How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4

xin li

Today's practice.
I think I finally reach to the point that I may need to switch to a watercolor sketchbook for the practice. There is a reason why people don't work with ink wash on copy paper. :smiling_face_with_open_mouth:

xin li

@Erin-Cortese I totally relate to what you are saying.

chrisaakins

So now I am researching deer mice and drawing them. I used a ball point pen. I kinda like the texture you can get. Do you think it could be a legit ink form for illustrations? Here is a sample:

demotlj

@chrisaakins I think they look fabulous and you should keep doing whatever you are doing.

Jorge Valentin

There are two books I would like to recommend for more exercises like these.

"Framed Drawing Techniques" by Marcos Mateu-Mestre. This book I recently purchased at Lightbox Expo and got to see Marcos do a demo it was amazing, it was mindblowing just how confident the man is when he places a line
"Rendering in Pen and Ink" by Arthur L. Guptill. This one shows more of the old master's approach to inking and has a lot of great tips on the basics and for more advanced techniques. Also has a great variety of ink styles and samples of different masters back in the day.

Can't wait to see you guys work on inktober.

Whitney Simms

Ahhhhh. I was wondering why grayscales weren’t part of the hatching and mark making stage. I just needed to catch up. But I love some good gray scales! Great job guys

burvantill

@chrisaakins these are great . I see ball point pen art ALLL the time in Instagram. There’s a woman that does these fantastic trees. I can’t remember her name but it doesn’t matter. If you’re feeling it, do it.

burvantill

I applied a 2 step scale to a drawing from a coloring book. Precious Moments.

xin li

Finally painted something with ink wash on a proper water color paper. I messed up one piece of paper, I can do it again
It is very interesting to paint loose. I felt I have very little control on the strokes I make, but one thing that has guided me to proceed with the painting was to think about value and local tones. So this is definitely within this week's practice goal.

Susan Marks

@TessaW Thanks for those awesome ideas. I've done some "miniatures" or stand-ins for a couple of things--but never really for a whole scene. I can tell you've put a lot of thought and energy into this--alas for no magic wand.

Susan Marks

@chrisaakins I agree with @demotlj -any tool that gives you the effect that you're going for is the right tool. I think you deer mice look great.

demotlj

@Jorge-Valentin said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

Framed Drawing Techniques

I second the Guptil book. It does go heavily into old style pen and ink rendering for architectural designs etc. but the methodology was very helpful.

braden H

@xin-li said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

Finally painted something with ink wash

That is so cool! The last time I tried using inkwash I just failed UTTERLY. I may have to try again. Last time I bought some cheap reloadable watercolour brushes and they just didn't work. I'm thinkin' an actual brush and some pots of premixed ink may work better for me this time around

braden H

@burvantill said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

I applied a 2 step scale to a drawing from a coloring book.

Neat choice for the hatching method! Definitely makes a really neat texture for the darker tone

braden H

@Jorge-Valentin said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

There are two books I would like to recommend for more exercises like these.

I'll have to check those out! Thanks for the recommendations!

@chrisaakins said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

Do you think it could be a legit ink form for illustrations?

Yes.

Yes is could :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes:

I think it looks pretty awesome. The more I look at others work and explore the basics of inking the more I realize the tools really don't matter. The right tool is the right tool for you

braden H

@Susan-Marks said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

But then it comes to light and shadow in a full picture or composition, I get lost.

Sometimes I'll put a mark (or big patch of colour) on the edge of my paper to represent where the light's coming from. Or an arrow. Really, anything to remind myself that 'light be comin' from here, yarr'.

Though I'm slowly putting 'light' lower and lower on the list of priorities when it comes to inking Contour line and whether an object is closer or further away is what I'm thinkin' of first right now.

braden H

@demotlj said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

a few value scales and values applied to a chicken.

Awesome! It's amazing how that nice darker local value really makes the chicken's face pop.

All the pieces of the puzzle are startin' to come together!

braden H

@Erin-Cortese said in How to Ink Group Runthrough Week 4:

My new approach to learning is to lead with my weaknesses, face the ugly, and let go of expectation.

I think you're gonna make some leaps and bounds in skill with that attitude. I need to do that, too

chrisaakins

Here are my values practice. I tried a variety of pen and a variety of styles. Which do you think were most successful?

chrisaakins

@chrisaakins haha brush pen #2 #2 is actually #3. I don't have to count, I'm an ARTIST!