Overview of Year Long Course
Month by month content

A = Alphabets
M. & T. = Materials and Techniques

January
A - monoline romans, broadedge pen romans
M. & T. - gouache, touch up for reproduction, layout and design process, correcting errors, spacing, ruling pen

February
A - pressurized romans
M. & T. - gouache, masking fluid, transfer paper, spray fixative, gum sandarac, paper sizing, nib honing

March
A - pen manipulated romans, broadedge brush manipulated romans
M. & T. - gouache, saran wrap watercolor techniques, embossing acetone transfer, nib honing

April
A - Pencil drawn romans with serifs, pressurized romans with serifs
M. & T. - gouache, color chart, gilding on acrylic with gold leaf

May
A - variations on romans
M. & T. - gouache, color chart, gilding on gum ammoniac with six metal leafs, analyzing calligraphic hands

June
A - foundational
M. & T. - black stick inks, grinding stones, linex liner, good paper, gilding on sculpted gilding base and gum ammoniac

July
A - foundational
M. & T. - color stick inks, gaken dishes, linex liner, good paper, bookbinding, shell gold, snipping and honing ef66nib

August
A - variations on foundational
M. & T. - color stick inks, gaken dishes, linex liner, good paper, vellum preparation, analyzing calligraphic hands

September
A - italic
M. & T. - dry pigments, grinding dishes and rods, egg binders, linex liner, good papers, reverse photocopy, lettering on vellum, quill cutting

October
A - pressurized italic
M. & T. - dry pigments, grinding dishes and rods, linex liner, good paper; making, laying, and gilding on traditional gesso

November
A - variations on italic
M. & T. - dry pigments, grinding dishes and rods, linex liner, good paper, four inch house painter brush, ruling pen, ruling writer, moth pens

December
A - pointed brush lettering, broad edge brush lettering
M. & T. - pentel color brushes, broad edge brush, touch up an enhancing brush lettering

Very minor change may occur in some months with the M. & T.