A blog about writing, sketching, running and other things
This is the last sketch that will focus on individual tree foliage, and this one is dedicated to the striking Japenese Weeping Maple and it’s vivid red leaves.
Midori MD A4 Cotton notebook and various brush pens.
The grey bark of the sugar maple make its orange foliage pop even more. Drawn with a Kuretake fudegokochi extra fine brush pen which I do not recommend for any sort of artwork – it takes ages to dry, and isn’t stable until it’s completely dry, and even then you can’t trust it not to make a mess of your artwork. Also used Faber Castell Pitt brush pens (which I do recommend) on an A4 Midori MD Cotton notebook.
There are a few trees that turn purple in autumn, and the purple ash (Fraxinus americana) is one of them.
This was sketched using a Pentel ultra fine brush pen and Faber Castell Pitt brush pens.
There’s no real autumn here, and I really miss the leaves changing colour and an actual autumnal season, so I decided to dedicate the next few inktober sketches to trees in autumn. The first is ginko biloba, with its gorgeous golden leaves.
This was sketched with a Pentel GFKP brush pen, the king of brush pens, and Faber Castell Pitt brush pens on an A4 Midori MD Cotton notebook.
I felt like sketching London again, so this is from a photo taken during one of my runs in Hyde Park in September.
Tombow Fudenosuke hard brush pen, Faber Castell Pitt brush pens on an A4 Midori MD Cotton notebook.
And here’s the full page:
My family went on a trip to HaHula natural reserve, and they sent me a photo of a cattle egret perching on a water buffalo, so of course this was today’s sketch.
Sketched using a Platinum 3776 UEF nibbed fountain pen and Sailor Epinard ink on an A4 Midori MD cotton notebook.
Sometimes you need to make a bit of a mess…
It’s breast cancer awareness month, and there’s an educational exhibit in Habima Square in Tel Aviv.
This was sketched using a Platinum 3776 with an UEF nib and Sailor Epinard ink, and a uni-ball Posca paint marker.
I was at the Israeli comic con, Icon, on Tuesday, but I was too busy to really capture event beyond a haze of stalls in the dark. This was sketched using a Pentel brush pen and a Faber Castell Pitt pen.
Had an unusual start to the day, with an early morning walk before my usual morning run. I’m embracing the spirit of experimentation with these, so this one was sketched using diluted Sennelier shellac based ink (non fountain pen friendly) in waterbrushes, paired with a fine nibbed TWSBI ECO filled with J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor, and a Diplomat Aero with a fine nib filled with Colorverse Golden Record. The Midori MD Cotton paper does not take nicely to any amount of moisture and there was bleed through (and of course see through) to the other side of the page, but in general it held up much better than I expected.
Here are all the tools used for this quick sketch:
And here’s the complete page:
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