Article · Doodlewash
TUTORIAL: The Ancient Art of Letter Illumination
By Ruth Korch
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
Six illustrated steps for an illuminated capital: drafting the letter with a wrapping ribbon on graph paper, adding motifs, transferring to watercolour paper, painting the ribbon with lifted quinacridone gold, and finishing with ink lines and gold accents.
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