Session Description
We will begin by learning the ancient style of lettering called “uncial” as a basis for your expression of a psalm. The creative process will be explored through analysis of the grammatical structure along with miming and paraphrasing the text. Design principles such as size, contrast, use of color, repetition, letterpath and letterspacing will all be explored to give you the tools for making your own word picture in the form of a small scroll. Tim will also show some of his own work in the psalms to illustrate some of these principles. All supplies for the class will be provided.
Conference Title
2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-26-2012
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Bible
Topic
Liturgical Arts
Keywords:
Uncial, Letterpath, Design Principles
Recommended Citation
Botts, Timothy R. and Halstead, Betsy Steele, "Calligraphy: Developing Word Pictures from the Psalms" (2012). Symposium on Worship Archive. 7.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2012/allitems/7
Included in
Calligraphy: Developing Word Pictures from the Psalms
We will begin by learning the ancient style of lettering called “uncial” as a basis for your expression of a psalm. The creative process will be explored through analysis of the grammatical structure along with miming and paraphrasing the text. Design principles such as size, contrast, use of color, repetition, letterpath and letterspacing will all be explored to give you the tools for making your own word picture in the form of a small scroll. Tim will also show some of his own work in the psalms to illustrate some of these principles. All supplies for the class will be provided.