I went to the #crtateup tweet up event sponsored by Creative Review and Tate Britain on Thursday 21/07/2011. It is such a great venue for creative gigs. I really enjoyed being under the high ceilings and amongst the art. So many creative treats were prepared for the attendees. I used an iPad interactive painting app. It was a collaborative painting roll in a digital sense, made by specialmoves. I got inspiration while I was browsing the gallery. The beautiful Art Deco “Charnaux Venus” by Frank Dobson (1888-1963) prompted this simple portrait interpretation from memory.

Then I went to try the hands-on workshop. I picked a paper and crayons, and drew a lowercase a from my developing stencil typeface design.

It was a good exercise and I enjoyed thinking in a large scale. You see and experience the weight of the letter better. Also I made changes to the stems and connections. The photography by ©Jonathan Minster http://www.jonathanminster.co.uk/

Overall I had tremendous fun. My first computer draft of the stencil is above. I am looking forward to developing the rest of the glyphs. Last but not least you can have a look at my photographs of the night here.