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Continue reading →: Swatch Card for September
I’ve been pulling out my fountain pens filled with shimmering inks and cleaning them out. A few have been in use since May and I thought it was time to rotate the colors out and try some new inks. I used a 4″x6″ watercolor paper post card to create my…
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Continue reading →: Diplomat Excellence is an A+
A Diplomat pen appeared on my radar two years ago. I was mesmerized by the striking wave pattern and I knew the nib would be beautiful to write with. I remembered watching a Goulet video and there was a two minute segment on this pen. At the time I thought…
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Continue reading →: Workshop Prompt – Labor Day Weekend
Update (09/04): I started this sketch after I went grocery shopping and I picked up a few bottles of gluten free sauces. The colorful bottles caught my eye and I picked up my pencil and fountain pens and started to sketch. From my two page spread, you can see I…
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Continue reading →: Dominant Industry Inks
I came across Dominant Industry Inks a few weeks ago when I kept seeing two lovely ink colors appear on my social media feed. Dominant Industry inks is based in South Korea. They designed the inks for their unique colors and effects. Their 25ml bottles are packaged in a cardboard…
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Continue reading →: Workshop Prompt – Water Brush Sketch
Update: A question was asked about how I created the shadows underneath my objects. I’ve updated this post to include my answer. Look for the “*” paragraph. I thought it would be a good time to sketch an art tool that we all have on hand, a water brush. I…
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Continue reading →: Colorverse Butterfly Nebula/NGC 6302 – Special Edition Ink!
I was late to the show with this ink color. One of my workshop attendees had shared an inky swatch she had from the Colorverse table. It was so mesmerizing to see the lovely shimmers. You know how I love a good shimmering ink and especially one from Colorverse. After…
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Continue reading →: Workshop Prompt – Quick Pencil Sketching/Drawing
I thought I would go back to the basics and work on pencil sketching with a simple mechanical pencil for this week’s prompt. Remember: no death grips, practice sketching quickly, and do not get caught up in the details. Fruit Sketch and Drawing: In my example on the left, I…
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