Bringing over 50 years of dedicated experience in historical lettering styles, Mark engages his students with a discerning technique and creative flair using modern inks and pigments. Many of his students repeat his Fraktur courses year after year in an ongoing pursuit of refining their art.
This course is designed for intermediate to advanced students.
Introduction and Material List
Of all Gothic scripts the Fraktur is the easiest and most forgiving to write.
It is light in appearance and almost feminine in character. It likely is the preferred Gothic style for most people.
The beautiful capital letters lend themselves for embellishment with flourishes akin to the swinging lines of
Art Nouveau.
In this course we will learn the basic Fraktur letters with their capitals and numerals. We will embellish and decorate the upper case letters. We work on rough textured papers and explore colours with ink and gouache. Layout and homework tasks will be an important part of this six week course.
The historic background of Gothic scripts will be explained.
If you know your Fraktur already and would like to explore another Gothic scrjpt
you can choose to tackle your assignments in Textura, Schwabacher or Rotunda.
Mark will supply you with samples and help you in class.
Materials
The following materials can be purchased in class:
Pilot Parallel pen 2.4mm
Mitchell nib no. 2 or equivalent nib size (2mm)
Rhodia paper pad 5m square ruled
Ink and Gouache
These materials will be helpful:
Basic calligraphy kit, Gouache and inks of different colours, Mixing dishes palette, water jar, wider nibs: e.g . Speedball C-0 Powell- or Coit pens, and flat brushes
Mark can heIp you with specific papers.
Postponed due to Covid restrictions. Keep posted for update
Thursday evenings 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
6 week In-person class
15-person capacity. Please download and fill out Registration form
Registration opens to members on December 15 and on January 6 for Friends and non-members.
$160 members : PAYPAL PAYMENT LINK https://paypal.me/cagtonline/160
$185 friends & non-members : PAYPAL PAYMENT LINK https://paypal.me/cagtonline/185
