BVCG - December  2021 Lettering Challenge 

Created: November 25, 2021
Modified: December 22, 2021

Dec  Wk 1

 

Title: Day 1 - Away in A Manger
Size: 7"w x 5"h

On Staples 110# white cardstock wrote out the words with a Tombow Fudenosuke black Brush Pen in Hermann Killian style writing. Added Prsima colored shading

Title: Day 3 - Blue Christmas
Size: 4"w x 5"h

On Staples 110# white cardstock wrote out the words with a Blue Zig Writer in my own funky Hermann Killian style lettering. Shadowed with Prisma colored pencil.

Title: Day 5 - Dance Of The
Size: 4"w x 4"h

On Arches Text Wove paper using a Nikko G nib and deAtramentis Indian Blue/Gold ink in a copperplate style.

Title: Day 7 - Even Santa
Size: 4"w x 4"h

On Staples 110# white cardstock wrote out the words with a red Pentel Color Brush pen and a red Zig Writer. Added gold gel pen embellishes in "Santa"

 

 Dec Wk 2

Title: Day 9 - Feliz Navidad
Size: 5.5"w x 4"h

On Arches Text Wove paper, sprinkled with Bister powders and wrote out the words with a 6.0 Parallel pen and water in a funky style. Added gold gel pen outlines around the boxes

Title: Day 11 - Go Tell It On The
Size: 7"w x 3.5"h

On Staples 110# white cardstock applied Pan Pastels in a yellow and red and blended with a sponge. Used an eraser to write out the word "Mountain" and shadowed with a graphite pencil. added the small words with a black Zig writer. 

Title: Day 13 - Hark
Size: 8"w x 4"h

On Stillman & Birn Nova Tria tan paper using Caran d'Ache graphite pencils wrote out the large word in Distorted Lettering style and a pressure release for the rest of the words.

 Dec Wk 3

 

Title: Day 15 - I'll Be Home
Size: 5"w x 5"h

On Arches Text Wove paper wrote out the main word in my version of Uncial with deAtramentis Dark Red ink and sprinkled the letters while wet with Metallic Silver glitter. Smaller words with a 1.5 Parallel pen and Sumi ink in traditional Uncial style

 

 

Title: Day 16 - Joy To The World
Size: 7"w x 7"h

On Arches Text Wove paper and using a Dreaming Dogs "Leeloo" ruling pen wrote out the word "JOY" with deAtramentis Magenta Red/Gold pearlescent ink. Rest of the words with a Tombow Fudenosuke black Brush Pen in a funky monoline.

Title: Day 17 - Drummer Boy
Size: 8"w x 5"h

On Genoa Bond paper wrote out the main words with a 4.5 Parallel pen and Sumi ink in a Shadowed style. Added Artistro red Extra Fine pen details. The smaller words in Akim style with a red Zig Writer.

 

Title: Day 19 - Kalilimaka
Size: 7"w x 5"h

On Stonehenge paper sprinkled with Brusho powders (Yellow, Scarlet & Ost Blue) and using a 4.5 Parallel pen and water wrote out the words. Outlined with a Tombow Fudenosuke black Brush Pen.

 

Title: Day 21 - Deck The Halls
Size: 6"w x 6"h

On Stonhenge paper wrote out the words using a 6.0 Parallel pen and Sumi ink then over writing with a 4.5 pen and deAtramentis Pearlescent Magenta red/gold ink in a funky style. Added mini rhinestones on all the dots.

 Dec Wk 4
Size: 7.5"sq

On Arches 90# HP Watercolor paper wrote out the words on the 1st layer using a "Bottle of ink in a Pencil" and then moving the ink around with a wet paint brush. The 2nd layer with a Derwent Inktense "Dark Purple" pencil and again with a wet paintbrush. Final layer written on a checkerboard Vellum paper and using a Tombow Fudensosuke black pen (hard tip) in pressure release lettering.

Layer 1

Layer 2

ID: Wk 4 - Carrioka (day 23 - 31)

On Staples 110# white cardstock, using a 4.5 Parallel pen and Sumi ink wrote out the words in a basic Carrioka style and a funky variation style. Painted with Artistro Metallic Brush pens in red, gold and green around each letter, varying the days with different lettering and colors.

 


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