ZODIAC DICTIONARY PAGES
Brand New Zodiac Dictionary Pages Not long ago, I started experimenting with vivid, watercolor washes across my dictionary pages. When I first started doing dictionary drawings I actually used a variety of colors in watercolor washes on the page but later decided that I preferred the authentic, distressed look of the real page. This past summer I created a "Constellations" drawing and wanted to use white pen, ink pencils and needed a dark background. That drawing has been very popular so I've been playing with doing a whole series of the zodiac constellations. I was thrilled to find all 12 signs of the Zodiac in one, wonderful, 1930's edition dictionary. I've created most of the original drawings but just couldn't make up my mind how to best letter these darker drawings. I typically hand letter each original with sepia watercolor but I was afraid that the dark color wouldn't pop much on such a dark page. I have continued to experiment with all sorts o...

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