July Calliarts - Embossing with Valerie

 Dear Members and Followers,

This month we take a break from our lettering and take out some embossing tools instead.

The Cambridge Dictionary describes embossing as:

"To decorate an object, especially with letters, using special tools that make a raised mark on its surface"

This will be a fun way to spend a Winter's afternoon following our Christmas in July lunch.

General Requirements:

• Pencil, ruler and eraser,
• Masking tape,
• A4 pad,
• Tracing paper,
• Bone folder,
• Light weight card stock (optional),
• Or -A5 or any size pieces of 120-180gsm papers Coloured is fine but white is better,
• Watercolours & fine brush or coloured pencils (optional).

Tools:

• Ball or spoon embossing tools,
• Fine double ended bossing tool,
• If you do not have these - an empty ball point pen can be used just ensure it has no ink left in it,
• Small teaspoon can be useful.

If you wish to make your own stencils:

• Light weight card - a cereal box is ideal,
• Fine pointed scissors,
• Cutting mat and sharp craft knife,
• UHU type glue,
• Needle point tweezers are handy as is a wooden skewer

Where: Sylvania Community Centre, Canberra Road, Sylvania

When: 9 July 2022

Time: 1pm to 4pm

Cost: $15 members, $20 non-members (direct deposit preferred)

Bookings: Essential - email  southscribes@yahoo.com.au for bookings and payment details.

Questions: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Calligraphy Southscribes - Report Embossing Workshop – Sat 18 July 2015 – Tutor Pat Moody

Calligraphy Southscribes

Report Embossing Workshop – Sat 18 July 2015 – Tutor Pat Moody

This workshop was held at Club East Sutherland and we had a full complement of thirteen participants for a very creative day of experimenting with the art of embossing.
Pat showed us the basics of how to create our own designs and transfer them to card or plastic and cut stencils from them, these were then used to give an effective embossed image on card or paper. Certainly a challenge with some very interesting results. Also how to get different results with simple pre-cut stencils using a variety of tools. A most enjoyable day with plenty of ideas to continue playing at home.

Report by Meril Bowyer

Embossing Workshop

Dear Members and Followers,

Our next full day workshop is Embossing with Pat Moody.

EMBOSSING  WORKSHOP, SATURDAY 18TH JULY 2015        Limit 12 people.

CLUB ON EAST,  EAST PARADE, SUTHERLAND

Embossing is an easy technique, where either a simple a design, or some lettering is done as a raised image on paper.(Debossing is the reverse and gives a sunken image) The resulting subtle use of light and shade can then be used to great effect to enhance your

work. You can be as creative as you like, or use pre-cut, purchased stencils from a craft shop if you prefer.

YOU WILL NEED:

·    A cutting mat, preferably A3

·    A sharp craft knife for cutting, with a supply of new blades.

·    Embossing tools:  A spoon tipped burnisher, (these are quite hard to find in Sydney now, although Eckersleys at Taren Point have some at $23.95 !! The same can be got from John Neal in America for $US 5.25, which equals approx. $AU7.20. Item number S661. A 3mm ball burnisher, $12.95 Eckersleys, or $US2.99 John Neal. Item number S478. info@johnnealbooks.com air mail delivery is approx. 2 to 3 weeks.

·    Alternatively, try using what you have, provided it has a smooth surface (need to

avoid tearing the paper) ie, a small teaspoon,( a mustard spoon would be ideal,) smooth cap from the end of a pen, large crochet hook, or large knitting needle, wood or metal, then switching to a smaller implement to define the lines.

·    Card or plastic to cut your template. The back of a layout pad works very well, as does matt board or breakfast cereal boxes. Plastic could be an ice cream container lid, a sheet of acetate, but not too thin, or some polypropylene, or plastic etching plate about 1mm thick (both available from Eckersleys in various sizes) and costing up to $5 a sheet (A3)

·    Good quality tracing paper

·    Removable tape.

·    Pencils: 2B and an H.

·    Scissors.

·    Paper: mi-Teintes works well, as does Lana, but any soft, smooth paper will do. You do not need large pieces; try experimenting with different types depending on what you have available. NOT LAYOUT PAPER. Try not to use coloured paper as the shadow will be lost. White is best followed by neutrals.

·    Largish piece of board to rest your work on when embossing the design.

An example of Embossing by Pat Moody


Calligraphy Southscribes, Inc. is kindly supported by Sutherland Shire Council