Tag: initial

Corpses of cities

At last, I’m done with the calligraphy of Giovanni Papini‘s short story, Corpses of cities.
I used most of my favourites techniques to do this job and I must say that I’m quite happy with the result.

Embossing on carbon paper


Zinc engraving and filigrees


To have a look to the whole work, click here.
Other close ups are available here and there.

Initial C

A recent happy occasion “forced” me to take my nib and to make one of those filigree initials I like so much.
It’s to celebrate the birth of a little girl and after rejecting the pink, I eventually chose the white.
Here is a picture of a part of the initial where one can see the shiny texture of the letter (which I love !).


And another picture which reveals my industrial secret, in other words, the draft 😉


to see the whole final work, follow the link to the gallery.

The Flies – final version

I’ve just finished with my version of the text from The Flies by Jean-Paul Sartre.


You can see the whole work by clicking here.
As it is quite long, one cannot really see anything on this pic, that’s why I took close-ups :

Etched white vine

My latest engraving on zinc, this time with a brand new metal plate (not corroded).

The initial is 2cm high.
The result is not too bad but it needs more definition, the vine is much too simple and the varnish didn’t cover properly all the surface, not to mention that the lines are often quaking.
Nevertheless a good proof of concept.