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Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper Meets the Pentel Pigment Brush Pen
This post was originally published on February 6, 2017 during my site transition. Left: Quick sketch on 9 x 12 inch (approx.) piece of Fluid 100 cold press 140 lb. watercolor paper, using a Pentel Pigment Brush Pen (squeezy gray barrel). Sometimes you meet papers that immediately fall in love with a tool, and then […]
Changing Your Point of View
Left: Brush pen and acrylic marker sketch in a Shinola Sketchbook. See below for additional details. I think it’s important when working in a series to change your point of view frequently. On this day I tried to get a handle on my friend’s features from a lower vantage point. Which makes sense because he’s […]
If the Pen Leaks Make It a Feature
Above: Sketch of actor William Talman playing Hamilton Burger on “Perry Mason.” Masking tape (left and top left), Montana Acrylic marker for pink lines and orange background (and some other colors); with Sharpie water based poster paint markers (a light blue and a white). In an 8 x 8 inch Seawhite Sketchbook. So on Friday […]
Project Friday on a Monday—Working in a Series: Meet the Finches
Above: Two entries from my current, ongoing Finch Series. Montana Acrylic Marker for background and underpainting, with Pentel pigment brush pen sketches and gouache all in a Japanese Lined Journal. You'll be able to read all about Nigel and Pete if you do. I love working in a series because it gives me an opportunity […]
Sometimes Roz Stays Up TOO Late
Above: Sketch of Christopher Eccleston in "Fortitude." Pentel pigment brush pen and watercolor washes in a Flex Book Sketchbook (8.5 x 12.5 inches) Shhhhh!!! Don't tell Dick, but sometimes when he goes to bed before I do I stay up and watch new shows I know he would have no interest in. That's all fine, except […]