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Final Showcase
I have three finished scrolls at the very end. Each scroll uses the same designs and text. However, all three are on different papers....
Aug 11, 2022

Finishing the scroll
To finish the scrolls, now that I had the pieces all sewn, all I have to do is hem the pieces of book cloth and silk and attach them to...
Aug 11, 2022

Stitching with red thread
Before I got to stitching I had to cut the pages into pieces and then stick them together. Cutting the sheets took me two days as I had...
Aug 11, 2022

Letterpress
For the letterpress, we had to set the type for the two pages separately. Since there is only one Vandercook, we jigsaw puzzled the type...
Aug 11, 2022

Screen Printing
26th July Finally, it was the day I was going to screen print everything. I went to the studio in the afternoon and Gen made the second...
Aug 11, 2022

Make scroll dowel
I had a very specific image in my head for the scroll dowels. I was planning on having the dowels look wooden, but I also wanted to try a...
Aug 10, 2022

Box Design & Making the Box
For the Box, I designed an illustrator file so I could laser cut and engrave it onto plywood. I plan to use my text from last semester...
Aug 10, 2022

Letterpress Typesetting
After my last feedback session, Marco suggested I use letterpress instead of calligraphy. I feel like letterpress is also a good option...
Aug 10, 2022

Final version & final print
This is the final illustration for the scroll. I made the final changes in a long file, and then put that into a file A1 size so I could...
Aug 10, 2022

Making Illustrations 8 & 9
Adelaide, a friend of mine from the illustration MA, helped me sketch out some ideas for the eighth and ninth pages. I was thinking about...
Aug 10, 2022

Risograph
While working on that project, I also wanted to work on some risograph as I have been wanting to try it for a very long time. I have...
Aug 10, 2022


Papers
Although I had previously decided to use shogi paper, I also came across a Himalayan paper, which is a kind of lokta paper. Himalayan...
Aug 10, 2022
Plan for the scroll
I feel like I have an idea for what I would like the scroll to look and feel like, as well as the processes I am going to use to get...
Aug 10, 2022

Making illustrations 3 & 4
For the fourth page, I wanted to incorporate mountains, stone and rock somehow. the paragraph itself is about Cale's family which governs...
Aug 10, 2022

Using on the Prologue
Writing the first chapter helped me see that I did not want to use the first chapter. The book I am trying to represent is over 700...
Aug 10, 2022


Calligraphy & Dip Pens
To start with, I decided to hand write the prologue and first chapter on different kinds of paper. I used cold pressed 250 gsm paper,...
Aug 10, 2022


Scrolls
As I thought about the web novel and how to read it I would have to keep scrolling through the pages, going from top to bottom. I spoke...
Aug 10, 2022


Exploring Artist Books 3
I'm looking at artists' books to once again try and see what I could make that would fit this book best. Marco suggested that I work with...
Aug 10, 2022

Feedback on interior Book Design
At the mid-semester feedback session that I had with Marco, he told me that although it was great that I was learning something new, it...
Aug 10, 2022


Update on Typesetting
Using the resources on Renegade, I re-did all the typesetting for the book. I used illustrations from the webtoon for the web novel,...
Aug 10, 2022
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