Ah Lord, HATS. Hats bedevil me. Getting the drawings to feel like the hat sits on a solid globe, that a noggin is really shoved into one. Like hairdos, that amount to more than spaghetti slapped up against the page. Most of the Prussian Blue colored drawings are done with a fountain pen using Noodler’s Kingfisher Blue, the black drawings on ledger paper are drawn with a Visconti fountain pen using Platinum Carbon Ink. The colored drawings are my old reliable Pitt Artist Pens. The top 6 rows were drawn in a Veterinarian’s Daily Record ledger book from 1959. The ivory colored paper in row 7, column 1 & 3 and the 3 drawings in row 8 were drawn in a Quo Vadis Note 27 daily planner which has the creamy smooth Clairefontaine paper that also has good blocking ability. Fairly important as I draw on both sides. The clay colored paper in the lower rows are from a Utrecht sketchbook with recycled acid free paper.
Backlog of Head Shots
- May 2nd, 2011
- Posted in Drawings
- Tagged brush pen artwork, character study, china marker drawings, clairefontaine paper, Drawings, fountain pen drawings, ink drawings, Iroshizuku ink, ledger book, ledgerbook drawings, life drawing, Noodler's Ink, pitt artist pen, Platinum Carbon Ink, Quo Vadis planners, transit drawings, urban sketching, Utrecht sketchbook, white China Marker
Marvellous, the work with colors….
Thanks for the comment J, and thanks for checkin’ in so often. I know a picture is said to be worth 1,000 words but still, if I could read French, then I’d have a better sense of your blog. Cheers.
I found your site through Nina Johansson’s link list (http://www.ninajohansson.se/) I am stunned with this work. Drawing on lined paper, gives a feel of something dashed off during a boring meeting, or while waiting for the next patient to come into your office. Thanks for putting this up.