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9 Illuminated Letter

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Learning Questions

• What is an illuminated letter?

• How can I create an effective


illuminated letter design with
a personal element?
•LQ - What is an illuminated
letter?
•How can I create an
effective illuminated letter
design with a personal
element?
•LQ - What is an illuminated letter? How can I create an
effective illuminated letter design with a personal element?

• An illuminated manuscript These books were handmade by


is a handwritten book
Illuminated whose decoration and/or
monks in the middle ages (1300-
1500).
illustration has been painted
letters and in gold, silver and rich Why do you think these
colours, that make the page
manuscripts shimmer. books were so prized?
LQ - What is an illuminated letter? How can I create an effective illuminated letter design with a personal element?
LQ - What is an illuminated letter? How can I create an effective illuminated letter design with a personal element?

Today’s Task

Draw 2 creative and personal Decorate your letters using


letter designs based on your first imagery, symbols and
initial – fill an A4 piece of paper
(Think about the shape/font). patterns that represent you.
LQ - What is an illuminated letter? How can I create an effective illuminated letter design with a personal element?

How to start…
1. On scrap paper… Make a list of
things you want to include – what
are your favourite: lyrics, book, films,
characters in books/tv/film. What
are your interests, sports, hobbies?

2. We will be drawing 2 illuminated


letter designs so fold you page in
half and use the top half for one and
bottom half for the other!
LQ - What is an illuminated letter? How can I create an effective illuminated letter design with a personal element?

What could you add?


• Text- lyrics / passages from a book / quotes.
• Iconography- drawings of objects that represent you, your interests
or your history.
e.g. team logos, sports equipment,
flags, art materials, musical notes.
• Characters from books, tv or film.
• Things that set a scene e.g. smoke, stars, spooky items etc.
• Pattern

To consider: font, serif, sans-serifs?, italics? Capitals or lower case?

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