-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: papers, rulers, pencils -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: This is a basic illumination class which focuses on vine patterns, flowers, leaves, and squashed bugs. Also covered: basic layouts and basic shading. By the end of class, students will have the knowledge to begin producing basic level SCA illumination. -Handout: Getting Started as an Illuminator
-Class Length: 2 hours -Class Max: n/a -Supplies Needed: none, handout -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: This class covers basics of illumination, supplies necessary to obtain, manuscript layout, research basics, and covers mistakes commonly made by new illuminators. -Handout: Introduction to Illumination [pdf]
-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: papers, rulers, pencils -Supplies Provided By: Instructor or use your own, handout included -Description: This is an introduction to the modern materials and tools of illumination in the SCA. This class will allow the students to try their hand at a variety of different materials/tools and learn about the differences before buying their own supplies.
-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: papers, pencils -Supplies Provided By: Instructor or use your own, handout included -Description: This is class will introduce you to two basic styles of border decoration and teach you step by step how to draw them. No experience necessary
-Class Length: 1 hour [with an optional 1h for hands-on] -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: paper, pencils, brushes, paints -Supplies Provided By: Instructor or use your own, handout included -Description: This is class will introduce you to the basics of miniature painting including composition and simple shading techniques
-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 10 -Supplies Needed: pencil, scratch paper, ruler -Supplies Provided By: instructor will have some available, or bring your own, handout included -Description: how to draw acanthus vines (common primarily in the late 14th- end 15th cent.), types of acanthus work, color combinations
-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 10 -Supplies Needed: pencil, paper, ruler, paints, brushes -Supplies Provided By: bring your own, please -Description: Basics of diaper work with a reference notebook available for ideas. Class will be hands on making a sample of two or more patterns of student's choice.
-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: none -Supplies Provided By: Instructor or use your own, handout included -Description: Learn about the typical elements of both calligraphy and illumination pertaining to the insular style [Celtic knotwork, composition, symbols, colors, uncial and insular hands, etc.]
-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: none -Supplies Provided By: Instructor or use your own, handout included -Description: Learn about the typical elements of both calligraphy and illumination pertaining to European book art of the 10th-12th century [composition, symbols, colors, Carolingian Minuscule, etc.]
-Class Length: 1.5 hour -Class Max: none -Supplies Needed: handout, bibliography -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: This class traces the development of writing styles throughout the Islamic Crescent with emphasis on vocabulary and imagery.
-Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: paper, pencils -Supplies Provided By: -Description: This class will demonstrate how to create knotwork designs from simple to complex. Knotwork with no erasing.
-Class Max: 10 -Supplies needed: handout, painting kit -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: Explanation of Cennini's under-painting techniques for nudes and the basic layout of a face.
-Class Max: 12 -Supplies needed: painting kit -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: An overview of techniques and period designs of whitework in medieval illumination. This class contains a hands-on portion where students will paint whitework designs to learn practical techniques.
-Class Max: 12 -Supplies needed: pencils, paper -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: An overview of techniques and proportions for drawing faces and human figures for illumination. |
Classes: Illumination
Trimaris College of Scribes
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