From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V2 #169 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Saturday, July 18 1998 Volume 02 : Number 169 In this issue: Re: [scribes]: Arches Papier Re: [scribes]: Lettering Guide ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 07:40:32 -0400 From: Sally Burnell Subject: Re: [scribes]: Arches Papier At 07:02 PM 7/17/98 -0700, you wrote: >I just happen to have my pad of Arches 140 lb hot pressed paper next to me, and >it says it's 100% cotton rag, chlorine-free and acid-free paper. They add no >optical whiteners to the size (glue holding fibers together) so it will not >change color (i.e. yellow) over time. It's appropriate for watercolor, gouache, >pen & ink (technical pens?), and calligraphy. The pads of 20 sheets come in >blocks of 7x10, 9x12, 10x14, 12x16, 14x20, and 18x24 so there's a great variety. I use Arches 140 lb. hot press that I buy by the 22" x 30" sheet at the art store a half block from here and I absolutely swear by the stuff. It takes abuse beautifully and is so easy to correct when you mess up. I've tried other hot press papers but Arches is by far superior to anything I have tried so far. It has really good body to it as well and is a dream to work on. I'm to where I won't use anything else - if the store is out of stock with it, I'll just wait until they get a new supply in. I would highly recommend the stuff to those of you who have not yet tried it, if you can get it. I understand some Pat Catan's stores carry it, so look there if you can't locate it anywhere else. I just happen to live in a university town with a very good art school, so there is an art store run by artists for artists a half block away from here. Can't beat that! (That and the 24 hr. Kinko's in the same strip mall that does color photocopying - great for my portfolio!) Where does one get a pad of this stuff? That could come in handy instead of buying a few 22" x 30" sheets at time (they run about $4/sheet.). I'll ask the good art store folk next time I am in - they might be able to order it for me. Thanks for that info........... Lady Saradwen Ariandalen Marche of Gwyntarian Midrealm ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 08:48:21 EDT From: FITCHYBEAR@aol.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: Lettering Guide In a message dated 98-07-17 22:41:52 EDT, lindap@ipass.net writes: << At the very bottom of the part that doesn't move pointing toward the wheel is a little tick mark (holding it with the long flat side at the bottom, the angled side on the right and the curve of the top of the wheel at the top). Rotate the wheel (it might be a little hard to move) until the rows of holes on the wheel are oriented like this / (and the rest of the thing is still oriented like I described before) now you'll see a series of numbers at the bottom of the wheel that go 2 3 4 5 6 etc. (not the series with decimals or fractions - I think they do the same thing but in metric???) Align the 6 with the tick mark. The wheel has four rows of holes - we're only going to worry about the row that doesn't skip any places. If you use every one of those holes to make lines - your lines will be 6/64" (equal to 3/32") apart. If you use every other hole your lines will be 12/64" (equal to 3/16") apart. You can rotate the wheel to get an infinite number of spacings. When the tick mark lines up with a number in that series your lines will be that many (from 2 to 10) 64ths apart. To get wider spacings you skip holes. To use it for calligraphy, make your nib width ladder and measure it, then set the wheel. I usually tape the wheel to keep it from spinning when I don't want it to - they can get loose. >> To quote Maxwell Smart "I lost you at the bakery......."-JimBear who will save this handy bit of info and in a fit of self destructive pique will try to do this (yes and they still gave me a Laurel) ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V2 #169 *****************************