Beatus
by Judy Dodds
Title
Beatus
Artist
Judy Dodds
Medium
Painting - Calligraphy
Description
Beatus was hand lettered and painted with watercolor on Diploma Parchment, 6 x 9 inches.
In 1992 I was privileged to take a class on traditional illumination from Donald Jackson. We referenced this illuminated initial in his book, The Story of Writing, to produce our illuminated piece. His original source was the Worms Bible, from the Rhine area of Germany about 1148.
The steps in making an illuminated letter are: 1. trace image 2. sketch outline with pen and ink 3. lay gesso (the base for the gold to adhere) 4. apply gold leaf 5. apply the palest colors 6. apply the middle tones 7. add a final layer of each color 8. outline with black 9. highlight with fine white lines applied with pen or brush.
It was Donalds dream to one day letter the Bible; this has become reality for him, as he is the artistic director of the St. Johns Bible, the first hand-written Bible in 500 years.
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March 21st, 2012
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