Illuminated letter

• Beeldende vorming
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

CRAFT

Miss Enting

EGM

Marcia Enting - m.enting@

CRAFT

fine  motor skills - imagination - art and culture general knowledge - process focused work

You are given an open-ended project and you have the opportunity to express yourself through your work. However the artwork turns out is based on your discovery and creativeness. I'm here to teach you :)

Dummy sketchbook A4

THIS LESSON

1. Explanation

process (3 small assignments) 1x - product 2x

2. Letter design - process mark - 40 min

3. Mindmap - process mark - 20 min

4. Clean and clear up, end lesson - 10 min

Next lesson: Mindmap - design drawing  

ILLUMINATED LETTER

Create an illuminated letter that represents you.

ILLUMINATED LETTER

Create an illuminated letter that represents you.

Construction: Slab

Skills: layering, detailing, design, textures.

THE UPCOMING PROCESS

LETTER DESIGN

MINDMAP

DESIGN DRAWING

LET'S START! LETTER DESIGN

Find a few lettering styles 

Create (at least) 3 block-style letters. 

Circle your favorite.  

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FONT

LETTER DESIGN

Your initial (first letter of name)

3 different fonts

EVALUATION

Execution

Originality

Craftmanship

Effort!

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MINDMAP

Create an illuminated letter that 

represents you.

Brainstorm a list of your hobbies, interests, things that you collect, etc.

Create some stylized drawings of the items you listed.

Create a minimum of 5 drawings. 

MINDMAP

Mindmap  including 5 hobbies / interests.

Create a minimum of 5 drawings. 

EVALUATION

Execution

Originality

Craftmanship

Effort!

THIS LESSON

- Explain design drawing

- Draw together

- Back to last weeks lesson

At the end of the lesson you've put the seperate process pieces together for your design.

DESIGN DRAWING

Now it is time to put the pieces together for your design.

STEP 1

Draw a rectangular frame.

Representing the raised border.

15 cm

21 cm

3

STEP 2

Add some of your stylized drawings around the letter. 

Consider having some drawings reach outside and overlap the boundaries of the letter/border to create more interest.

STEP 3

Add a textured border to frame your illuminated letter.

THIS LESSON

You will be able to make a shape by using the slab building technique.

- Explanation slabbuilding technique with pictures and 'live'.

- Make the background.

- Make the frame

SLAB BUILDING TECHNIQUE

knife

slats

rolling pin

plate

Cut background and frame.

Stick frame to background.

water

tool

UNSCARMBLE THE WORDS

fikne
talss

glronil nip
etapl

tawer
loto

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PLEASE, PUT YOUR PHONES IN THE BAG

Thank you :)

THIS LESSON

Introduction - 5 min

Work individually - 50 min

Clean up - 15 min (Not workbook)
Closure - 10

LEARNING GOALS

• You will understand the process of slab method.
• You can create your illuminated letter using the slab method.
• You will understand how to use ceramic tools properly.

STAY FOCUSED

PROCESS

- Finish background and frame

- Decorate border with texture/pattern

- Create letter and other shapes

STAY FOCUSED

CLOSURE ACTIVITY 

Learning objective:

Study the history of illuminated letters 

and manuscripts.

CLOSURE ACTIVITY 

Answer the following questions in your 

workbook. 

1 What are illuminated letters?

2 Why are illuminated manuscripts called “illuminated”?

3 Why were illuminated manuscripts so expensive to create?

CLOSURE ACTIVITY 

Answer the following questions in your 

workbook. 

1 What are illuminated letters?

2 Why are illuminated manuscripts called “illuminated”?

3 Why were illuminated manuscripts so expensive to create?

PLEASE, PUT YOUR PHONES IN THE BAG

Thank you :)

LESSON PLAN

Introduction - 5 min

Work individually - 45 min

Clean up - 15 min (Not workbook)
Closure activity - 10

LEARNING GOALS

You will understand the process of slab method.
You can create your illuminated letter using the slab method.

You will understand how to use ceramic tools properly.

- Decorate border with texture/pattern

- Create letter and other shapes

- original,  neat, craftmanship

STAY FOCUSED

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Basis critique questions

Answer these questions really honestly, no need to impress.

1. Describe what you were asked to do.

​2. What do you think was really succesful? Why?

3 What has been challenging or difficult? Why?

4 What would you do differently if you did this again?   Why?

LESSON PLAN

Introduction - 5 min

Work individually - 60 min

- Present continuous 

Clean up -  10/15

LEARNING GOALS

• You will understand the process of slab method.
• You can create your illuminated letter using the slab method.
• You will understand how to use ceramic tools properly.

STAY FOCUSED

PROCESS

- Finish background and frame

- Decorate border with texture/pattern

- Create letter and other shapes

STAY FOCUSED

CLEAN UP

- Finished work without plastic bag - NAME CLASS

- Clear and clean your table - NEAT & TIDY

- Help each other - FINISHED > SEAT

LESSON PLAN

Introduction - 5 

Paint letter - 65 

Clean up - 10 

HOW TO PAINT

Start with a clean paintbrush

Use the right brush for the job

Work slowly and check your progress

Check for uneven spots or mistakes

LESSON PLAN

Introduction - 5 min

Christmas ornaments - 45 min

OR Finish Illuminated letter

Clean up - 15 min
Winterfair - 10

HOW TO (slab technique)

CLEAN UP

- Finished work without plastic bag - NAME CLASS

- Clear and clean your table - NEAT & TIDY

- Help each other - FINISHED > SEAT

Winterfair ornaments without name on plates.