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