Tag: negative space

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.