Taking a leaf out of DON HUDSON 's excellent blog, ATTACK AT DON! (here), I thought I'd feature the odd 'sketch of the day' from time to time. I've got a small drawing pad in which I used to practise with a brush pen while having a latte in my local coffee bar - just quick sketches done 'off the cuff '. They're not finished art by any means, and it's been a good while since I've drawn anything in it, but the handful of doodles contained therein may be of interest to some of you Criv-ites out there. Remember, they were just lightning-quick attempts to get the hang of using a brush pen for the first time, so please be gentle.
Incidentally, in case you were wondering, 'DUNN KWIK ' is a pen name I use for dashed-off drawings that I regard as somewhat 'loose' - to say the least. To see brush art as it should be done, why not jump over to Don's blog at the above link?
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ReplyDeleteFunnily enough i had a look at Dans sketch of the day yesterday,and I thought,"thats a good idea fer yer non content blog Bob".
I bought an ink-fed Pentel brush a wee while back and have done a few bits and pieces without pencils.
My first ever was a gorilla grodd holding a defeated flash.
It was not what I set out to do ,it just suited the brush strokes and one of my kids peered over my shoulder about halfway through so I thought I would entertain him by modifying it to a character he would know.
Its a tiny drawing and I was just seeing what the brush could do and hair was the obvious outcome.
Obviously there is a lot to technique when using a brush,but it has that 'authentic' weight behind it.
Funny thing is,the first sketch I did was good and all the following were not so good.
I find when I put the effort in it just does not work.
But if I let the drawing draw itself.......hhmmmmmmm!
Actually, I did do some basic construction lines first - with a biro I think - but the 'actual' drawing I did with the brush. My aim was to see just how quickly I could do it and still keep it looking reasonable. My problem with brush pens is that I apply too much pressure when I'm using them.
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