A Balancing Act: Neuland & Script (Judy Melvin: 2.5 day)

Skill Level: Intermediate

Neuland — contemporary, contagious, bold and a terrific compliment when used withscript writing. Whether paired with pointed brush or nibs, tech writing tools , italic or thin pressurestyle roman hands, Neuland is an alphabet worth its weight in gold ( yes, it also takes gold leaf well ).We will concentrate on the hand, as it was intended and designed by Rudolf Koch, andthen the fun begins — stacking, stretching, using really wide nibs and tools, and preparingpages with numerous words, and Neuland marks. We will also Gild a letter & decorate a letter or two.We then begin combining different scripts (of your choosing) to revel in the play of thick and thin,bold or delicate and uncommon versions of the letters for finished works and future reference.

Supply List: Sumi ink 6 oz (not the green bottle sumi); layout paper 11×14 or printer paper; a half sheet of Arches Text Wove; colored paper (Canson or Bugra); black paper 11×14 or larger; large Automatic pen ¾” or 1” (required); square edge nibs (favorite sizes) or brushes (plastic handled one); old credit card or piece of mat board for large letters; pointed pen nibs; fine line markers; ruling pens or whatever tools you normally use for script; glue stick; PVA; Xacto knife; ruler; water containers; small palette; favorite gouache or watercolor – several colors; Dr. Martin’s Bleed Proof White or Pro White or Zinc White; gold gouache.

Supply Fee: $5

About the instructor: Judy Melvin’s lifelong passion for art started with crayons and advanced to inks, paints, pens, and a combination of all in mixed-media layering. She enjoyed a twelve-year career with American Greetings Corporation as a design and lettering artist. Judy teaches design, mixed-media, and brush lettering workshops throughout the US and Canada and has served as faculty at many International Lettering Conferences. She has also taught as faculty of Literally Letters at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, and Letters California Style 2009. Judy practices what she teaches – a unique version of fine artwork that incorporates and often begins with lettering layered with mixed media. Her work has been published and exhibited throughout the US, Canada, Austria, and is in numerous collections worldwide.