Some sketches from the last few days. Gotta work hard, no time to play/blog. I experimented with a brush pen, which gave me an excuse to draw fast and simple. It’s incredible how a sketch can take less than 5 minutes only because it is done with a brush pen. This pen forced me to leave details out and stick to the primary items. My hand & arm do react different and handle the pen different. I’ll experiment more with it.
I went home late and while waiting for the train, I decided to do this one above.
Sketches below are result of experiment in drawing people. Kinda like it. One has a caricature feel to it, although unintended. These are drawn based on photos. They are well known here.
This last one is obviously my cat.
I like the way you sketched with the brush pen. Supra.
hfm
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What kind of brush pen are you doing that gives you this charcoal feeling to these great sketches? I just returned from a trip to the tropics–all my sketches were with Tombo brush pens in a range of colors. I loved sketching with them, but they have a kindergarten look to them. These sketches of yours are wonderful.
I like the way this brush pen handles. I’ve never used one before… now I should go buy one to play with in the studio. They look “in the moment”… very nice!
Thank you everyone!
Kamuelacarol: I used Pentel color brush GFL in black. It’s with disposable cartridge, which you can squeeze to get more ink flow. Hope this helps!
your brush pen sketches are beautiful, my favorite is the first one! it looks like something out of a juvenile fiction book
Eefje, I am totally enjoying your recent sketches. Your style is loose, energetic, playful. Really has a lot of character. I also use a brush pen and love the way you can get varying line weights by squeezing the cartridge as you described. Makes for a more spontaneous sketch than a standard ink pen would.
Also wanted to say I really like your sketches of people, the passengers you observe and it’s fine that some turn out like “caricatures” as you call them – that’s what gives your drawings a unique voice, your voice. I’m glad you don’t try to sketch like everyone else does – I love your sketches just the way they are.
Maureen
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