Category: Sketchbook (Page 9 of 32)

I enjoyed this sketchbook assignment because it made me think about what I need to work on and how to improve my inking. It was a challenge to think about what to sketch while using the values that I have learned, but I believe that I have managed to create artwork that is well thought out; and shows a good use of the ink techniques.

First, I created swatches using the Sakura Micron Pens, ranging from .005, 02, 03, 05, 08 and Brush. I tried warming up by testing out what techniques to use and how much pressure to apply. I am still having trouble with the pressure but I believe with more practice I will be able to master it. I also test out how dark I can make the swatches with one of the pens. The last four swatches were made with the Princeton Select Artiste Paint Brushes from #0, #1, #2 and #3. The process was challenging because I had to make sure to keep the strokes steady and not to apply a lot of pressure on the brush. I need to practice more with the paint brushes in order to learn to balance out the pressure, but I believe I still did a good job with the swatches.

The next part of the assignment was to create art using the techniques I learned. The first sketch involves the character I had created from last class, which has the superpower to transform into all members of the canine family, Canis Lupus. I thought about having her walking along a forest path with a wolf. The wolf sensing the superpower and viewing her as a friend or pack member. I used the 02, 08 and .005 pens to create the artwork, including the hatching to show the shadows on the figures.

The last sketch is a landscape art involving a cabin in a field with a forest and mountains at night time. This art was made with .005, 05, 03 and 08 pens. I also used cross hatching to create the values in the art. Overall, I learned a lot from this assignment and will continue to practice ink warm ups in the future.

This week our assignment focused on Ink warm ups. In the three images below you can see how I experimented with a little bit of micron pen 005 (which is loosing its juice) so I moved on to trying different line techniques with black ink and a paintbrush. I then attempted to draw a tiger showing its teeth, but it sort of looks like a rat because of the head size and because I couldn’t seem to get the stripes right. I contemplated putting him in a city environment and adding a fat rat tail but wanted to play with the background of a fence from a zoo, rocks and foliage. I then wanted to play around with the use of grayscale or value to create a reflection of the moon on the water.

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