Yesterday, I decided to do a pen drawing. I'm rather partial to working in pen and it has been suggested that it is my best medium (though I'm not sure what that says about my watercolours - LOL). I only had about half-an-hour so grabbed an old photo of Edinburgh Castle to do a quick sketch of. I really enjoy this technique of using a soluble pen and then teasing out shadows using a brush and plain water. I can't say the end result is as loose as I would have liked but it is definitely a step in the right direction - and it was great fun.
What an achievement John! It's simple, elegant and I love the way you've washed the ink for the shadows. Onward and upward!
ReplyDeleteThanks Frank, I really do enjoy this medium.
ReplyDeleteNice perspective. Not easy to draw looking up at a subject. I have visited the castle and have very fond memories of beautiful Scotland. Probably visiting again this year. Wasn't painting then though. Nice work John.
ReplyDeleteJean
Thank you Jean. I visited it once very briefly many years ago but am hopeful of doing so again in the not-too-distant future.
ReplyDeleteThis looks good to me John, and definitely looser than some of your other work.
ReplyDeleteSomething else you could try is using a sharpened stick and bottled ink to draw with like Edward Wesson. I've tried it using a matchstick in a clutch pencil and it worked quite well.
Here's another example I've just come across.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely lovely John! I love this AND your watercolours!
ReplyDeleteKeith, thanks for comments and the tip. I'll have to have a go with a matchstick - sounds like fun. That link to Rene's site was great.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandra, I really appreciate it.
Hi there - we love the picture of Edinburgh castle and as we are planning to get married there in April would we be able to come to some arrangement to use the sketch on the back of our invites?
ReplyDeleteif you could drop us an email with your thoughts wed really appreciate it
Kind Regards
Dean Elliott (and Kirsty)