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This panel went out to Mistress [[Ygraine of Kellswood]] for painting.
This panel went out to Mistress [[Ygraine of Kellswood]] for painting.


''insert link to instruction sheet pdf here''
[[Tapestries - Original Instructions for Boat Panel]]
[[File:Tapestries_instructions_boat.pdf]]
 


===The Tree Panel===
===The Tree Panel===
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This panel went out to Count [[Brennan mac Fearghus]] for painting.
This panel went out to Count [[Brennan mac Fearghus]] for painting.


''insert link to instruction sheet pdf here''
[[File:Tapestries_instructions_tree.pdf]]


===The Castle Panel===
===The Castle Panel===
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This panel went out to Baroness [[Medhbh inghean ui Cheallaigh]]
This panel went out to Baroness [[Medhbh inghean ui Cheallaigh]]


''insert link to instruction sheet pdf here''
[[File:Tapestries_instructions_castle.pdf]]


===The Horse Panel===
===The Horse Panel===
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This panel went out to Baroness [[Alanna of Skye]] and Baroness [[Isabelle de Montreuil sur Mer]] for painting and was the first panel completed.
This panel went out to Baroness [[Alanna of Skye]] and Baroness [[Isabelle de Montreuil sur Mer]] for painting and was the first panel completed.


''insert link to instruction sheet pdf here''
[[File:Tapestries_instructions_horse.pdf]]


===The Couple Panel===
===The Couple Panel===
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===The Children Panel===
===The Children Panel===


The seventh panel, the Children, was modified to display the badges of the Order of the Tyger's Cub and the Order of Gawain.  The Manesse Codex featured no pictures of girl children, but this picture of two boys is fairly androgynous.
The seventh panel, the Children, was modified to display the badges of the Order of the Tyger's Cub and the Order of Gawain, and to include a girl childNone of the original Manesse Codex panels featured a girl child, just boys or babies.


[[Image:Tapestries_Children_Original.jpg|150px]]
[[Image:Tapestries_Children_Original.jpg|150px]]
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The paints are all Versatex brand screen printing ink, treated with a "no heat" fixative.  http://www.dharmatrading.com/paints/versatex-printing-ink.html  Mistress [[Eleanor fitzPatrick]] has used Versatex for painting pavilions with great success in the past.  Her personal pavilion, the traveling Royal pavilion and the stripes on the EK Royal gate pavilion are all painted with Versatex.  It's easy to work with, has excellent coverage and is the least expensive of the quality screen printing inks.  The one drawback to Versatex is that it cannot be allowed to freeze before painting or it will permanently separate.  If you're going to order Versatex you have to be careful to make certain that it will not freeze in shipping.  Dharma Trading is well aware of this problem and quite good about working with you to time winter shipments to minimize the risk of freezing.
The paints are all Versatex brand screen printing ink, treated with a "no heat" fixative.  http://www.dharmatrading.com/paints/versatex-printing-ink.html  Mistress [[Eleanor fitzPatrick]] has used Versatex for painting pavilions with great success in the past.  Her personal pavilion, the traveling Royal pavilion and the stripes on the EK Royal gate pavilion are all painted with Versatex.  It's easy to work with, has excellent coverage and is the least expensive of the quality screen printing inks.  The one drawback to Versatex is that it cannot be allowed to freeze before painting or it will permanently separate.  If you're going to order Versatex you have to be careful to make certain that it will not freeze in shipping.  Dharma Trading is well aware of this problem and quite good about working with you to time winter shipments to minimize the risk of freezing.
[[File:Tapestries_Paint_requirements_for_tapestries.pdf]]


==The Process==
==The Process==
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Below are the original files used to create the painting kits.  The "paint requirements" document was used to help calculate how much paint to order.  The "instructions" files were printed and enclosed in the kits as they went out.
Below are the original files used to create the painting kits.  The "paint requirements" document was used to help calculate how much paint to order.  The "instructions" files were printed and enclosed in the kits as they went out.
   
   
[[File:Tapestries_Paint_requirements_for_tapestries.pdf]]


[[File:Tapestries_instructions_boat.pdf]]


[[File:Tapestries_instructions_tree.pdf]]


[[File:Tapestries_instructions_castle.pdf]]
 
 


[[File:Tapestries_instructions_horse.pdf]]
[[File:Tapestries_instructions_horse.pdf]]


[[Category:Articles]]
[[Category:Articles]]

Revision as of 11:20, 25 March 2015


This is a work in progress (obviously). - Eleanor

Introduction

The East Kingdom Royal decoration project was originally conceived by Mistress Eleanor fitzPatrick with three goals - to make the business area of EK Royal at Pennsic be beautifully impressive instead of merely functionally utilitarian, to inspire lots of people to create the beauty and feel a sense of ownership and pride in EK Royal, and to show people that decorating a Pennsic camp is easier than they might think. Stage one was to create a set of faux-stained-glass lanterns for the courtyard to hang from the existing lantern hooks. Stage two was build a set of faux-candle chandeliers for the meeting tent.

Stage three of this project was to create a set of painted wall hangings, in the style of the Manesse Codex, depicting East Kingdom arms, awards and orders. Baroness Cassandra Boell agreed to do the hard work of converting Codex panels into flattened cartoon-like line drawings and modifying them to show EK heraldry instead of the originals. Mistress Eleanor took those converted line drawings, projected them onto canvas using a home theater projector and traced them in pencil. She hemmed them, then put them together into "paint-by-number" type kits and send them out to various teams to be painted.

