It should only take a couple of minutes! You’ll know that your gold watercolor has dried when you can see the texture of the paper through the watercolor. Once you’re finished, allow the gold ink to dry. Others - like the “U” - may prove to be a bit more tricky. Reference the original letter template as you paint! For a lot of the letters, it’s easy to figure out where to put the gold. This part may prove tricky because you need to figure out exactly which areas in your letter will be gold! I chose to fill in all the white spaces within the letter as shown on my original template (from the PDF). Today, we are adding gold watercolor first because we need to outline it with sepia ink. In TPK’s previous illuminated letter tutorial, we added violet ink first, then gold watercolor second. Add Gold Watercolor to Your Illuminated Letter The finished pencil draft should look something like the letter pictured below: If you’re using handmade paper, draw carefully! Pencil lines don’t erase well from the irregular surface, unfortunately. You should be able to see the letter through the paper well enough to trace it.
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If you don’t have a light box, you could use your laptop computer or your iPad as a DIY light box! Just open the PDF document and place your project paper directly on top of the bright screen. Use a pencil to trace the intricate letter onto your paper. Then, place your handmade paper on top of the letter, and put both pieces of paper on a light box. Once you’ve printed out the Next Level Illuminated Alphabet PDF, cut out the letter you want to create.
are two of my favorite handmade paper companies! 2. Fabulous Fancy Pants and Indian Cotton Paper Co. I like to use handmade cotton rag paper, but a piece of watercolor paper will work, too! I prefer to use handmade paper for this project because it has a luxurious look and feel.
You’ll also need a 5.25″ x 5.25″ piece of paper.
Easy illuminated manuscript letters download#
Letter of your choice from the Next Level Illuminated Alphabet PDF ( click here to download it’s free!).To make this illuminated letter tutorial, you’ll need the supplies pictured below: This one is intricate, so it will require a bit of a time investment, for sure! The jaw-dropping payoff, however, will make your efforts more than worth it. The enthusiasm for the first illuminated letters tutorial prompted me to create today’s tutorial. I was pleased to see that TPK readers took on the challenge beautifully! Several illuminated letters popped up on Instagram, and a few beauties made their way into my email inbox. Last month, I wrote The Cheater’s Illuminated Letter Tutorial, which is a fun project that anyone - with the help of a little bit of patience and precision - can create.
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