Sunday, 15 October 2017

Inktober 2017 - Week Two

Another week of daily drawing.

Day 8: Pen


Day 9: Dip pen and ink, and pens


Day 10: Pen


Day 11: Dip pen & ink


Day 12: Dip pen & ink


Day 13: Dip pen & ink


Day 14: Dip pen & ink


Thoughts and insights:
  •  I figured out how to change the setting on my scanner so that it now scans the entire page. Yay!
  • Stippling is so much fun with a dip pen!
  • Inks are so versatile, you can use them for drawing, washes and even mix them together
  • I love dip pens!
  • So many different nibs! I'm going through the ones I have, adding ones, and throwing out the ones that don't work for me. No point hanging on to them. I only want what works
  • An excuse to go to the art shop :)
  • Drawing every day is good, but finishing and posting a drawing every day is quite stressful.
  • But I'm not giving up
  • Done is better than perfect


15 comments:

  1. OMGosh! Love them all!! I hope you keep going and share more of your lovely sketches. :)

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  2. I am really enjoying following your Inktober drawings! I did it last year but I knew that this year it would be too much while I am working on the commission I have. I'm envious though... Your drawings are lovely! I never got on with dip pens... They always seem so scratchy and dry out. I must be doing something wrong!

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  3. So good of you to keep going! I love your ink drawings! I have the same as Sandra: I can't seem to get on with dip pens, especially the scratchiness. I wonder whether I have the wrong nips ... About your question on my blog: I'm using very cheap alcohol markers, it's called Decotime and I got them in a local shop here. I figured they wouldn't be very good, but I've been pleasantly surprised :-)

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  4. The black cat is definitely my favorite! While many feel they are bad luck, I always seem to have good luck adopting them into our family. The details in the leaves are remarkable.

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  5. Great drawings. I adore the cat, too!
    Happy PPF ❤

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  6. Wonderful the drawings, the shadow is the great !!!
    Happy PPF and Weekend
    Elke

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  7. WOW! These are excellent! You nailed the shading.

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  8. Super looking drawings with marvelous details! Loved reading about the black cat. It's all in the way you look at luck I guess. Happy PPF!

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  9. Your pen and ink drawings are so beautiful. You have inspired me to search out my own dip pens, stashed away somewhere for decades now.

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  10. Beautiful ink studies
    Happy PPF

    much love...

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  11. Wow! I am amazed at your work. It's so good.

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  12. Fantastic, inky work, love it ALL. Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

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  13. Beautiful inktober works! My favourite is the Black cat and Day 12...it's so luminous! I am also doing Inktober...insects, luckily have been doing it from day 1 without a break! But posting it weekly. :)
    Happy Inktober and PPF!

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  14. Those are so perfect for Inktober. Great job!

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