Vivian Mungall - French Ronde Hand
Vivian uses French Ronde for short poems and lines of emphasis on awards and certificates. The lettering style fits well for her work with its heavy upright strokes that have a round look and connecting hair lines. It is an interesting style where the letters are joined as in cursive. This hand has graceful curves and works well when stretched out or squished. Ronde script appeared in France at the end of the 16th century. It was popularized in the 17th century by writing masters such as Louis Barbedor. When the Parliament of Paris wanted to standardize writing of government documents, he was placed in charge of writing the reference copy of the La Ronde. In its original form, it borrowed some of its letterforms from the round Gothic style. This style of writing was still in use until the 20th century. It was used in French school manuals to teach the bases of cursive writing and by the scribes of the French Ministry of Finance until right after World War II.
Class Supplies:
Pilot Parallel Pen 3.8mm and cartridges in your choice of color
Layout paper that you can see the guidelines through
Favorite ink that works on the paper above
Pencil
Paper
Eraser
Plastic centering ruler
Micron pen or similar
Copic grey marker or similar (2-3mm wide nib)
Gold metallic fine line pen OR FINETEC Mica Watercolors, gold
Gold gouache
Water container
Brush
Favorite pointed pen nib + holder
Favorite ink that goes with the color of your Pilot Parallel Pen cartridge ink
OPTIONAL: Cobalt blue and permanent rose watercolor
OPTIONAL: Speedball C-1 nib and straight holder
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