{"id":2384,"date":"2022-11-08T09:39:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2022-11-08T09:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:39:58","slug":"golden-sparrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2384","title":{"rendered":"Golden Sparrows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m celebrating sparrows in this series of drawings. Here are two sweeties perched on the last hurrah of a sunflower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" data-attachment-id=\"2381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2381\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1762\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1667893435&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20221108_134355753_ios\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-1024x705.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-1024x705.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221108_134355753_ios-2048x1410.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m using up a block of Arches hot press watercolor paper, which works beautifully with ink and fountain pens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" data-attachment-id=\"2382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2382\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1844\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1667761828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20221107_011028669_ios\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-1024x737.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-1024x737.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-1536x1106.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_011028669_ios-2048x1475.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I start by creating a moody background with some de Atramentis ink, mixed and watered down a little. I brush it onto a wet surface. After it dries, I put in my pencil sketch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" data-attachment-id=\"2383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2383\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1860\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1667765966&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20221107_021926013_ios\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-1024x744.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-1024x744.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-1536x1116.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20221107_021926013_ios-2048x1488.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then start inking with my trusty fountain pens. Lately, I\u2019ve been using far more hatching and cross-hatching, but I also do some scribbling and fill in shadows with a brush. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m celebrating sparrows in this series of drawings. Here are two sweeties perched on the last hurrah of a sunflower. I\u2019m using up a block of Arches hot press watercolor paper, which works beautifully with ink and fountain pens. 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