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On the Greek mythology theme, here is BASILISK.

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Thanks for the compliments, hovea. This morning I am returning to the letter "A", in fact, the first and second entries in the dictionary are ABASEMENT and ABATIS. (I censored parts my drawing for ABASEMENT). The practice was written and drawn with a Red Estie SJ and PR Spearmint Green ink.

 

 

 

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An eye for insignificant details is a good sign you will do just fine in medical school...

As a sharp wit and powerful sarcasm is a sign that you already have.

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I am a big fan of Ambrose Bierce. These drawings are lovely.

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Here is another one. Back to skipping: TREE (A little Chateubriand snuck into this one).

 

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An eye for insignificant details is a good sign you will do just fine in medical school...

As a sharp wit and powerful sarcasm is a sign that you already have.

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This is brilliant. What are the two purple inks (Queen & Basilisk)?

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This is brilliant. What are the two purple inks (Queen & Basilisk)?

 

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Queen: J Herbin Violette Pensee (looks like the color of ditto ink, if you are from that time. I just dated myself. Then again, I just got the tail end of it...)

Basilisk: Pelikan 4001 Purple.

An eye for insignificant details is a good sign you will do just fine in medical school...

As a sharp wit and powerful sarcasm is a sign that you already have.

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This is brilliant. What are the two purple inks (Queen & Basilisk)?

 

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Queen: J Herbin Violette Pensee (looks like the color of ditto ink, if you are from that time. I just dated myself. Then again, I just got the tail end of it...)

Basilisk: Pelikan 4001 Purple.

I remember ditto ink well. I have a fondness for those sorts of colour. Raduga II Gamma Violet is the closest, and may even be an exact match for it. Sadly the ink suppliers that I have occasional physical access to, do not have 4001 Purple.

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Well done!

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Your drawings are truly amazing!

"It ain't so much what people don't know that hurts as what they know that ain't so."

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Thank you all for the compliments. Here are more. ABILITY and ABNORMAL coming up.

I was testing J. Herbin - Vert Empire in an Esterbrook with a 9048 and 9128 nibs. The ink is very light.

 

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Fantastic stuff here! A new discovery for me, though I had heard of the author before. Keep it coming!

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This is really cool...may have to stop at the bookstore and join in!

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It is time for ABDOMEN. I took a break from my italic practice.

 

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Well, I tried sketching a Wildebeest and my wife laughed so hard, I trashed it.

She is the one I am trying to convince to do the drawing while I provide the words.

Hex, aka George

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This is rapidly becoming my favourite place in here. Well done.

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Got tired of the "A's" so I am skipping to a "B" word (I will come back to the A's). This is BRAIN (The bride sneaked in and an interpretation with ensue). I used a conklin toledo crescent filler with Diamine Emerald green ink.

 

 

 

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I have finished the first page of my 139 page printed edition! Here are ABORIGINES, ABRACADABRA and ABRIDGE. Whew!

 

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An eye for insignificant details is a good sign you will do just fine in medical school...

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ABDICATION and an ABDOMEN revision are coming up.

 

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