#vellum

Instead of literally doing anything responsible I decided to animate Vellum today :)

Vellum is by @yeloenk

Also happy birthday @yeloenk !! :) I love your art sm !!

Also btw I feel like I have to credit this

“There are so many appealing angles to this manuscript: historical, art-historical, textual and cultural,” he said.

“There’s the Christian element – the Quest for the Holy Grail; the chivalric element: the adventures, the quests, the jousts, the battles.”

The sale is likely to attract many potential bidders, according to Donadoni.

“It should interest institutions because it’s a virtually unknown manuscript of one of the greatest medieval romances, but it could interest private buyers for the same reasons that it appealed to the long line of owners who have treasured it over the course of the past 700 years.”

He added:

“It has been a privilege to have been able to work on a manuscript of this rarity and calibre: the stories are universal and it has so much still to offer in terms of research and enjoyment.

As Merlin himself prophesies in the text itself:

‘And the story will forever be told and gladly heard for as long as the world lasts’.”

The sale will take place at Christie’s in London on July 8.

Hello~! That sounds like such a fun project! I hope you’re having a blast. ^_^

Ahhh, vellum. Plasticized, translucent paper... such beautiful effects, so difficult for me to work with. Thank you so much for enjoying the watery pieces I’ve done with it!

I’m afraid I don’t really have specific brand recommendations for you, unfortunately—when I buy paper, I’m usually picking up a sheet or two at a time of random brands, sometimes unlabeled, so I’m honestly not too familiar with what brands are out there and which might be the best ones. I’m sorry I’m not more helpful on that front! I can note that I bought a multi-pack of Cridoz vellum a few years ago, largely because I liked the light blue color in it and thought it would suit water nicely. So that’s the brand I’ve used in several of my watery-themed pieces, and I've found it fine to work with! Maybe it would work well for your bookmark too?

As for general advice about working with vellum, the thing I personally find tricky about it is that it’s fairly tough and slightly elastic, meaning that A) I need to press down hard to get my blade into it, so B) my blades snap a lot, and C) because the paper is elastic, it sometimes stretches slightly as I cut it, which throws off the shape I’m trying to achieve. I can be going along happily in a smooth curve or long straight line, and then, usually when trying to change direction or cut out a tighter curve, all of a sudden the paper is literally bending under my blade, distorting the shape—or, much more frustrating, the cut can "skip" and extend beyond my blade, cutting into the shape I was trying to outline, or even cutting right through it in narrow areas. Surprises like this can be fine! Mediums behaving in unexpected, interesting ways is one of the joys of art! It is simply not a joy for me in that specific context. XD But for your particular project, water can of course be any shape, so you may not need to follow a sketch closely to achieve the effect you want. Maybe the unexpected elements of vellum will not be a frustration for you, but part of the appeal!

So overall, I recommend going slowly, working carefully (especially around curves!), wearing some protective gear like gloves or eyewear to guard yourself from snapped blades, and maybe cutting out a few practice shapes before you start on the water for your bookmark, so you can get used to vellum's distinctive feel. This material may frustrate me, but I keep using it anyway, because the transparency really is awesome. ^_^

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