Black ink drawing of two tree trunks side by side in an open artbook on a wooden surface.

Drawvember 2019 Days 1-5

One drawing a day in November: Drawvember! This time I chose to go with five-day series, exploring a particular technique or angle.

This series focuses on aspects related to trees.

Black ink drawing of two tree trunks side by side in an open artbook on a wooden surface.

Bark.

Detailing the bark of two tree trunks using a fine black pen.

Black ink drawing of a tree with three main trunks and dense foliage in an open artbook on a wooden surface.

Tree.

Finding the right shading: darker underneath.

Black ink drawing of several pine trees in an open artbook on a wooden surface.

Pine trees.

Trying to find the right repetition of lines to depict the pine tree boughs.

Black ink drawing of an alpine landscape in an open artbook on a wooden surface. The tree boughs are covered in snow. There is a waterfall in the stream and a snowy mountain in the background.

Snow.

Continuing with pine trees, and leaving enough white to suggest snow.

Black and grey drawing of a snowy forest scene where a hooded and caped character from behind stands facing a giant grey wolf.

Wolf.

Continuing with snow and trying to picture the depth of a forest with trees in lighter tones the more distant they are. I used a grey ink brush pen from Kuretake and a water brush.

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