Brown Ink, Blue Highlights
I swapped black ink for brown in my Majohn Q1 fountain pen, and I think I love it. I can get more of a complimentary effect when using only two colors if I steer away from black.
Category: Art
Adventures in Collagraphy
I started with a photo I took a few weeks ago of a Junco. From there, I created a simplified sketch, then I created a collagraph where I cut out my images and layered different areas with more cutouts. Up until this point, I had a great time.
After the paper cutting ended, the frustration began. My goal was to create some cards using the Gelli plate, but nothing quite worked. The acrylic paint was too thick and the ink was too sticky. I tried rolling the paint directly on the image and using the back side of a spoon to rub the print.
Although I think the prints are interesting, it was quite a struggle, and I think I’ll turn back to my pens, pencils, and sketchbook for a while.
Ink, New Pen and Pencil
A chicken, getting ready to turn, and two snoozing ducks. Plus, I bought a goofy pen, the Majohn Q1 with a bent (fude) nib because of its unusual size and the large ink capacity. So far, I really like it. I also picked up this little Lamy mechanical pencil, which is designed for children. Works for me.
More Etched Sketchbook Sketches
I’m still enjoying my new mineral paper sketchbook, mostly choosing ink and pencils this past week.
I used ink with some sprinkles of salt to create this moody background, and then I used Faber-Castell Pitt matt graphite pencils for the Junco and branches. I never get tired of drawing a little bird in a tree.
More ink for this cup plant leaf.
And colored pencil for these Goldfinches with a few ink dried plants.
