Had a lot of fun in a workshop curated by calligrapher George Goece van Durtanosky.
I was really excited to copy some old Slavic texts and here are my results.
Materials used:
For black text - Parker Black ink, Leonardt 70 nib size 1;
For red text - red watercolor, small pointed pen;
For gold letter - Schmicke gold gouache 801, small pointed brush, Pigma Micron pen 05.
This old Slavic manuscript that I copied is dated 16 century and is preserved in National Library of Macedonia.
There was a square ornament above the text but I wanted to focus on letters and that's why I decided to dismiss it, otherwise it would have taken too much time just to carefully colour it.
Materials used:
For black text - Lamy Black ink, Sheaffer M 1,5 mm pen;
For blue text - blue ink, Lamy pen 1,1 mm;
For gold letter - Schmicke gold gouache 801 , small pointed brush.
This is a fragment of Foreword of Teophilact of Orhid No 34. Preserved in Church Museum Sophia, Bulgaria.
I love this unusual combination of gold and rich blue colour for Slavic manuscripts.