Please note that the artist, Baroness Cassandra Boell has given permission for anyone to reuse her designs. Feel free to take and modify them to your own heraldry. Mix and match elements and borders and create something beautiful for your own kit. Clicking on any of the images on this page will bring you to the original, full resolution image that you can download.

Panels

Eight panels were chosen to modify to represent a broad cross-section of East Kingdom activities and orders.

The Boat Panel

The first panel, the Boat, was modified to include the Silver Crescent and Maunche order badges. It seemed appropriate to start with the orders for Service and for Arts & Sciences.

Tapestries boatOriginal.jpg Tapestries boatColorCartoon.jpg Tapestries boatBWCartoon.jpg

This panel went out to Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood for painting.

Tapestries - Original Instructions for Boat Panel Tapestries instructions boat.pdf


The Tree Panel

The second panel, the Tree, was modified to display the arms of the King and the Queen of the East.

Tapestries TreeOriginal.jpg Tapestries Tree Color.jpg Tapestries Tree BWCartoon.jpg

This panel went out to Count Brennan mac Fearghus for painting.

Tapestries instructions tree.pdf

The Castle Panel

The third panel, the Castle, was modified to display the badge of the Order of the Saggitarius and to showcase the Artemis and the Golden Mantel.

Tapestries Castle Original.jpg Tapestries Castle color.jpg Tapestries Castle BW.jpg

This panel went out to Baroness Medhbh inghean ui Cheallaigh

Tapestries instructions castle.pdf

The Horse Panel

The fourth panel, the Horse, was modified to display the badge of the Order of the Tygers Combatant and to showcase Equestrian activities.

Tapestries Horse Original.jpg Tapestries Horse Color.jpg Tapestries Horse BW.jpg Tapestries Horse Completed.jpg

This panel went out to Baroness Alanna of Skye and Baroness Isabelle de Montreuil sur Mer for painting and was the first panel completed.

Tapestries instructions horse.pdf

The Couple Panel

The fifth panel, the Couple, was modified to display the arms of the Prince of the East.

Tapestries Couple Original.jpg Tapestries Couple color.jpg Tapestries Couple cartoon.jpg

insert link to instruction sheet pdf here

The Music Panel

The sixth panel, Music, was modified to display the badges of the Order of the Terpsichore and the Order of the Troubadour, as well as to feature musicians and dance.

Tapestries Music Original.jpg Tapestries Music Color.jpg Tapestries Music BW.jpg

insert link to instruction sheet pdf here

The Children Panel

The seventh panel, the Children, was modified to display the badges of the Order of the Tyger's Cub and the Order of Gawain, and to include a girl child. None of the original Manesse Codex panels featured a girl child, just boys or babies.

Tapestries Children Original.jpg Tapestries Children Color.jpg Tapestries Children BW.jpg

insert link to instruction sheet pdf here

The Fencing Panel

The eighth panel, Fencing, was significantly modified in order to showcase the Order of the Golden Rapier. At the time the Manesse Codex was created, rapier didn't exist. Baroness Cassandra chose a panel featuring swords and modified the swords into rapiers.

File:Tapestries FencingOriginal.jpg

insert link to instruction sheet pdf here

The Materials

Each panel used approximately 2 yards of 10oz Duck in "natural", ordered from Big Duck Canvas Warehouse (http://www.bigduckcanvas.com). This canvas was chosen as a compromise between quality and cost. Sunforger would have presented a smoother surface for painting but at a significant increase in cost.

The paints are all Versatex brand screen printing ink, treated with a "no heat" fixative. http://www.dharmatrading.com/paints/versatex-printing-ink.html Mistress Eleanor fitzPatrick has used Versatex for painting pavilions with great success in the past. Her personal pavilion, the traveling Royal pavilion and the stripes on the EK Royal gate pavilion are all painted with Versatex. It's easy to work with, has excellent coverage and is the least expensive of the quality screen printing inks. The one drawback to Versatex is that it cannot be allowed to freeze before painting or it will permanently separate. If you're going to order Versatex you have to be careful to make certain that it will not freeze in shipping. Dharma Trading is well aware of this problem and quite good about working with you to time winter shipments to minimize the risk of freezing.

Tapestries Paint requirements for tapestries.pdf

The Process

Creating the graphics

Cassandra write up details of the graphics work

Creating the paint-by-number kits

Eleanor write up the tracing/projecting/hemming/instruction-writing/kit building

The panel artwork, both color and outline, were downloaded to an iPad connected to a portable video projector. The projector was set up facing a large blank wall and the image was adjusted until the actual size of the projected image was the desired size Since I (Eleanor) did not have a space big enough to back the projector far enough from the wall for a vertical throw of five feet, I turned every panel on it's side and projected it that way. I tweaked the settings on the projector until the panel measured 5 feet along the length of the design and both diagonal measurements were approximately the same. As you can see from the original Manesse panels, not all of them are square to themselves so there were a lot of "judgement calls" on how true was good enough. I then tacked a large piece of canvas to the wall, giving myself enough excess canvas around the projected design to be able to hem it afterwards. The design itself was traced with pencil. It took between two and three hours per panel to trace - more for the ones with really complex borders.


Painting the panels

input from the artist teams?

Resources

Below are the original files used to create the painting kits. The "paint requirements" document was used to help calculate how much paint to order. The "instructions" files were printed and enclosed in the kits as they went out.




Tapestries instructions horse.pdf