Tag: ink

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.

Drawvember 2019 Days 21-25

In this five-day series, I explored using negative space for the second time. During Inktober this year I used this technique to depict snow and had never been familiar with it.

Sunglasses

Black ink shapes forming a woman seen from behind wearing a sleeveless dress and sunglasses. There are lime green rectangles of various sizes as background.

Black ink Pentel Brushpen and leaf green Holbein Artists’ gouache.

(Watch the 22-second time-lapse)

Misty lake

Black and grey ink drawing of misty waves around rocks and wooden posts.

Grey ink brush pen from Kuretake, black ink Pentel Brushpen and water brushpen to blend and create the mist effect.

(Watch the 23-second time-lapse)

Nous Toutes

White silhouette of a woman’s face seen from the side with her head down, the back of which is the silhouette of a shouting man’s head seen from the side. There is a large reddish brown rectangle as background.

“Nous Toutes”, after artist Malika Favre.

Burnt sienna Holbein Artists’ gouache depicting the silhouette of a woman’s head seen from the side with her head down, the back of which is the silhouette of a shouting man’s head seen from the side.

(Watch the 25-second time-lapse)

Singer

Black ink drawing of a mal singer holding the cable of a microphone

Tim Burgess on stage.

Lots of black ink! I used a black 0.05 mm Graphik line maker from Derwent and a black ink Pentel Brushpen.

(Watch the 20-second time-lapse)

Koi

Three white and red fish and their shadow in shallow water

Grey ink brush pen from Kuretake, that I layered in place for shadowing, and a touch of burnt sienna Holbein Artists’ gouache for the stains on the fish.