lotr_crafts | Bilbo's Last Song

Here's a little calligraphy project I did:

I used 8 ½ x 11 heavy-duty acid-free paper (I am afraid I do not remember the brand.) in a pale grey shade. I used watercolors to make a “sunset” wash across the bottom half of the page. Once it dried, I ironed it flat with a dry iron set on synthetic, and ruled it for the calligraphy. I used a Pelikan cartridge pen--a medium nib for the title, and a fine nib for the words to the song. And I used a rather standard uncial hand.

And here's another:

A friend of mine gave me a reproduction of "Sting", autographed by Elijah Wood, with a scabbard. I decided to do something special for it when it is framed, so I went to:

http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_inscriptions.htm#maeg

where I found the inscription, in Sindarin, in both Tengwar and English letters, and the English translation.

Again, I used a Pelikan to do the calligraphy,and a .005 micron pen to outline the illumination. The illumination is painted in gouache.

The illuminated inscription will be matted and mounted between the sword and the scabbard. It's all at the framers, and should be finished in about a month.

I apologize for it being sideways, but it's a scan, not a photograph.

Thanks,