Trois crayons (French: [tʁwɑ kʁɛjɔ̃]; English: “three chalks”) is a drawing technique using three colors of chalk: red (sanguine), black, and white. The paper used may be a mid-tone such as grey, blue, or tan. Among numerous others, French painters Antoine Watteau and François Boucher drew studies of figures and drapery aux trois crayons. The technique was, most notably, pioneered and popularised by the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens.
Pinch Cups
Lesson Goal:
Create a cup using the pinch technique.
Target 1:
create the basic vessel form from a ball of clay
Target 2:
thin the walls of your cup and bring the walls up to your desired height, begin roughing in the final shape.
Target 3:
refine your cup to consistent evenness and smooth the surface with a flat and a sponge.
Target 4:
add surface detail, textures, and handles to finalize your design.
Illuminated Text
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared manuscript where the text is often supplemented with flourishes such as borders, and miniature illustrations.
The earliest illuminated manuscripts in existence come from the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths and the Eastern Roman Empire and date from between 400 and 600 CE. Examples include the Codex Argenteus and the Rossano Gospels, both of which are from the 6th-century. The majority of extant manuscripts are from the Middle Ages, although many survive from the Renaissance, along with a very limited number from Late Antiquity
