Rachel Yallop - Abstract Brush and Large Letter Designs - June 14 & 21, 2025
The incomparable contrast between black and white is always striking and particularly the drama of white letters on a black background. Add to this an accent or two of red and the design comes alive. …
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The incomparable contrast between black and white is always striking and particularly the drama of white letters on a black background. Add to this an accent or two of red and the design comes alive. This class will concentrate on this limited but highly effective colour palette using flat brush, gouache, compressed charcoal, pastel and eraser to create a series of stunning pieces.
- Mastering the technique of handling a large flat brush to create sweeping lines and expressive letters.
- Exploring texture, line, form and overlapping strokes.
- Employing a variety of simple techniques to create depth.
- Designing large pieces of work using letter shapes and abstract lines from which to crop ’tile’ sections.
- Working further on the ‘tiles’ with blended pastel, added and erased lines and cut paper accents.
- Assembling the finished designs in a variety of formats.
Abstract Brush and Large Letter Designs
Rachel Yallop, Hosted By The Gentle Penman
Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
14 & 21 June 2025 (Saturday)
20:00 pm – 22:30 pm (Hong Kong Time)
Class Cost : HKD 780.00 or USD 100.00
Registration Link : https://www.thegentlepenman.com/abstract-brush-and-large-letter-design
Supply List:
- Nylon hair wide flat brush, 1” or wider. I use Winsor & Newton series 995 and Daler Rowney D.88. (BR01)
- Fine pointed brush, e.g. size 4. (BR49, BR104)
- Pointed nib/ruling pen for adding contrasting lines/letters. (N77, N113, N22, N215)
- Pencil and ruler. (PL38, PL21, S270)
- Eraser. I use Staedtler Mars plastic. (E13)
- Cutting knife and cutting mat/back of sketchpad. (S417, S1698, S504)
- Water pot, palette, and small brush for mixing. (S1695, S747, BR02)
- Black ink. I use Pelikan 4001. (I04, I70)
- Black, white, and red gouache. I use Schmincke Calligraphy gouache. (SG27, HG749)
- Compressed charcoal and Conté ‘Pierre Noire’ pencil (for black letters on white paper)
- White soft pastel and/or Conté (for white letters on black paper) (S953)
- Paper: Lots of cartridge for practice – A3 size or larger. Black, and white, Canson Mi-Teintes paper (or similar) for more finished pieces. (P70, PS61)
- Small piece of red paper and double-sided tape (to cut up for the accents of red). (S1631)
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