Fun Little Art Exercise
Tracy Lee and Eric were both kind enough to comment favourably on the doodle I did on my recent Esterbrook writing sample (this one);
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These are quite an enjoyable way of letting your pen & mind run away for a while, and they're based (quite heavily) on work done by Gentian Osman, of "Drawing with a Squirrel", e.g. http://www.gentianosman.com/2011/09/...ulti-pens.html
My first attempts at drawings in this style were done by simply copying Gentian's work - once that has you thinking the right way, you can then start to work without her drawing in mind. I found that my style seemed to incorporate more pointed shapes and hard edges - here's a sequence from last year;
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The first (Evergreen Dog) was done trying to match Gentian's style exactly - the other two let the pen run more freely, and so are slightly more "me". (Inks are Diamine Evergreen (Lamy Al-Star, 1.1mm nib), Diamine Amazing Amethyst (Esterbrook J, 9556 nib) and Visconti Sepia (Rotring Art Pen F), the drawings are done in a Paperchase Kraft Notebook) Note that Visconti dog has a pal - the rightmost dog I wasn't happy with, so the one actually "in" the drawing is a second attempt!
They are, of course, not a patch on the artwork that inspired them, but they're a lot of fun to do, and a nice way of dealing with that "I need to write something" urge - give them a try!
Gentian is also an accomplished calligrapher, if your talents run in that direction; http://www.gentianosman.com/2012/01/writing.html (mine don't, and I weep in despair at the impossibility of anything I write ever looking that good)
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I would love more time to work with calligraphy, I have always had the interest but lack time to focus and good, patient instruction.
Originally Posted by Sailor Kenshin
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