Drawing hands with a fountain pen

[milkb0at]

Here's a nice tutorial on drawing hands. I suspect the artist could use whatever medium he fancies, but here he's using a Waterman fountain pen (I don't know which one).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyYCkesl2PE

It's always nice to see an expert at work. Such fleeting strokes that somehow add up to become a hand.

[Pterodactylus]

The videos published by Stan Prokopenko are always very good, I like them.

But know we want to see also your hand sketch using a FP. :cool:

[grainweevil]

...using a Waterman fountain pen (I don't know which one).

Waterman Expert II, I think.

[penwash]

Thank you for the video.

The artist's use of the fountain pen is graceful and skillful. Amazing how complex drawing a hand could be.

[jacksterp]

Very enjoyable video to watch!

Thanks for the link.

[Sailor Kenshin]

This. Is. Sooo. Cooooool. Thanks for posting!

I am impressed by the delicacy of stroke on oatmeal paper! Hands. Ack. I once spent an entire summer drawing nothing but hands and I was still hopeless. It's not the pen, it's the penman.

[Anne]

Very nice - Thanks for posting it:)
He calls the pen a Waterman Paris. I like the pen too!

[Chrissy]

I tried to draw a hand when I reviewed the Kaweco Sketch pencil, but I remember I found it really hard to do. :(

Interesting video though. Thank you. :)

[Sailor Kenshin]

But I still want the pen...

And the ink.

[Pterodactylus]

Hey, show us your hand sketches, because the posted video above is a tutorial.

It take only a couple of minutes and a FP.
This is fun, it does not matter how good you are, just do it :)

I did it right before.
Took a photo from my hand with my mobile and started scribbling.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4190/34384364261_b3b9399626_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/UoqRyz)
FP hand sketch (https://flic.kr/p/UoqRyz) by Ptero Pterodactylus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/117783735@N07/), auf Flickr

(Montblanc 344 - OB ..... Seitz-Kreuznach Känguru Gelb)

[JapaG]

I took several tries at it. I never seem to get the fingers right... But I guess the idea is to get some practice. :)

The drawing is made with Pilot Metropolitan and Diamine Sargasso Sea on no-name copy paper. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170509/2ee8358cccdcd71c781c4ae4edd19c3e.jpg

Lähetetty minun E5823 laitteesta Tapatalkilla

[Pterodactylus]

Very good JapaG, I really like it :) :thumb: :fans:

Come on guys this part of the forum is called "The Creative Side", so be creative, participate, not just sit back and view!

You will see, this is really fun, and as JapaG said, you will also gain practice.
It does not matter how good or bad you are (or think you are) it´s the fun and the joy using our pens.
Don´t be shy share your sketches with us !


Here is the next one, I scribbled right before.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4179/34176276850_582aba6019_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/U53mqA)
FP Hand Sketch 2 (https://flic.kr/p/U53mqA) by Ptero Pterodactylus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/117783735@N07/), auf Flickr

(Montblanc 264 - OBB ..... Seitz-Kreuznach Limonengrün)

[JapaG]

What highlighter pen are you using, Ptero? The highlights liven up the sketch a lot...

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[Pterodactylus]

What highlighter pen are you using, Ptero? The highlights liven up the sketch a lot...

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Íve used a Cretacolor White Chalk #1 because it is quite soft, but also each (relatively soft) colored pencil would do the trick.

But in order to see it on the plain paper it is important not to use bright white paper, here I've used grey paper (Mondi Rainbow Grey 160g/m2).
It could be even darker than that, this would make the highlights more pop.

[christof]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2843/34257766846_ab256338f8_k.jpg

...well, there is also a hand on the sketch.
C.

[milkb0at]

Oh wow Christof, that's great.

I have a drawing of a hand somewhere. I'll see if I can get it online.

[Pterodactylus]

Well done Christof :)

But where are all the other sketches, this can´t be everything.



Live long and prosper !

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4187/34273008910_5a0b0d5d50_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/UdA8uJ)
FP Hand Sketch 3 (https://flic.kr/p/UdA8uJ) by Ptero Pterodactylus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/117783735@N07/), auf Flickr

(Serwex MB - flex EMF ..... ESS Registrars Blue/Black)

[Pterodactylus]

It seems that nobody else is able to hold a FP and sketch a little bit :ph34r:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4171/34798914885_94485d5712_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/V24x28)
FP Hand Sketch 4 (https://flic.kr/p/V24x28) by Ptero Pterodactylus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/117783735@N07/), auf Flickr

(Cross Apogee - M ..... Diamine Sapphire Blue)

[milkb0at]

I managed to find my one decent drawing of my hand. I did it on FPN before the weekly drawing thread was ruined by over-zealous moderating.

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/monthly_01_2016/post-54491-0-27554500-1452427807.jpg

This was done with a Gillott 404 nib and Blots Iron Gall ink, so not a technically fountain pen.

[Pterodactylus]

Thanks Milkboat, this reminds me that I also created a hand for that thread and that topic.

Not done with a FP but still a hand sketch ...

https://c1.staticflickr.com/2/1651/24857251505_e4d266ecc7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DSxURP)
Show_response_853 (https://flic.kr/p/DSxURP) by Ptero Pterodactylus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/117783735@N07/), auf Flickr

[Pterodactylus]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4199/34470897893_4f3d92c712_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Uw5mZK)
FP Hand Sketch 5 (https://flic.kr/p/Uw5mZK) by Ptero Pterodactylus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/117783735@N07/), auf Flickr

(Montblanc 144 - BB ..... Montblanc Miles Davis)