Master Penman Harvest Crittenden is offering an online class for Illuminated Initals. It is a four week class. More info located here
http://www.acornarts.org/online-classes.html"In this 4 week class we will cover everything you need to know to create beautiful illuminated initials. They make perfect gifts for the upcoming holiday season! Step by step we will study Lombardic initials, add ribbon details wrapping the initial, draw and transfer our patterns, learn how to make color decisions, gilding, floating shell gold, painting techniques, and add a background pattern or design element. For our inspiration we will be using a beautiful 16th century Lombardic alphabet that has ribbons and florals. You are free to use a diaper pattern background if you choose. For beginning students, you will be able to use a pre-drawn initial if you are not comfortable creating your own. For the more advanced students- the more creative the better! Design away. We will discuss all of this the first week.
The class will be 4 weeks, posted by 5:00 pm EST on Wednesday, September 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2015. The class will remain posted through the second week of October should any one need to make up a date."
I love taking classes with Harvest. She is a great teacher. Her forum is a great place to be during her classes because you get to see other peoples homework too. I plan on taking it and I hope to see people from FF there too.
