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Song Sparrow

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11″ x 15″, Dr. Bombay India Ink on Khadi watercolor paper

I didn’t plan this one out too much, just did a simplified pencil drawing of the Song Sparrow perching on the cup plant based on a photo I had taken. I let it sit for a day as it looks on the right, but in the morning light, I realized I had to do something drastic to get some contrast into it, so I used India ink straight and brushed it around the leaves. It’s now very dramatic and, I think, far more interesting.

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Pine using Ballpoint Pen

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10″ x 14″, ballpoint ink on Khadi watercolor paper

I completed a small pencil sketch of this same scene a few months ago, and I kept it in the back of my mind that I’d like to do a larger piece. So, I did. Although I really like using a simple ballpoint pen, I have some concerns about the ink fading, absorbing into the paper, or containing strange, acidic ingredients. I’ll probably call it a fad and return to fountain pens, but it was awfully nice to create such a nice, inky-dark drawing with one simple tool. Well, I also used a water brush to lightly dilute some of the ink, which was mildly water soluble. I like that little bit of shading it creates.

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Grackles in Ink

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I added a little bit of yellow colored pencil to the eyes, but it turned out to be on the dull side. I was too lazy to look through my art supplies to find something better. Now that’s sad!

10″ x 14″, ink on Khadi watercolor paper

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Orchids in Window in Ink

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Another ink and wash drawing on Khadi handmade paper. In addition to the pack of twenty sheets of paper, I now have two small hardcover journals and one larger square journal, all Khadi paper. It’s now my favorite. I would say the same thing if I was lucky enough to have the equivalent with Twinrocker paper, but they only do single sheets.

10″ x 14″, ink on Khadi handmade watercolor paper

I’ve been using a white Neocolor I (water resistant) crayon to create highlights,similar to using masking fluid. I put it down after the first line drawing but before the ink wash. Or, I use the crayon or to add in a few after I accidentally make something too dark. I dislike using gel pens. They never seem to work on whatever surface or medium I’m using, but when they do work, there’s often a opaque feeling to the whiteness. With a crayon or colored pencil, it’s easy to create a subtle highlight. However, once on the paper, it’s extremely hard to go over it again with ink. It’s also difficult to put in highlights on white paper before adding a wash. In the drawing above, the highlights on the leaves in the bottom left were created using the wax crayon before I put in an ink wash (several times to get it dark), and they kind of glow.