Bonus Pattern & Supplies

Bonus Pattern & Supplies

Bonus pattern and images are available one week prior to the start of class, so you can participate in the Show & Share portion of the first session.

Here is a list of supplies (also listed on the Flyer.pdf in this section)

  • Brushes: Must be round and pointed.

    Small brushes (#1 round) Varying sizes (start with what you have).

  • Cardboard backing & Tape for mounting project paper to while you work.

  • Paint Palette: 6-well or use what you have.

  • Project Paper*:
    One 8.5” x 5.5” piece of Arches Text Wove or 90# watercolor paper.
    OR other paper that can be fed through a laser toner printer.

  • Pigments: Use what you have

    Gouache, Watercolor or Colored Pencils

  • Dr. Ph. Martins Bleed Proof White

  • Graph Paper - 8 to 10 squares per inch.

  • Water Container & Paper Towel for rinsing brushes and catching drips.

  • Laser Toner Printer - must accommodate project paper choice.

    Laser Toner IS recommended because toner doesn’t react with water media.

    Ink Jet (dye-based) printers will react with water media, smears and is NOT Recommended.Printing Alternative - Take the supplied pattern and project paper to a self-service toner-based printer/copier at a local office supply store to print the pattern directly on to your paper choice.

    Optional but Handy:

    • Hands free magnifiers

    • Gold mica watercolor

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    *Alternative paper choices

  • 18-sheet pack Arches Text Wove 12.25” x 13-5/16"

  • Saunders Waterford watercolor

  • Hahemuhle Cezanne - Cold Press - 140lbs

  • Rives BFK (Very soft and whiter than Arches Text Wove

  • Bienfang 90 lb, 146 gm/acid free/ne surface

  • Khadi watercolor paper

  • VPCo Crown paper from Vintage Paper Co.

  • Hahnemühle Bugra

  • Fabriano 90 lb. watercolor paper.

Grotesques in Your Scriptorium

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  • Grotesques 6-Week Series
  • Bonus Pattern & Supplies
  • Join the Visigothic Community

Welcome & Tips for Online Participation

  • Welcome Note from Risa Gettler
  • How to Make a Pattern
  • How to Open Zip files on an iPhone and iPad
  • OPEN STUDIO ZOOM LINK

Grotesques Session 1

  • Session 1 -Pre-HOMEWORK Pattern & Images
  • Zoom Link - Grotesques In Your Scriptorium
  • GrotesquesInYourScriptorium-Session1.mp4
  • Bonus Image for Painting Along with Risa
  • Session 1 Notes, Reminders & New Open Studio Time

Grotesques Session 2

  • Session2Images.zip
  • GrotesquesSession2.mp4
  • Session 2 Notes - REVISED Labeling Format

Grotesques Session 3

  • Session3Images.zip
  • GrotesquesSession3.mp4
  • Session 3 Notes

Grotesques Session 4

  • Session4Images.zip
  • Grotesques-Session4.mp4
  • Session 4 Notes

Grotesques Session 5

  • Session5Images.zip
  • Grotesques - Session 5.mp4
  • Grotesques In your Scriptorium - Session 5 Notes

Grotesques Session 6

  • Grotesques-Session-6.mp4
  • Session 6 Notes
  • Bonus Knot.zip