How are illuminations used in books? Find out about fancy fonts---and make your own decorative designs. John Hancock would be proud!
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Look closely at several illuminations (in which the first letter on the opening page is intricately illustrated) on the first pages of books. Find recent books as well as those that are copies of medieval works. Illuminations typically contain the first letter of the first word of the opening paragraph. See how the letter relates to the word.
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Compare these illuminations to an alphabet book, noting the similarities (the word begins with the featured letter) and the dissimilarities (the illustration in most illuminations is decorative rather than representational).
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Look at various type fonts in a typography book or on a computer. Choose a type style that appeals to you. Use Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils to draw a large first letter of your name in that font. Then make the letter the main part of a picture that illustrates something important about yourself or an idea the letter represents to you.
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Add details with Crayola Metallic Colored Pencils. Fill in areas of color with Crayola Markers.
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