in calligraphy (with calligraphy pen or marker)
- ONE illuminated letter preferably at the beginning of quote
- An illustration to help viewer visualize quote
- An illustration/decorative pattern motif moving around the border
* All of these pieces should be related in order to create a unified illuminated manuscript.
Illuminated Letter.
Japanese Sumi-e paintings
• "Sumi" means "black ink" and "e" stands for "path, street, road" as well as "art of painting". The "Freestyle Art of Ink Painting" consists of powerfully hushed, quickly dashed off lines. It expresses the Zen-belief, that enlightenment can come at the speed of a flash of lightning. What is only indicated or even omitted is often more important and more expressive than what is actually painted.
Read about Sumi-E Painting and
write down 4 interesting facts!
• Sumi-e is a style of painting that is characteristically Asian, and has been practiced for well over a thousand years. Literally ink painting, it is an art form that strives to distill the essence of an object or scene in the fewest possible strokes. A few carefully placed broad strokes that fade off abruptly, a few thin lines and a dot, and a bird is clearly called into being on the paper
• Sumi-e is sometimes confused with calligraphy, because the tools used are the same. Calligraphy is the graceful, artistic representation of written characters, using ink and brush, while sumi-e is painting a scene or object. In the West, sumi-e is often called Chinese Brush Painting, although it has been a major art form in Japan and Korea as well.
Read below and write down two
interesting facts! Then… Using the ink
and Japanese style paint brushes,
recreate these brush strokes in ya
sketchbook.
• Sumi-e is a style of painting that is characteristically Asian, and has been practiced for well over a thousand years. Literally ink painting, it is an art form that strives to distill the essence of an object or scene in the fewest possible strokes.
• Sumi-e is sometimes confused with calligraphy, because the tools used are the same. Calligraphy is the graceful, artistic representation of written characters, using ink and brush, while sumi-e is painting a scene or object. In the West, sumi-e is often called Chinese Brush Painting, although it has been a major art form in Japan and Korea as well.
Sumi E info
• To paint with ink requires the use of the Four Treasures. This refers to the must-haves of sumi-e: an ink stone, an ink stick, a brush, and the appropriate kind of paper. Rice Paper) The ink stone is a stone with a shallow depression carved into it; it is used to prepare and hold the ink for the painter. The ink stick is a black stick composed of pine soot, bound into a hardened form with resin.
• The paint strokes out of which most paintings can be made are called the Four Gentlemen; these are the bamboo, the orchid, the plum tree and the chrysanthemum. Sumi-e instructors will insist that these be mastered before you progress.
• A sumi-e painting is often accented with a red seal. The seal can represent the artist, or some message or theme the artist wants to incorporate.
In your sketchbook, try to re-create one of these
Sumi-e paintings. Get a Japanese style
paintbrush, ink and lots of water/paper towels to
dilute the ink.
The Four Gentlemen
• The paint strokes out of which most
paintings can be made are called the Four
Gentlemen; these are the bamboo, the
orchid, the plum tree and the
chrysanthemum.
• Sumi-e instructors will insist that these be
mastered before you progress.