Penman's Art Journal . I think 1 can be of the most use (to be in line withThe Jouhnals new shibboleth) by telling young pen-men just how I do things and showing .them just what I do. That is, 1 mean to talk shop right from the start—my shop. riaterials. The longer one works at engrossingthe more materials he requires. Thefollowing will do to begin with ; Some good bristol board, not India ink, or Chinese ink,which is much cheaper, ground in anink tray. India ink put xip in bottlesnever works quite as well as thatwhich is ground in an ink kinds of pens are necessary,su
Penman's Art Journal . I think 1 can be of the most use (to be in line withThe Jouhnals new shibboleth) by telling young pen-men just how I do things and showing .them just what I do. That is, 1 mean to talk shop right from the start—my shop. riaterials. The longer one works at engrossingthe more materials he requires. Thefollowing will do to begin with ; Some good bristol board, not India ink, or Chinese ink,which is much cheaper, ground in anink tray. India ink put xip in bottlesnever works quite as well as thatwhich is ground in an ink kinds of pens are necessary,such as broad pointed Sohunecken, orturkey quills, if you can handle thembetter. Very coarse pens for fill-ing in bold work, also finer pensfor delicate touches and script the latter many use a Gillotts303. Some prefer a Gillotts No. IPrincipality, and a Gillotts 60418also good. Practice and experiencewill soon tell you which to use. Ofcourse a drawing board and T squareare necessary, also good lead ..-igi!fAs?»^<««»^ bard and soft, rubber?, ink t-iasers (thebest workmen have to uee ink erasersoccasionally), and a few camels hair orsable brushes, with blotters thrown are about all one requires to startoff on plain pieces of engrossing. Laying Out Work. There is a great deal more in laying outa piece of engrossing than many get the prominent lines and charactersarranged so as to produce the best effectwith the least ivnrk is quite a ttudy. It ishard to give any special directions for thisto start with. One good way for an en-grosser or student is to notice every goodpiece of work that comes before him andstudy into it carefully. Advertising card^,letter heads, book covers, advertisementswell displayed, posters and all such things,which are found everj-where, furnishideas for the engrossing student. So whathe needs is to be on the lookout for any-thing that will give him a point as to theway to make his work show up with thebest effec
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