I’m waiting for the last bit of ink to dry before I scan.
Today, I did a three-panel strip entirely in ink, which qualifies it as an Inkspill. Of course, I have to get it cleaned and posted within the hour, and according to my timer, I have 22.5 minutes left.
Inkspills are great because they force me to commit to whatever I’m drawing. Sometimes it turns out bad, sometime good, and sometimes in between, as can be expected. But I figure the more I do it, the more confident I’ll be with inking and I’ll also learn to draw the picture elements more efficiently.
Be right back… going to see if the ink has dried…
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Okay, so the ink wasn’t dry, but then I had to use the restroom, which isn’t fair since the ink probably dried while I was “busy,” so I reset my timer for 10 minutes. I cleaned the strip before the timer went off but didn’t get it uploaded. I don’t know if it’s cheating, but because of the potty break, I’m giving myself a little bit of leeway on this one.
Click on the scaled-down version of the strip below to read the full-size version.
Done with a dip pen (G-pen nib), Koh-I-Noor black ink, and a Faber-Castell pen brush on Strathmore Series 500 bristol board
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This is an Inkspill. Inkspills can only be done in ink and must be drawn, scanned, cleaned, and posted in one hour, no more.
What a beautiful way to put it. This book was a woenurfdl find! I once chose not to take a class from one particular artist, because I noticed that all her student’s work looked exactly like hers after taking her class, and though I appreciated her work, did not want my marks to become too much like another’s. You understand! Practice, practice, practice that’s the only way to develop your own style .