Monday, July 22, 2013

171 Parasol



Parasol is a simple two-step alphabet lettered first with gray ink and then with black.  Use a thick, monoline pen nib and remember to leave enough space between letters for those second lines to fit.

NB: let the gray ink dry completely before you add the black ink.  

These letters differ from the series of shaded letters (Bright Idea Overhead April 26; Equinox March 21).  Parasol is not a solid that casts a shadow on its imaginary side, but a flat letter that casts a shadow on the "ground" a little below the plane of writing.  Just like an umbrella overhead at the beach or pool.    


1 comment:

  1. For those who have difficulty finding the two posts mentioned, the links are:

    Equinox: http://margaretshepherd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/67-bright-idea-vernal-equinox.html

    Overhead: http://margaretshepherd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/97-bright-idea-overhead.html

    I happen to have a grey-blue ink lying around which I might use to compare with the neutral grey: natural shadows are blue-ish after all. And I do have monoline nibs!

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