PRESENTER: Jane Shibata
SPONSOR: South Los Angeles Chapter (Solar Nibs)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Typefaces originate from hand lettering or calligraphy and one of them, Ondine, has many calligraphic characteristics similar to Roman, Uncial, and Humanist script. The Ondine typeface was designed by a well known type designer, Adrian Frutiger. After a quick analysis of the characteristics of the typeface, I will introduce the calligraphic version. Although we will be writing and practicing, there will be time to create a simple broadside. Knowledge of broad edge pen usage is recommended.
This workshop will be recorded and available for a month.
Zoom invitation and handouts, if any, will be sent out a few days prior to workshop date.
SUPPLY LIST:
The following is a suggested list. Do not buy anything if you have any or similar items listed.
1. Pen or marker
Choose your favorite broad edge tool to work with. Suggestions:
-- Pilot parallel pen: 6 or 3.8 mm, Brause 2.5 or 3 mm, Speedball: C-2 or C-3, Mitchella: 1 or 1.5
or Zig calligraphy markers, 3.5 or 5 mm
2. Paper
Any size layout paper or grid/graph paper. Suggestions:
-- Borden & Riley Boris Layout Paper, Bienfang Graphics 360, Bienfang Grid paper, or JNB's graph paper
-- Optional paper for a broadside: any size, high quality paper, such as German Ingres, Arches hot press, Arches text wove, Arches MBM, Bugra, Canson Mi-Tientes, Arnhem 1618, Stonehenge, etc.
3. Media
-- Ink or gouache if you will be using pen nibs, any dark color
-- a dark ink cartridge for parallel pens or a dark color calligraphy marker
4. Other basic items
-- mixing brushes and palette or dinky dips for wet media only
-- pencil, eraser, drafting tape
-- T-square and/or ruler, 12" or 15" (optional: any triangle)
-- water container, paper towels/rag for wet media only
-- Slant board or any board if you do not like to work flat
5. Text
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Jane Shibata is a part-time faculty member in the art department at Santa Monica College and runs a design business specializing in the lettering arts in Los Angeles. Jane was a former City of Los Angeles calligrapher and did calligraphic contract work for the Los Angeles County Graphic Arts division. She is a long-time SfC member, currently the outreach chair on the board, coordinates outreach events, and taught many workshops for the Society for Calligraphy. Jane is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers for SfC outreach events..
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Please read all details. No refunds will be issued.
Registration is for Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. For membership, please go to: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/resources/Membership.pdf
NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted without prior consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. You must ask permission of the artist/ instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos.
