Here's a video of John Stevens, whom many here know. I first met him at the Kansas City Letterheads gathering back in the 80's, which was a first for many of the old timers here.
How does one do that left handed?
Posted by Pete Payne (Member # 344) on :
easy Bob, just use the other hand
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
Impressive
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
come to Sodus ...Timmerman...and take lessons from an expert south paw....... you can also look thru my barns and see all me neat stuff....
Posted by Dennis Kiernan (Member # 12202) on :
What Stevens does should be illegal.
Have any idea what kind of brush he might be using that behaves so well?
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Wow, thanks for showing us.
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Dennis - the brush is a Winsor & Newton 995 (.5") and he's using black gouache and Rich Art Tempra (#24)
I have several limited edition prints that he has done, along with a few books that he has used as promotional material.
When he came to the Letterhead gathering in Kansas City, he was afraid to take his portfolio out of the car because he didn't think it was good enough to show. After convincing him to drag it out, several of us just sat and drooled over his fantastic ability.
[ January 04, 2013, 09:31 AM: Message edited by: Raymond Chapman ]
Posted by Kent Smith (Member # 251) on :
I remember that Ray...not only a great talent but a truely nice guy. And for those used to looking at fonts on a computer, the video shows how they were originally made.
[ January 05, 2013, 12:35 AM: Message edited by: Kent Smith ]
Posted by Pat Welter (Member # 785) on :
Awesome work,time to practice some more...Have admired his work for quite some time.
Posted by Erik Winkler (Member # 9040) on :
Dancing with a brush
Posted by Bob Timmerman (Member # 2503) on :
I'd like to try keeping this going.....aside from the suggestions from Peter and Boone.....How do you do that Left handed.
Posted by Bill Davidson (Member # 531) on :
Bob, do what Rod Laver used to do, left handed tennis player. Watch it using a mirror. You just have to work out how to keep your hand out of the wet ink. I used to teach calligraphy. Another trick is to have the writing line vertical to you. Start at the top. The angle of view is a little caty whampus. Then turn the paper little by little, with practice, until the writing line is horizontal. You could use a mahl stick as well.
What he is doing is classic roman caps, incised inscription face. After it is lettered with the brush, the carver would come in behind him and chisel the letters into the face of the stone by hand.
Hope this makes sense.
Posted by Bob Timmerman (Member # 2503) on :
There is a certain freedom of motion using the hand on the surface method. With a small letter a lefthander can swig it but with a bigger one it gets harder.
