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Showing posts with label Brushes. Show all posts

Brush Up - Revisiting Using Your Brushes - May Calliarts

Dear Members and Followers, 

This play and practise Calliarts session in May will introduce you or re-introduce you to your brushes, how they react and what you can do with them on paper. We will look at various calligraphic letterforms and how they can be manipulated, depending on brush type, paint, ink and paper. Join Valerie Keevers for a fun afternoon. 

 Requirements list: 

 Please bring any type of brushes you have, do not buy any new ones. The brushes being discussed will include: 
 Materials List: • Round pointed hair brushes 000 to size 16 • Dagger brushes, Mop brushes, Chinese Brushes, Rigger Brush • ½inch Flat brush, hair and bristle • 1inch flat brush, hair or bristle• House painting brush and stippling brush

You Will Also Need: • A3 pad, any paper pieces about A3 size any colour OR brown paper roll / plus some newspaper • Gouache, Paint, Watercolour or Acrylic, ink etc. Bring what you have • Mixing brushes, water jars and tissue or rag • Some white plastic paper plates or palette with large holes that can be used with big brush • Pencil and ruler 

Bookings Essential. Direct Deposit perferred - email the workshop co-ordinator - southscribes@yahoo.com.au or cash/cheque on the day. 

Date: Saturday, 13th May 2023 
Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm 
Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members 
Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania (Near Southgate Shopping Centre)

June Calliarts - Brush Lettering

Dear Members,

Don't brush aside your calligraphy in winter because it is too cold, instead join us for June's calliarts "Brush Lettering" with Helen Warren.

This workshop will include demonstrations and Practical exercises using various types of brushes. We will learn an alphabet then have fun with some word pictures.
  •  Please bring your usual kit plus any brushes you have.
  • A small newspaper and some white cheapish paper for practice,$2 cartridge paper will do.
  • A piece of cloth to wipe your brushes
  • Also a water container  (small jar)



  Saturday 9 June 2018
1 to 4pm
Sylvania Community Hall - Canberra Rd, Sylvania (Gwawley Bay Soccer Club on Google maps)
Cost - $10.00

USUAL CALLIGRAPHIC GEAR
  • Layout pad
  • Dip nibs, eg. Brause, Mitchell, Speed **
  • Nib holders **
  •  Pencil – HB or F
  • Eraser
  • Ruler
  • Non-waterproof black ink, eg Chinese ink
  • Gouache or water colour paint if you wish to write in colour
  • If using paint – mixing brushes/waterjar/palette(s)
  • Rags/paper towel/tissues – for wiping nibs and keeping area clean and tidy.
  • Slope board (if you have one)
** If you do not have nibs and nib holders bring your chisel edged felt tip pen.

Calligraphy Southscribes, Inc. proudly supported by Sutherland Shire Council