Candlemas Dragon's Flame scrolls
Scrolls given out in court this weekend. Pernell and Jahnkin's scrolls were done in a Gothic style for the second age (1250-1450) of Arontius and Laurellen, Baron and Baroness of Dragon's Laire. Conall's scroll was for an award given originally in the First Age (pre-1250). The colors are a little off and there are problems with shadows (thanks Marcus for helping me figure out how to get the telephoto extension off the camera:-]), but the gist of the scrolls are there. All scrolls were inspired by manuscripts found in the British Library http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/searchsimple.asp (try "puzzle initial" in the keyword search for Jahnkin's). Some of the designs may show back up in charters for the Barony:-]
Pernell Camber's Dragon Flame scroll
Given in the second age of Arontius and Laurellen the scroll was based on an English Gothic manuscript found in the British Library.
Close up of capital P
I combined the designs from two different manuscript pages to get the Dragons that I liked for both the interior of the P and the decoration at the bottom, done with raised gilding. I'm thinking there must be a "perfect" temperature range for applying the gesso, because this had more of a mirror finish then the last time I applied gilding.
Line drawing for bottom of Pernell's capital P
Dragon's Flame for Conall of Druim Doineann
Past Champion scroll done in an early Romanesque style for the First Age of Arontius and Laurellen. unfortunately I had a filter on the camera lens for outdoor shots and it appears to really have changed the colors - that orangish red is a really deep cadmium red. Carolingian minuscule calligrphay. Inspired by a manuscript from the British Library's on-line resource.
Close up of the capital C
This is an early inspiration fo later whitevine designs. Colors are off a little bit, the really dark green is a much lighter terre verte, the red is a darker, less pinkish hue, while the naples yellow on the right side is close to the actual color as is the siena brown near the top.
Dragon's Flame for Jahnkin de Leeuw
German "puzzle" initial, so named because the capitals have a characteristic jigsaw cutout look. A gothic style scroll for the second age of Arontius and Laurellen.
Close up of the capital J with penwork
I think it's going to take a little time to get the penwork to where I want it to go, just need more time for practice:-]
Pernell Camber's Dragon Flame scroll
Given in the second age of Arontius and Laurellen the scroll was based on an English Gothic manuscript found in the British Library.
Close up of capital P
I combined the designs from two different manuscript pages to get the Dragons that I liked for both the interior of the P and the decoration at the bottom, done with raised gilding. I'm thinking there must be a "perfect" temperature range for applying the gesso, because this had more of a mirror finish then the last time I applied gilding.
Line drawing for bottom of Pernell's capital P
Dragon's Flame for Conall of Druim Doineann
Past Champion scroll done in an early Romanesque style for the First Age of Arontius and Laurellen. unfortunately I had a filter on the camera lens for outdoor shots and it appears to really have changed the colors - that orangish red is a really deep cadmium red. Carolingian minuscule calligrphay. Inspired by a manuscript from the British Library's on-line resource.
Close up of the capital C
This is an early inspiration fo later whitevine designs. Colors are off a little bit, the really dark green is a much lighter terre verte, the red is a darker, less pinkish hue, while the naples yellow on the right side is close to the actual color as is the siena brown near the top.
Dragon's Flame for Jahnkin de Leeuw
German "puzzle" initial, so named because the capitals have a characteristic jigsaw cutout look. A gothic style scroll for the second age of Arontius and Laurellen.
Close up of the capital J with penwork
I think it's going to take a little time to get the penwork to where I want it to go, just need more time for practice:-]