By Ruth Rowland
This hand lettered worksheet is a celebration of those places found on medieval maps marked by the magical words, Here Be Dragons.
Mare Incognitum Fantasy Letters Worksheet: Medieval E with painted trompe l’oeil pearls
Inspired by my love of sea tales and designed as an archipelago of illuminated letters, surrounded by lively inky water, I had a lot of fun working with a variety of black and gold inks to create this atmospheric worksheet.
Mare Incognitum Fantasy Letters Worksheet: Medieval E with painted trompe l’oeil pearls, doubloons and shells
Mare Incognitum Fantasy Letters Worksheet: Volcanic V
Traveling unknown seas with my pen and ink, it's a good day in the studio when I have a phantom galleon sailing across my desktop, joined by a giant octopus with letter M envy...
Mare Incognitum Fantasy Letters Worksheet: Phantom Galleon
Mare Incognitum Fantasy Letters Worksheet: Feisty Merfolk
This sheet is created with a variety black and metallic pens and inks, if you'd like to see my collection of decorative letters gilded with metallic leaf, click through on the link at the top of the page. If this project captures your imagination and you'd like to discuss commissioning a workshop of lettering, gilding and/or illustration please do get in touch via the contact form on my About page.
