Baroness Eleanor of Grey
also known as Lady E
Illuminator
This section explains how I make a scroll. It starts by penciling in the basic design. Then I ink it. If I plan to use the scroll design again I will make copies at this point. This scroll has a gold leafed diapered background so the next step is to apply the glue. Then I apply the gold leaf. After that I finish painting the scroll.
Begin to pencil in basic design.
Continue penciling in design.
Getting close to final penciling
Ink penciled design. I often make a copy at this point of scroll designs I plan to use again.
Apply the "glue" for the gold leafing.
The diapered background is now gold leafed.
Paint the rest of the design.
A close up of the miniature in this scroll. This was based on Gaston Phoebus' Book of hunting. This scroll was for my husband. I made hi a yellow under tunic and a brown over tunic and the fawn dog is our Grey's Lady Crimson and the brindle is our Grey's Jazz, our rescued grey hounds now on the other side of the rainbow bridge waiting for us.......