Tag: acrylic

Drawvember 2019 Days 26-30

This last five-day series uses red as highlight color.

Sakura

Big red sun and sakura branch with blossoms over it.

I started with red acrylic paint that I applied in a circle with a coarse brush and let it dry. Then I drew the branches and the blossoms, using a white Posca pen on the red paint, and fine black line maker.

Cardinal

Black ink and red acrylic paint drawing of a cardinal perched on a pine tree branch.

Black ink brush pen, red acrylic paint and a touch of mustard coloured paint on the beak and feet of the bird.

(Watch the 27-second time-lapse)

Orchid

Ink and gouache painting of an orchid where a long curved stem with red flowers and buds emerges from a mass of long green leaves.

Quick work without any sketch.

I used burnt sienna Holbein Artists’ gouache, and a green ink brush pen from Sketchbox.

(Watch the 27-second time-lapse)

Ganesha

Black ink drawing of a statue of Ganesha, the elephant with a human's body and four arms.

Ah, Ganesha. A favourite subject! I’ve drawn it two or more times before so I don’t need any sketch underneath anymore.

I used a flat brush and black Sumi ink. The thinner the ink in the brush the more the strokes look like pencil, but it’s all brush and ink! I used a Geranium Red ink brushpen from Kuretake for the scarf.

(Watch the 28-second time-lapse)

Ezio

Grey, black and red ink drawing of a man seen from behind, dressed in the Middle-Ages fashion, and overlooking some city.

Badly drawn, badly shaded, it’s not even what I wanted to do but I had to improvise. I used all kinds of grey inks and black ink, and the new Geranium Red brush pen from Kuretake that I ordered online and received a few days ago.