Art PortfolioArt Portfolio

Illuminated LettersIlluminated Letters

The term, Illumination comes from the term Illuminate, or to fill with light.

Illuminated Letters

From a very early thirteenth-Century manuscript of Peter Lombard's. Peter Lombard as the bearded scholar with quill and knife.

What are illuminated letters?What are illuminated letters?

Illuminated letters are letters used to Illuminated letters are letters used to decorate the pages of hand written decorate the pages of hand written manuscriptsmanuscriptsThe term, Illumination comes from the The term, Illumination comes from the term Illuminate, or to fill with lightterm Illuminate, or to fill with lightGold leaf was used to create the Gold leaf was used to create the letters and images, which reflect light letters and images, which reflect light and appear to glow.and appear to glow.

Important books such as prayer books were purchased by wealthy merchants Important books such as prayer books were purchased by wealthy merchants and noblemenand noblemen

Close-up of an initial cap T from the Book of Kells

A page from the Book of Hours

This was an extremely popular prayer books made during the Middle Ages.

Lindisfarne Gospels Manuscript

Niccolò da Bologna Italian, Bologna, about 1394 - 1402 Tempera and gold on parchment 8 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.

Illuminated lettersIlluminated lettersOn your portfolio an illuminated letter will On your portfolio an illuminated letter will be used for the first letter of your first and be used for the first letter of your first and last name. last name.

Design your own illuminated letterDesign your own illuminated letter

Emphasis is on detail, creativity and colour Emphasis is on detail, creativity and colour

The Marriage; the Kiss of the Bride (initial P); 1350

Your PortfolioYour Portfolio

In this project you will create an art In this project you will create an art folder that will display your first and last folder that will display your first and last name in an illuminated style. name in an illuminated style.

The name or design will fill the space The name or design will fill the space approximately 75%. approximately 75%.

The project will be completed in pencil The project will be completed in pencil crayon. crayon.

Not coloured Markers!Not coloured Markers!

Color or Value:Color or Value: Try to use one of the following colour Try to use one of the following colour schemes: schemes:

Warm:Warm: yellow, oranges and reds yellow, oranges and reds

Cool:Cool: green, blue and violet green, blue and violet

Neutral:Neutral: browns, grays, blacks and whites browns, grays, blacks and whites

Complementary colour scheme:Complementary colour scheme:

Red and greenRed and green

Blue and orangeBlue and orange

Yellow and violetYellow and violet

Make a TintMake a Tint

To make a lighter value or tint, first color firmly with a colour

where you want a pure colour. Then lighten the colour by using

a lighter pressure with the pencil crayon

Make a ShadeMake a Shade

To make a darker value or shade, first color lightly with black. Then color over the black with a color of your choice.

You can also use blue or dark brown to darken colours

BibliographyBibliography

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