#hi not dead

I recently had the very great privilege to create a ketubah for the wedding of two of my best friends, and now that the wedding is over I feel that I can share the finished product. Done in brush and ink (with micron pens for the border lines and a dip pen for the lettering) on arches watercolor paper, the design stylistically inspired by William Morris’s designs for Kelmscott press.

I included not only pictures taken in-progress, but also the original digital concept sketch so you can see how it changed from the first idea to the finished inks. 

You can also see a very short video of me inking this with a brush on instagram.