Spring is here and the tulips are growing!
I am trying to finish the troll picture book but other needs keep coming up. It was a good project to work on when the days were cold and dark but I’m starting now to get the itch to move onto a new project something with more color and adventure. Working this time of year is hard in general. It’s hard to be at the desk on the start of the warm sunny days.
I will finish the troll book and it is coming along but I haven’t had much brain space to make a video for it yet. Instead here is a quick little inking video to buy me some time.
Watch the demo here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wmd99Mekvc
Tools:
Strathmore Bristol paper smooth surface – good for ink
Paper Mate Sharpwriter – Any pencil is good, this one erases easily and has a soft led
Kuretake Pen – for main outline
Pentel GFKP brush pen – for filling in big areas
Micron 03 – for details and texture
kneaded eraser – for erasing
I start with a very basic shape or gesture. This allows me to quickly determine where my pirate is going to go on the page.
Next I draw in all the details making it up as I go! I would normally draw light but I wanted the camera to pick up my drawing.
I’m not sure where my love for pirates came from but it’s one of the few consistent things in my life. I have always liked pirates. I had a pirate themed wedding.
If you have been following along with the other videos you may be getting the hint that I am trying to loosen up with my drawing. I like to play around with unreal shapes and lines.
When the drawing is done I do the main lines with the Kuretake pen.
I fill in the bigger parts with my Pentel GFKP brush pen.
Then I do the texture and details with the Micron 03 pen.
There are many many different ways to ink.
I did it this way because I like the definite difference between the Kuretake and Mircon.
And thats my pirate dog!
