A bird’s sense of touch is generally concentrated in its un-feathered areas like its beaks and feet. Birds have a sense of taste as well, though it is not as extensive as in humans. I drew this directly in ink without a pencil pre-drawing. Black ink and paint pen on paper, 6″x6″.
Cheetahs purr and chirp but cannot roar. Other cheetah sounds include bleats, barks, growls, and hisses. I drew this directly in ink without a pencil pre-drawing. Black ink and paint pen on paper, 6″x6″.
A drawing I did this evening, from a video I took in March at Sea Life/Legoland California. I’m trying to get looser, more playful, and to just draw straight away in pen without predrawing in pencil. I wanted to watercolor it next, but it turns out this particular ink isn’t Read more…
I spend the day attending wonderful workshops and presentations at the inaugural Sketchkon 2018 in Pasadena, California. The first four sketches are continuous contour line drawings. At this conference I decided to be brave and put my erasers away. All my sketches are in ink without a pencil pre-drawing.
Inktober day 26: “Stretch”. My son Theo at Legoland’s Sea Life Aquarium. Micron pen, Pentel brush pen, and Copic marker on Moleskine sketchbook, 4″ x 5″.
Inktober Day 16: “Angular”. My cat Meowse. Micron pen, Pentel brush pen, and white gel pen on Moleskine sketchbook. 4″ x 5″
Inktober day 14: “Clock”. I had a near-death experience this week (my heart stopped during surgery), so clocks are not 100% my friend anymore. 😀 Micron pen and Pentel brush pen in Moleskine sketchbook. 4″x5″
Inktober day 13: “Guarded”. How I often feel inside when surrounded by people I don’t know. Micron pen in Moleskine sketchbook. 4″x5″
Inktober day 12: “Whale”. This beluga whale and its cousin the narwhal are the only two whales without a dorsal fin (the fin that points upward on the back.) Micron pen and Pentel brush pen in Moleskine sketchbook. 4″x5″
I’m still a day behind on #Inktober. But trying to catch up. Day 11 prompt is “cruel”. I selected rose thorns not because they are awesome self-defense, but because more people catch tetanus from rose thorns while gardening than from any other method. Micron pen on Moleskine sketchbook.