Learning To Draw With Pen & Ink

[candidvn]

@notbob: Thank you for your comment.

@patrick: This topic for the pen art also. I myself not yet get the Lohan book.

[akohtz]

Tracy, you're doing fantastic with the demos.

 

- Andrew

[akohtz]

I haven't gotten back on track with the Lohan studies, but I did just bang this out.

 

Sonoran Desert Sunset by andykohtz, on Flickr

 

[tylchick]

Thanks, Andrew!

 

Your sunset sketch is great too! Did you draw it life or against a photo?

[akohtz]

The moment of sunset is so fleeting, I worked off a photo for the sketch. However, I've lived in the southwest for close to 30 years and seen this sunset in real life many times.

 

- Andrew

[Kataphract]

Another interesting book I picked up at the library, Drawing on the right side of the brain, http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-Definitive/dp/1585429201/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397540858&sr=1-1&keywords=drawing+right+side+brain

Very surprising, and amazing how well the techniques work!

 

 

I used to walk by Dr.Edwards' office every day at school. As my other art instructor's would note, the exercises were ones that art instructors had been using for years, she just gave a coherent explanation of why they worked. But I do recommend the book.

[candidvn]

Test my new Stillman&Birn Alpha sketchbook.

 

Edited May 14, 2014 by candidvn

[candidvn]

 

[vikramguliya]

The work you have done is simply amazing and its really nice. One couldn't identify its a painting unless u tell them. Especially in aphoto of your art.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Love the shoes and Casa de Italia!

[akohtz]

I've been off track with the Lohan study for the last few months. Finally! I sat down today and finished demo 10.

 

So I've completed the three part series in his book depicting the same barn in three different seasons.

 

Barn on Hill - Summer by andykohtz, on Flickr

 

For reference, here is the work I did on demo 8 and 9 showing the same barn in Fall and Winter.

 

Barn on Hill - Fall

 

Barn on Hill - Winter

 

 

It felt good to be back. Hopefully I'll find more time and keep on track with the lessons.

 

- Andrew

 

 

 

[akohtz]

I finished another Lohan demo tonight. For the first time I've skipped out of order and jumped to demo 14. I just felt like moving past the last few building sketches and moved to the first animal sketch.

 

So, here is the Raccoon from demo #14:

 

Raccoon by andykohtz, on Flickr

 

- Andrew

[muldi]

Andrew, you do lovely work. I am envious of your ability with detail and consistancy. But I do love the Sonoran Sunset! Keep posting!

[tylchick]

Yeah, great job on the barn and the raccoon, Andrew! I always enjoy your drawing.

[akohtz]

Thanks everybody. I've been on a tear lately. I *finally* got a few new art supplies:

 

9'x12' Bristol paper (Strathmore 200 Series pad)

#4, #8, and #12 round Princeton art brushes

Noodlers Black ink

Noodlers Konrad flex pen

 

I cut my own watercolor backing board out of some gatorboard we had leftover from a kids school project, taped the bristol paper down on it to minimize warping, and did my very first ink wash:

 

First Ink Wash by andykohtz, on Flickr

 

I obviously have room for improvement, but the studies I've done so far have helped lead me to this.

 

- Andrew

[akohtz]

My drawing streak continues. I've finished Demo #15 from the Lohan book. The Mountain Lion.

 

I think my drawing came out darker than Lohan wanted in the lesson. He was specifically pushing for how to render uniform light colored fur. The lines I used for the fur were heavier and I think it conveys a darker look. In retrospect, I think I could pull off the kind of very light and uniform hatching lines he wanted in the lesson, but it would have required me to slow way down. I hatched this kinda quickly.

 

Even though it probably didn't meet the lessons requirements, I think that it came out beautiful in it's own right.

 

- Andrew

 

 

Mountain Lion by andykohtz, on Flickr

Edited July 7, 2014 by akohtz

[akohtz]

Thanks everybody. I've been on a tear lately. I *finally* got a few new art supplies:

 

9'x12' Bristol paper (Strathmore 200 Series pad)

#4, #8, and #12 round Princeton art brushes

Noodlers Black ink

Noodlers Konrad flex pen

 

I cut my own watercolor backing board out of some gatorboard we had leftover from a kids school project, taped the bristol paper down on it to minimize warping, and did my very first ink wash:

 

 

I obviously have room for improvement, but the studies I've done so far have helped lead me to this.

 

- Andrew

Not sure why Flickr decided to break my image thumbnail on here. Here is my ink wash image again.

 

First Ink Wash by andykohtz, on Flickr

[Sailor Kenshin]

I like them both. The wash is very interesting...with a smoky graphite look...what is gatorboard and what are its properties? And the cougar's expression is great!

[akohtz]

Gatorboard is kinda like foam board. They both have two layers surrounding a foam center. The surface on traditional foam board is usually more like paper, but the surface on the gatorboard is more like a plastic. The plastic properties of the gatorboard meant some water resistance, so I chose it as the backing to tape my bristol paper on for the washing. It worked fine.

 

I looked at a few watercolor backing boards at my art store. They were made from coroplast (corrugated plastic). They wanted an obscene amount of money for something I figured I could cut out for myself. Coroplast is cheap to buy and easy to cut too. We sometimes have extra coroplast around because we use it in constructing the bottom of our son's guinea pig cage. (Believe me, that's a place you want total water resistance).

 

Glad you like the work. I'm just trying to figure out how this whole wash thing works.

 

- Andrew

[Sailor Kenshin]

Nicely done! I already had a masonite board with a clip but if I need something smaller, I'll look into this. Thanks.