Randall M Hasson - Romitalic: Developing a Personalized Letterform - Ongoing

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Romitalic: Developing a Personalized Letterform with Randall Hasson

Pre-recorded, Online, Extended Access

Learn a soft, rounded Italic based on the Roman form – and be inspired to create your own personalized letterform. Romitalic is a prerecorded class that you can watch on your own schedule, with over 3.5 hours of instruction, and includes copious handouts and resources.

A Unique Hybrid Format

Hybrid classes combine the best of both worlds! For guilds, groups and/or small conferences, a combination of live class presentation and pre-recorded lessons will allow for the social component of a guild workshop combined with self-paced lessons over a 4 – 6-week period. Contact Randall for further details.

Join Randall Hasson on his journey of discovery and come away with a new lettering style as well as valuable ideas on how you can analyze a letterform you like and create something specific to your hand. The lettering on a book cover provided the first spark of inspiration, while an advertisement from the 1920s set in motion the process of developing this new personalized letterform. Following a flurry of research into traditional Italic and Roman forms – as well as show card lettering styles of the early twentieth century – a soft, rounded, lyrical Italic hand evolved that Randall calls Romitalic.

Supplies:

Speedball C-4 (N09)

Ink, paper and tools:

Straight pen holders (Click HERE for the JNB selection of straight holders)

Nicely flowing inks like walnut or sumi:

Walnut ink crystals (S449)
Walnut ink crystals jar (S450, S260, S276)
Tom Norton's Walnut Drawing Ink (I53)
Moon Palace sumi ink (I70)
Bister Ink powder (I157)

Graph paper with 1" grid - choose from a smooth finish (dark and light grid color) or bond paper:

JNB Graph Pad 11x17, 50 sheets - choose Dark or Light (P21)
Gilbert Bond Graph Pad 11x17, 50 sheets (P72) - if you like a little tooth

If you are preparing other papers that you like to write on, a ruler and triangle are useful for adding guidelines in pencil. (Note: If you are using a metal ruler with a cork backing, a triangle with a flat side is preferable to a beveled edge, as the bevel may slip under the ruler.)