The Art of Color Calligraphy / Mary Noble and Adrian Waddington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noble, Mary.

Waddington, Adrian, author, calligrapher.

Contributor:

Bowling, Colin, photographer.

Wickenden, Laura, photographer.

Forrester, Paul, photographer.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calligraphy--Technique.

Calligraphy.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Distribution:

London : Running Press,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1997.

Contents:

Introduction

Materials and Equipment

The Principles of Color

Alphabets. Single color lettering; Blending colors within letters; Creating multicolored letters using homemade pens; Color variation over a line; Changing color row by row

Backgrounds. Watercolor washes; Washing off, washing on; Rollered ink; Paper prints; Applying the background after the letters; Drawn with a writing implement; Sponging; Stenciling; Spattering; Crosshatching; Dragging and combing

Combined. Masking fluid; Letters forming a background; Washing off letters; Different colors within each letter; Multi-technique composition

Borders and Images. Borders made from repetitive marks; Borders made from letters; Borders made from images; Making images from letters; Stenciled borders; Paper edges as borders

Gilding

Gallery.

Notes:

"A Complete Sourcebook of Color Calligraphy Techniques"--Jacket.

"A Quarto Book"--Title page verso.

"This book was designed and produced by Quarto Publishing plc, The Old Brewery, 6 Blundell Street, London N7 9BH"--Title page verso.

"Senior editor Michelle Pickering. Senior art editor Elizabeth Healey. Editors Mary Senechal, Diana Craig. Designer Julie Francis. Calligraphers Janet Mehigan, Annie Moring, Mary Noble, Adrian Waddington. Illustrator Mary Noble. Photographers Chas Wilder, Colin Bowling, Laura Wickenden, Paul Forrester. Editorial assistant Judith Evans. Picture researcher Susannah Jayes. Picture manager Giulia Hetherington. Editorial director Mark Dartford. Art director Moira Clinch. Assistant art director Penny Cobb."--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy has dustjacket retained.

Running Press copy is "1" printing.

ISBN:

0762400005

9780762400003

OCLC:

36664908