Modern Gothic Need Not Be An Oxymoron:
A demo for blackletter class. April 5, 2014
I have continued to write brush fraktur as an exercise for over 30 years using a 995 W&N 1/2" flat brush. Rudolf Koch, Hermann Zapf, Rudo Spemann and others (mostly German) were my inspiration when i started calligraphy. Then there was the work of the late Raphael Boguslav...who famously and masterfully improvised on the Fractur (with pens). Thus I thought that would be a great exercise with my brush, which tied my early years as a musician (where improvisation is highly sought) with a type of playful calligraphy.
There are elements of the brush that I can teach from this alphabet that are quickly absorbed by students because of their familiarity with pen, and introduce the extra dimensions that the brush can imbue these flexible letters with. I have found in teaching that a "bridge" like this does not intimidate the way Roman capitals do most people (which, when done properly, can also be a great way to learn the brush dynamics.)
The paint can be gouache or ink or in this case tempra. The RichArt tempra I am using here is no longer made and there are only cheaper versions that I would not use. Gouache comes the closest to the consistency of the paint I am using.
If you are to use liquid acrylic which will work also, just remember to not let the paint dry in your brush. It will be ruined forever.
There is more info on this channel about this particular brush (but I also use sable brushes and round ferrule brushes too.
Please comment if I have left anything out.
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PS: that is also me on guitar…an improvisation; no song in particular.
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