Gateway Online Class

H E L LO !

Session Fourteen 25th June

 Hello again to the Gateway Gang!

In this document I have a written instructions to accompany the video I made for this
weeks class.

This week we will be making our own utensils and paint!

I hope you are all keeping well... I have missed you!

 Homemade egg tempera paint!
Egg tempera was wildly popular amongst Early Renaissance artists (Botticelli, Giotto, Fra Angelico) and then fell out of use
with the Late Renaissance artists (Leonard da Vinci, Michelangelo) when oil paint was introduced. To make egg tempera
paint,  powdered pigments  culled from things such as stones, sticks, bones, and the earth were mixed with water and
then tempered with a binding agent such as an egg.

This week we are going to make our own egg tempura paint!

Ingredients Needed : Eggs, a small bowls, paint brushes, liquid watercolours or Food Coloring.

Step one: Separate the yolks from the whites, and drop one yolk into each of your bowls.
Step two: Mix food colouring or liquid watercolours into the egg
Step three: Mix well
Step four: Paint
 Making your own paint brushes!

Materials needed: A huge variety of materials can be used to make paint brushes. Suggestions of which
are outlined in the video. One thing that you will need is thread (or sellotape) and something to make
your handle - either a small twig or a peg!

Step 1 -  Source a handle for your brush, for example, a twig/peg/pencil/old pen/chopstick etc.

Step 2 - Gather a variety of materials to use as the bristles of your brush, try and choose materials that have different textures.

Step 3 - Cut these materials into a suitable size to attach to the top of your brush.

Step 4 -  Using your thread or sellotape attach the materials to the top of your handle.
Examples of brushes
 Making a calligraphy pen
Materials needed: Aluminium can, tape, needle, ruler, pencil, scissors.
1 cm
Step 1 -  Gather all the materials needed.
A
Step 2 - Cut the top and bottom off your can. Rinse and dry the centre tube well.

2.5 cm
Step 3 -  Cut this tube vertically from the base, thus opening it up into a sheet.

NIB
Step 4 -  Using a ruler and pencil draw the shape with the sizes indicated in the image to the right.
Step 5 -  Using a scissors carefully cut out the shape. Be careful! The edges of the can may be sharp.
B

1.5 cm
Step 6 -  Useing your needle, cafefully poke a few holes along the B line. Be sure not to space them too close.

WELL
Step 7 -  Lightly fold along this B line. Be carefully not to press too hard as the metal can be fragile and break. C

Step 8 -  Using tape, attach the section labeled base to the end of your pencil. Make this as tight as you can.

BASE

2 cm
Step 9 -  Fold the top labeled nib vertially in line with your pencil and attach with tape.

Step 10 -  Using your finger, gentilly push in the section labeled well. D

Step 11 -  And there you have it! Your very own caligraphy pen. You can use ink with this pen, but also food colouring or watered down paints! Enjoy!
Step 1 - Practice the basic downward stroke for one or two lines to warm up.

Step 2 - Practice the basic curve stroke for one or two lines to warm up.

Now we're ready to start. On the next slide is a simple-to-write alphabet called Roundhand Script. Try and copy the patterns of these letters and when you feel
comfortable - add your own flair!
 THANK YOU!
Well Done!!

Well Done!!
I cannot wait to see some of the amazing
things you have made.

I look forward to our next virtual class!