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| Young artists in the Cutting Garden (Noodlers pen and ink and ink brush) |
I have always enjoyed making line drawings with pen and ink. But it can take some time to add textures and shading.
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Cutting Garden fountain ( ink wash)
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Another technique is to make shapes with a brush. This can be quicker but involves more equipment.
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Europa and the Bull (ink wash)
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It's a painterly approach.
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| Hydrangea ( Lamy ink and water-brush) |
I have found a hybrid technique, useful for quick sketches, that uses both lines and shapes.
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| Fountain detail ( blue Lamy ink and water-brush) |
It involves very little equipment: a pen with water soluble ink, a water-brush and some sturdy paper.
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| Fountain detail ( brown and blue Lamy ink and water-brush) |
If you use a warm and a cool color ink, you have more possibilities and still need only minimal equipment.
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| Fountain detail ( brown and blue Tombow brush pens and water-brush) |
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| Fountain detail (blue and brown Stabilo Fineliner pens and water-brush ) |
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Food truck at The Dixon (brown and blue Lamy ink and water-brush)
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I often use this technique for quick sketches.
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| View from the Conservatory ( several colors of Stabilo Fineliner pens and water-brush) |
Stabilo Fineliner pens come in an assortment of colors and are water soluble.
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| The Cutting Garden at The Dixon ( several colors of Stabilo Fineliner pens and water-brush) |
Meet me at The Dixon Gallery and Gardens with one, two or several Stabilo Fineliner pens and a water-brush at 4 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2015, and try out this drawing technique.
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| Fountain in the Cutting Garden ( several colors of Stabilo Fineliner pens and water-brush) |
