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Franklin Booth Studies

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I started a small sketchbook (Hahnemuhle Nostalgie) to practice pen and ink drawings by the legendary illustrator Franklin Booth. He was a master of linework and drawing, and I hope to gain some skills by imitation. Instead of a dip pen, though, I’ll use my Lumos Pro and Lumos Duo refillable felt tip pens by Tom’s Studio as well as my trusty Indigraph. Booth probably worked much larger than the printed image, so I’m either picking illustrations I can simplify or only doing a small selection. I’ve struggled with the darkest areas, so I know I’ll learn a lot if I stick with this.

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Whooping Cranes in Ink

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And on paper and Ampersand Claybord.

9″x12″, ink on watercolor paper, probably Hahnemuhle Bamboo

The above is my favorite, but I’m also fond of the Claybord version, which is more stylized.

8″x10″, ink on Ampersand Claybord

(If you look closely at the above piece, you may be able to spot a Blue Crab in the water.)

My goal was to depict a family of Whooping Cranes. I used three different reference photos I had taken, all of the same bird. Another goal was to use what’s called a mother color to create a harmonious color scheme. Instead of relying on only one color to add to everything else I used, I created a triad “mother color” group with three primaries, and I added a small amount to everything. The paper version was all around more successful with that experiment, as the paper absorbed some of the intensity.

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